Category: External Events

Date: Tuesday, June 26^th, 2012 – Time : 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Palais des Nations – Room VIII

Distinguished Speakers:

Justice for Iran – Ms. Shadi Sadr, Board – Attorney, Human Rights Defender, Stop Stoning Forever

Turkey – Former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women & Justice for Iran Board – Dr. Yakin Erturk – Statement

Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq – Ms. Yanar Mohammed, Director

ROJ Women – Kurdish & Turkish Women’s Rights – Statement

Slide Presentation/Videos: Women’s UN Report Network – Ms. Lois A. Herman, Coordinator 

Date: Monday June 25^th, 2012 – Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Palais des Nations – Room VII

Distinguished Speakers:

UN Special Rapporteur on the Violence Against Women – Ms. Rashida Manjoo (Invited) – Mission to Italy

CEDAW Committee Member (Invited) – 2011 CEDAW Recommendation to Italy

International Association for Democratic Lawyers – Femicide – Ms. Barbara Spinelli

WAVE – Women Against Violence Europe – Ms. Rosa Logar, Program Coordinator – Council of Europe Convention on Combating Violence Against Women

D.I.R.E.-Italian Shelters’ Network Against Violence – Ms. Titti Carrano – Italy National Action Plan on Violence Against Women – Monitoring

CEDAW Platform – UN SC Resolution 1325 & Italy National Action Plan – Ms. Augusta Angelucci, Former UNDP Gender Advisor

Slide Presentation: WUNRN-Women’s UN Report Network – Ms. Lois A. Herman, Coordinator

Moderator:

Pangea Foundation – Italy – Ms. Simona Lanzoni, Project Director

See also the event’s flyer

Date: Monday, June 25^th, 2012 – Time: 2:00 p.m.  – 4:00 p.m.
Palais des Nations – Room XXIII

Distinguished Speakers:

UN Special Rapporteur on the Violence Against Women – Ms. Rashida Manjoo (Invited)

Mission of Brazil to the UN Geneva

International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse – INPEA – Ms. Susan Somers, Secretary General

UN NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva – Geneva International Network on Ageing – Dr. Astrid Stuckelberger

CEDAW Committee Former Member & Chair of Working Group for CEDAW General Recommendation on Rights of Older Women – Ms. Ferdous Ara Begum – Bangladesh

Widows & Violence – Dr. Mohini Giri, Founder & President – Guild of Service – India

HelpAge International – Ms. Bridget Sleap, Rights Policy Adviser

WomenEnable – Ms. Stephanie Ortoleva, Esq, Founder/President -Violence Against Women with Disabilities

Slide Presentation: WUNRN – Women’s UN Report Network – Ms. Lois A. Herman, Coordinator

Moderator:

Date:  Wednesday, June 20^th, 2012 – Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Room XXV

Welcome:

PWESCR (Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), Ms. Priti Darooka, Executive Director

Key Note Speaker:

Ambassador Ms. Laura Dupuy Lasserre of Uruguay, President of the Human Rights Council

Distinguished Speakers:

Permanent Mission of India to Geneva – Ambassador Mr. Dilip Sinha, (to be confirmed)

UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Ms. Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona

Amnesty International, Ms. Audrey Gaughra, Director, Global Issues

Moderator:

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Portugal – Ms.Virginia Bras Gomes, Former Member

Discussants:

The South Centre – Mr. Manuel (Butch) Montes, Senior Advisor on Finance and Development

Worldwide Organization for Women – Ms. Afton Beutler, President

Slide Presentation by: Women’s UN Report Network – WUNRN – Ms. Lois A. Herman, Coordinator

Objectives of this side event:

It will focus on how the concept of dignity can provide a more holistic approach grounded in people’s realities and explore the potential limitation of the current human rights framework. It will advocate the Human Rights Council to commit to advance human rights with dignity and to ensure the concept of dignity is incorporated in all its work, in particular the resolutions on economic, social and cultural rights.

14:30-17:30, United Nations Geneva – Room S4

Downloads: Event flyer and registration form

17:30 – 19:00 at the restaurant Vieux Bois, 12 rue de la Paix – Geneva

Special Briefing during the 65th World Health Assembly: « 15 Years of Health Promotion in Partnership – From Local Knowledge to Health in All Policies »

More information on www.alliance4healthpromotion.org

More information on http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/101stSession/lang–en/index.htm#a3

More information on http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/101stSession/lang–en/index.htm#a3

More information on http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/101stSession/lang–en/index.htm#a3

Organisé par le Bureau du Délégué aux violences domestiques du canton de Genève
le jeudi 10 mai 2012 à salle Frank-Martin du collège Calvin, de 08h15 à 12h15.

Pour plus d’information: http://www.ge.ch/violences-domestiques/actualites/10-05-12.asp