Regional Conference Effective ways to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
29 November 2011, Bratislava, Slovakia
Mr Rudolf Chmel, Deputy Prime Minister for Human Rights and National Minorities of the Slovak Republic
Ms Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women
Ms Astri Aas-Hansen, State Secretary, the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police
Ms Ingrid Schulerud, Ambassador, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms Dubravka Simonovic, Former Co-Chair of the Council of Europe Ad Hoc Committee to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence (CAHVIO)
Ms Carol Hagemann-White, Professor, University of Osnabrück, Germany
Mr Javier Truchero, Spanish member of the Council of Europe Ad Hoc Committee to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence (CAHVIO)
Ms Rosa Logar, Director Domestic Abuse, Vienna Intervention Centre against violence in the family, former member of CAHVIO
Ms Maria Kolikova, State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic (opening remarks)
Ms Mirjana Ferić-Vac, Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Mr Ondrej Dostal, Member of Parliament and Vice-President of the Committee on Human Rights and National Minorities of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
Ms Sandra Barnes, Rapporteur of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe on domestic violence
Mr Pavol Freso, President of the Bratislava Self-Governing Region
Ms Erika Kvapilová, Regional Programme Director, UN Women Office for Central and South Eastern Europe
Ms Katarína Farkašová, the WAVE Focal Point Alliance of Women in the Slovak Republic
Ms Olga Pietruchová, former President of the Women Lobby of Slovakia, Director of the Gender Equality and Equal Opportunities Department of the Ministry of Labour, Social and Family Affairs of the Slovak Republic
Ms Jenny Kitzinger, Professor of Communications Research, Cardiff University, Council of Europe expert
Ms Lisa Gormley, Legal Adviser, Women's rights and international law, Amnesty International
Ms Adriana Mesochorotisova, Representative of the informal network of NGOs “Safe Women’s Network”
Ms Marja Ruotanen, Director of Justice and Human Dignity, Directorate General I – Human Rights and Rule of Law, Council of Europe
Ms Maria Kolikova, State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic (closing remarks)
