Integrated project 2 of the Council of Europe – Responses to violence in everyday life in a democratic society

Ad Hoc Conference of European Ministers responsible for the preventing of violence everyday life

Programme

Sunday, 7 November 2004

Opening of the Conference

Place: Oslo City Hall (Rådhuset), Fridtjof Nansens plass, N-0160 Oslo

17:30: Welcome
- Mr Per DITLEV-SIMONSEN, Mayor of Oslo

Official Opening
- Representative of the Government of Norway

Speeches by:
- Mrs. Maud DE BOER-BUQUICCHIO, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Mr. Torbjørn FRØYSNES, Chairman of the Ministers’ Deputies, Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
- Ms. VERMOT-MANGOLD, Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- Representative of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe

Presentation of the Council of Europe “Young active citizens” Award
- Introduction by Mr Miroslavas MONKEVICIUS, Member of the Jury
- Awards presented by Mr Per DITLEV-SIMONSEN, Mayor of Oslo

Monday, 8 November 2004

Place: Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel, Sonja Henies Plass 3, N-0134 Oslo

Plenary session

Chairperson: Mr Odd Einar DØRUM, Minister of Justice and the Police, Norway

9:30: Conclusions of the Integrated Project “Responses to violence in everyday life in a democratic society”, Mrs. DE BOER-BUQUICCHIO, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe

10:00: World Health Organization’s Global Campaign for violence prevention, Dr. Etienne KRUG, Director of Injuries and Violence Prevention Department of the World Health Organization

10:15: Questions and discussion

11:15: Coffee break

11:45: Norwegian Action plan against violence in the family

Questions

Working Groups

14:30: Three Working Groups (Ministers and Heads of Delegations)

Themes shared by all Working Groups:
- Comprehensive and co-ordinated response to everyday violence
- Proposals for further Council of Europe action on this issue

Programme for other participants

Mediation and prevention of violence:
- Introduction, Mr. BONAFE-SCHMITT (University of Lyon II)
- Mediation in penal affairs and restorative justice, Mr. Ivo AERTSEN (European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice)
- Questions and discussion

Discussion of the Draft Resolution

(Coffee Break at 16:00 to 16:30)

18:00: End of the session

Meeting of the Drafting group to revise the Resolution

Thuesday, 9 November 2004

Place: Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel, Sonja Henies Plass 3, N-0134 Oslo

Plenary session

09:30: Reports from the working group discussions

10:15: Statements by International and European Organisations and International Non- Governmental Organisations

11:00: Coffee break

11:30: Discussion and Adoption of the Conference Resolution

12:00 :Close of the Conference