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Participants in the Interparliamentary Conference Joint Conference FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, NON-DISCRIMINATION AND THE PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE GROUPS, INCLUDING LGBTI 21 November 2014 Tirana List of participants EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Ms Ulrike Lunacek Vice-President of the European Parliament for Western Balkans, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Ms Helga Stevens Member, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Ms Eleni Theocharous Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Delegation to the EU- Turkey JPC Mr Krzysztof Bernacki Head of the Pre-Accession Actions Unit Mr Nikos Salliarelis Administrator, Pre-Accession Actions Unit PARLIAMENT OF ALBANIA Mr Ilir Meta Speaker of the Parliament of Albania (Socialist Movement for Integration) Mr Nikos Peleshi Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania (Socialist Party) Mrs. Klodiana Spahiu Deputy Chair of the Committee on Labor Social Issues and Health (Socialist Party) Mrs. Arta Dade Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations (Socialist Party) Mr. Andrea Marko Member, Committee on Labor Social Issues and Health (Socialist Party) Mrs. Esmeralda Shkjau Member, Committee on Productive Activity, Trade and Environment Mrs. Miranda Rira Member, Committee on Education and Means of Public Information (Socialist Movement for Integration) Mrs. Kejdi Mehmetaj Member, Committee on Education and Means of Public Information (Socialist Movement for Integration) Mr. Petrit Vasili Member, Committee on Legal Issues, Public Administration and Human Rights (Socialist Movement for Integration) Mr. Musa ULQINI Member, Committee on Social Issues and Health Committee (Socialist Party) Mr. Florian Ballhysa Advisor, Legal Affairs Committee Ms. Erinda Skendo Advisor, Legal Affairs Committee PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ms Branislava Vignjević Expert advisor, Joint Committee on Human Rights, Rights of Children, Youth, Immigration, Refugees, Asylum and Ethics 1 PARLIAMENT OF MONTENEGRO Mr Husnija Šabović Member, Committee on Human Rights and Freedom (Democratic Party of Socialists) Mr Nikola Gegaj Member, Committee on Gender Equality (Democratic Party of Socialists) Ms Vanja Čabarkapa Official/Assistant , Committee on Human Rights and Freedoms NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Mr Vladica Dimitrov Member, Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality (Serbian Progressive Party) Ms Ljiljana Nestorović Deputy Member, Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality (Social-Democratic Party of Serbia) Ms Vera Paunović Member, European Integration Committee, Committee on Human and Minority Rights (Pensioners' Interests Party) Mr Srdjan Dragojević Member, Culture and Information Committee (Socialist Party of Serbia) Ms Ljiljana Nikinović Senior Adviser, Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TURKEY Ms Binnaz Toprak Member, Committee on Equal Opportunity for Women and Men (Republican People’s Party) Ms. Mesude Nursuna Memecan Member, Committee of the EU Harmonization Committee (AKP) Ms Nural Aydin Staff, Directorate of Foreign Relations and Protocol OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF MONTENEGRO Mr Jovan Kojicic Anti-Discrimination Advisor to the Prime Minister MEMBER STATES' EMBASSIES H.E. Mr. Thomas Schnöll Ambassador, Embassy of Austria H.E. Mr. Dimitar Arnaudov Ambassador, Embassy of Bulgaria Diplomat Embassy of Croatia Mr. Dušan Kralik Deputy Head of the Embassy of the Czech Republic Diplomat Embassy of Denmark Mr Didier Guilbert Deputy Head, Embassy of the French Republic Diplomat Embassy of Greece Ms Judit Galambos First Secretary, Embassy of Hungary Diplomat Embassy of Poland Mr. Daniel Onisor Deputy Head, Embassy of Romania Mr. Roman Krištofĭk Deputy Head, Embassy of Slovakia Ms Maša Siftar de Arzu Deputy Head, Embassy of Slovenia Mrs Lisa Fredriksson Head of Development Cooperation, Embassy of Sweden Mrs Rezarta Katuci Embassy of Sweden 2 EMBASSIES OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE REGION Diplomat Embassy of Kosovo1 Zdravko Jovović Deputy Head, Embassy of Montenegro Diplomat Embassy of Serbia Diplomat Embassy of Turkey ITALIAN PRESIDENCY Mr Gian Ludovico de Martino di Montegiordano President of the Inter-ministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU), Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU Mr Massimo Gaiani Ambassador, Embassy of Italy in Tirana Mr Marcello Cavalcaselle First Counsellor, Embassy of Italy in Tirana Ms Stefania Fancello First Secretary, Embassy of Italy in Tirana Ms Lara Lanzarini First Secretary, Embassy of Italy in Tirana Mr Federico Novellino Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms Andrea Senatori Head of UTL, Embassy of Italy in Tirana Mr Erion Gjatolli Press Officer, embassy of Italy in Tirana Mr Meri Rruga Press Officer, Embassy of Italy EUROPEAN COMMISSION Mr Simon