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FORUM ON MIGRATION AND CITIZENS RIGHTS

Santiago de Chile, 7 and 8 November 2007

University Academy of Christian Humanism

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SOCIAL SUMMIT FOR THE FRIENDSHIP AND LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION OF PEOPLES

Santiago de Chile, 9 and 10 November 2007

ARCIS University

The Federation Chilean Residents Associations Argentina Republic FedACH - sponsored by the University Academy of Christian Humanism, organized Forum on Migration and Civil Rights " oriented analysis from an academic perspective, pluralistic situation civil, political, economic and social rights of Latin American migrants living abroad, mainly in the countries of MERCOSUR.

This Forum will be attended by delegates and representatives from Latin American immigrant communities living in different countries, give their view from the perspective of civil society. Its purpose is to show that the different regulations that apply in each country, generate a situation of dual inequality and discrimination in the rights to integrate according to country of residence.

In Argentina, foreign residents can vote and be candidates in municipal elections across the country. However, only in the province of Buenos Aires, vote for the election of legislators and provincial authorities. The foreign population in Argentina more than two million residents, mostly from Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay and other Latin American countries.

In some Latin American countries like Brazil and Venezuela, foreign residents have no voting rights. By contrast, in Chile, foreigners have voting rights guaranteed in the Constitution, with 5 years of residence. Chile, however, denied the right to vote of its citizens living abroad.

Many Latin American countries ensure that right to their nationals residing outside their borders: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela, among others. In MERCOSUR, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have not legislated on this civil right of its citizens living abroad.

While the situation of political rights is more visible, concealed discrimination and delay through the effective denial of other civil, political, economic and social.

There are countries MERCOSUR where migrant residents can not exercise the right to organize or join unions, or political parties, nor be elected as leaders of the same. Economic and social rights, given to natives of several of these countries are being excluded from the foreign resident or are impossible to meet requirements imposed. In labor matters are required to adopt the nationality of the country of residence to enter public administration, health services, justice and security, among others, and the teaching practice.

All this is very contradictory to international law as Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which all these countries have signed and that either belong to different associations and Latin American blocs.

The objective of this Forum aims to relieve the main problems of migrants residing in the countries of Latin America, to make them aware of the Heads of States from those countries, the subject matter MIGRATION CITIZENS RIGHTS AND incorporate it into the agenda of the next Summit.

AGENDA (tentative)

Wednesday November 7, 2007

UNIVERSITY ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN HUMANISM

No. Condell 343 - Providencia

stations (Metro: Baquedano and Salvador)

09.30 hrs. Accreditation

10.00 hrs. OPENING

Welcome. UAHC Rector

FORUM Presentation. President FedACH

10.30 hrs. OVERVIEW PANEL

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by representatives of delegations of participating countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Australia, Spain and the Social Aid Foundation of Christian Churches - FASIC.

11.30 hrs. PAUSE

11.45 hrs. MIGRATION AND CITIZENS 'RIGHTS PANEL

Case Argentina.

Immigration Law. Relationship Status - Foreign Communities.

FedACH Participation, Pastoral Migration Neuquén,

Platense Latin American Community - CLA, Bolivian delegates,

Chilean , Paraguayans, Peruvians and Uruguayans living in

Argentina.

Questions - Discussion - Debate

13.30 hrs. LUNCH

15.00 hrs. MIGRATION AND CITIZENS 'RIGHTS PANEL

Case Brazil

participação da presença da America Latina - PAL and delegates

American living in Brazil.

Questions - Discussion - Debate

16.15 hrs. PAUSE

16.30 hrs. MIGRATION AND CITIZENS RIGHTS PANEL

Chile case

Participation Committee of Peruvian Refugees, Center

Peruvian migrants in Santiago, Argentine delegates,

Brazilians, Colombians, Ecuadorians and Paraguayans living in

Chile.

Questions - Discussion - Debate

17.45 hrs. CLOSING

Thursday November 8, 2007

CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ACADEMY OF HUMANISM

09.30 hrs. MIGRATION AND CITIZENS 'RIGHTS PANEL

Cases

other countries. Exile and forced migration

Participation Returned Exiles Association and delegates

Chileans living in Australia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.

Questions - Discussion - Debate

10.45 hrs. PAUSE

11.00 hrs. PLENARY SESSION.

proposals and conclusions to the wording of the letter to the heads

d e State Latin American countries.

13.30 hrs. LUNCH

15.00 hrs. PROPOSALS FOR WORK

Coordinating different delegations countries

of residence.

next Programming Forum, host and organizer.

16.45 hrs. PAUSE

17.00 hrs. CLOSING OF THE FORUM.

Reading and delivery of the letter to the heads of Ibero-American States for

that deliver delegates at embassies and / or consulates

of their countries.

DAYS FRIDAY 9 SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBER

UNIVERSITY ARCIS

SOCIAL SUMMIT THE FRIENDSHIP AND LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION OF PEOPLES.

PROGRAM IN PREPARATION

is anticipated a meeting with some leaders from visiting countries.

CONTACT AND INFORMATION IN SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Lady MARTA MARTINEZ Phone (56 - 2) 681.4423

FedACH Coordinator in Santiago: Bachelor XIMENA VASQUEZ

e-mail: xvasquez.fedach @ gmail.com

Phone (56-2) 226.7112 Cell 09-9821.3080