Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention)


Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina
www.coe.int/violenceconvention-sarajevo2011
 
1st Regional Seminar to promote the Convention
on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence

24-25 October 2011, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
 
 

This seminar is organised in co-operation with the Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina and UN Women. The objective of the regional seminar is three-fold:

  • to encourage member states to sign and ratify the convention;
  • to raise awareness of its existence among members of parliament, NGOs, the media and professionals working in the field;
  • to discuss the benefits and challenges of ratifying the convention.

The following countries are invited to participate: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” and Turkey. Attendance is by invitation only.

Press coverage (in local language)
Seminar documents

Programme

List of participants

Concept paper

Speeches

 
Contacts

Ms Johanna Nelles
Programme Advisor
johanna.nelles@coe.int

Ms Valérie Giret-Lerch
Administrative Assistant
valerie.giret@coe.int