Mordue Director for Enlargement Strategy and Policy, European Commission, Directorate General for Enlargement Ms Salla Saastamoinen Director for Equality, European Commission, Directorate General for Justice Ms Chloé Laurent-Dinsdale Fundamental Rights Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate General for Enlargement EU DELEGATION IN ALBANIA Ms Romana Vlahutin Ambassador, EUD Tirana Ms Olga Anghelakis Head of Sector, EUD Tirana Mr Clive Rumbold Head of Sector, EUD Tirana Mr Erol Akdag Team Manager, EUD Tiran Mr Alessandro Angius Team Manager, EUD Tirana Ms Plamena Halacheva Deputy Head of Sector Ms Jenny Nordman JPD, EUD Tirana Mr Thomas Wastian EIO, EUD Tirana Ms Elona Xhepa Legal expert, EUD Tirana European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Mr Dennis Van der Veur Head of Sector, Cooperation with EU Institutions and EU Member States Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Mr Robert Biedroń General rapporteur on the rights of LGBT people of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 1 This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSC 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence. 3 NGOs AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS Mr Björn van Roozendaal Programs Director, ILGA Europe Albania Mr Amarildo Fecanji Director of the project "Improving the lives of LGBTI people at the local level", PINK Embassy, NGO, Albania Ms Xheni Karaj Director, Aleanca against Discrimination, NGO, Albania Mr Igli Totozani Albanian People's Advocate Ms Laci Vasilika Country representative, Civil Rights Defenders Mr Vjollca Mecaj Director, Albanian Helsinki Committee Ms Elsa Ballauri Director, Albanian Human Rights Group Ms Rajmonda Bozo Director, Tirana Legal Aid Society Mr Ziu Dritan Roma Active Albania Ms Renata Kapidani Director, Kvinna Till Kvinna - Women to Women Ms Xheni Karaj Director, Alliance against Discrimination Ms Kristi Pinderi Director, PRO LGBT Ms Aferdita Zeri (Numani) Advisor to the Mayor of Tirana Ms Kostandina Bezhani Head of office, State Committee on Minorities Mr Totozani Igli Ombudsman Ms Baraku Irma Commissioner, Commissioner for Protection against Discrimination Mr Arber Kodra Executive Director, Open Mind Spectrum Albania (OMSA) Ms Aurora Baba Public Affairs Manager, Open Mind Spectrum Albania (OMSA Mr Amarildo Fecanji Head of Programmes of the Pink Embassy, Human Rights House of Albania Mr Robert Wilton Deputy Head of Presence, OSCE Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Jasminka Dzuhmhur Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Inela Hadzic Programme Coordinator, Sarajevo Open Centre Ms Marija Vuletic CURE Foundation Mr Jasenko Suljetovic Activist, Banjalučko Udruženje Kvir Aktivista ( BUKA) Ms Jasminka Dzumhur The Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Ljiljana Santic Ministry of Human Right and Refugees Kosovo2 Mr Liridon Veliu Program Manager, Qesh - Center for Social Emancipation Mr Naim Ajger Center for Equality and Liberty (CEL) Mr Margilaj Agim Project Coordinator, Center for Social Group Development (CSGD) Mr Habit Hajredini Director, "Office for Good Governance, Human Rights, Equal Opportunities and Gender Issues. Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo Ms Sadete Demaj-Kajtazi Coordinator of the Office for Good Governance, Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Mr Dushko Minovski President, Commission for Protection against Discrimination Mr Kocho Androvski LGBT Support Centre Mr Asani Bekim LGBT United Tetovo 2 This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSC 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence. 4 Montenegro Mr Stevan Milivojevic Director, LGBT Progress Mr Danijel Kalezic Project coordinator, Queer Montenegro Ms Jelena Colakovic Programme director, Juventas Mr Jovan Kojicic Anti-discrimination advisor to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister's office Ms Branka Radosevic Marovic Deputy Prime Minister for Human Rights, Ministry for Human and Minority Rights Serbia Ms Mirjana Bogdanovic Director, Gay Straight Alliance Ms Mina Damnjanovic Labris Mr Aleksandar Prica Duga (Rainbow) Ms Ljiljana Loncar Commission for Protection of Equality Turkey Ms Günseli Dum voluntary support and solidarity group for families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans people in Turkey (Istanbul branch)? , LISTAG Ms Günseli Dum LISTAG Ms Hayriye Kara Lawyer, KAOS GL Mr Sinem Hun Lawyer expert LGBTI issues /applications to the Constitutional Court on hate crimes Ms Çiğdem Alp Ombudsman Institution International Organisations Mr Marco Leidekker Head of Office, Council of Europe Office in Tirana Ms Yesim M. Oruc Kaya Country Director for Albania, UNDP TACSO Ms Neslihan Ozgunes P2P Manager, TACSO Regional Office Ms Ayca Bulu Bican Resident Advisor, TACSO Turkey Ms Genci Pasko Resident Advisor, TACSO Albania Ms Natalija Gojkovic P2P Programme Assistant Ms Ornela Xhera Administration and Finance Officer, TACSO Albania 5 .
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