Co-ordinating data collection on violence against women: the promising examples of national observatories
- Moderator: Johanna Nelles, Executive Secretary of the Istanbul Convention, Council of Europe
- Presentation: Cristina Fabre, Team Leader, European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE): Data collection on violence against women
Experiences from parties to the Istanbul Convention:
- Ramona Mihaila, Head of Secretary of State’s Office, National Agency for Gender Equality, Romania
- Katarina Wiatr, Policy Advisor at Unit 403 - Protection of Women from Violence and Jana Pfenning, Policy Advisor at the Task Force for the Establishment of a Coordinating Body required under the Istanbul-Convention of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, as well as Müserref Tanriverdi, Head of the National Monitoring Body, German Institute of Human Rights, Germany
Questions and discussion
15.15 Coffee break
Applying a gender-sensitive and intersectional lens to policy-making on violence against women, including by tapping into NGO’s expertise
Moderator: Susana Pavlou, international expert on violence against women
Presentation: Johanna Nelles, Executive Secretary of the Istanbul Convention, Council of Europe: “Ensuring the non-discriminatory implementation of measures against women and domestic violence: Article 4, paragraph 3, of the Istanbul Convention” – a Council of Europe publication
- Baljit Banga, CEO Hibiscus and member of WAVE Network
Experiences from parties to the Istanbul Convention:
- Frida Hansson, Deputy Director, Division for Gender Equality, Ministry of Employment and Katarina Björkgren, Unit manager, National Gender Equality Agency, Sweden
- Marijke Weewauters, Liaison officer and National strategy advisor of the Institute for equality between women and men, Belgium
- Laura Cooney, Assistant Principal Officer, Criminal Justice, Community Safety Policy, Department of Justice, Ireland
Questions and discussion
Wrap-up session and closing
- Johanna Nelles, Executive Secretary of the Istanbul Convention, Council of Europe
- Martina Edlund, Diplomatic Officer, Division for Security and Human Rights, Office for Foreign Affairs of Liechtenstein
17.15 End of programme
Followed by an Apéro dinatoire, offered by the Liechtenstein authorities