Making laws work to end violence against women and girls Bucharest (Romania), 12-14 June 2017
Regional Conference for Central and Eastern Europe jointly organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Global Rights for Women and Vital Voices, with the support of the Senate of Romania
FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
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Mr. Florin Iordache Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
Ms. Rozália-Ibolya Biró Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Policy
Mr. Martin Chungong Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Ms. Cheryl Thomas Executive Director of Global Rights for Women
Ms. Cindy Dyer Vice-President, Human Rights, Vital Voices Global Partnership
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Keynote address
Ms. Rosa LOGAR First Vice-President, Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) and member of WAVE (Women against Violence Europe)
Special guest speakers (in alphabetical order)
Ms. Roberta Alma ANASTASE, MP Head of the Romanian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)
Ms. Ana BIRCHALL Minister-delegate for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania
Ms. Sahiba GAFAROVA Parliamentarian (Azerbaijan), Political Co-ordinator of the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Speakers and chairpersons (in alphabetical order)
Mr. Daniel ASANICA Secretary General, National Agency for Equal Opportunities for Men and Women, Romania
Mr. Marcus BRUNING Supervising Deputy Sheriff, Retired, St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, USA
Ms. Rozália-Ibolya BIRÓ Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Chairperson of the Committee for Foreign Policy, Romania
Ms. Oana BÎZGAN-GAYRAL Chairperson of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men; Chamber of Deputies, Romania
Mr. László BORBÉLY Senior Advisor of the Romanian Government, former Minister of Environment and Forests
Ms. Vibeke BRASK THOMSEN Gender Hopes, Monaco
Ms. Éva-Andrea CSÉP Secretary of the Committee for Labour and Social Protection of the Chamber of Deputies, Romania
Ms. Silvia-Monica DINICĂ Senator, Member of the IPU Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade, Romania
Ms. Cindy DYER Vice-President, Human Rights, Vital Voices Global Partnership, USA
Ms. Lori FLOHAUG Attorney, USA
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Ms. Béatrice FRESKO-ROLFO Member of Parliament, Monaco, Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Mr. Natko GEREŠ Program Officer, Promundo, Brazil and USA
Ms. Lily GREENAN Independent Consultant and Researcher, United Kingdom
Ms. Natalia-Elena INTOTERO Vice-Chairperson of the Committee for Foreign Policy of the Chamber of Deputies, Romania
Ms. Iluta LACE Director, MARTA Crisis Center, Latvia
Ms. Jessica J. LESLIE Director of Programs, Human Rights, Vital Voices, USA
Mr. Marin MAXIAN Chief of Directorate, General Police Inspectorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Republic of Moldova
Ms. Margaret MENSAH-WILLIAMS Chairperson of the National Council, Namibia, President of the IPU Bureau of Women Parliamentarians
Ms. Daniela MISAIL-NICHITLN Program Director, Issues affecting women, La Strada, Republic of Moldova
Ms. Morgan MOELLER Program Manager, Human Rights, Vital Voices, USA
Ms. Shilpa NADHAN International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Ms. Mircea PETRESCU Public Prosecutor, Prosecutor’s Office to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, Romania
Ms. Vilana PILINKAITE Center for Equality Advancement, Lithuania
Ms. Eleonora POKOLA President, Asociata VIVAD Cluj Napoca, Romania
Ms. Mihaela SASARMAN Associatia Transcena, Romania
Ms. Melissa SCAIA International Training Director, GRW
Ms. Iulia SCANTEI Vice-President of the Senate, Romania
Ms. Valeria SCHELEAN-SOMFELEAN Member of Parliament, Romania
Ms. Cheryl THOMAS Executive Director of Global Rights for Women, Global Rights for Women, USA 4 Final list of participants
Ms. Diana VIDEVA Board Member and Founder, Demetra, Bulgaria
Ms. Zahra R. VIENEUVE Program Director, Freedom from Violence, Global Fund for Women
Ms. Simona VOICESCU Executive Director, Necuvinte, Romania
Ms. Corina VOICU Judge, Superior Council of Magistracy, Romania
Ms. Angelina ZAPOROJAN Women’s Law Center, Republic of Moldova
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PARTICIPANTS
ALBANIA
CENTER FOR LEGAL AND CIVIC INITIATIVES ANASTAS, Aurela (Ms.) [email protected] Executive Director
REFLEKSIONE WOMEN ASSOCIATION RUCI, Anthulla (Ms.) [email protected] Executive Director SULAJ, Silvana (Ms.) Domestic Violence Head of Unit - Albanian State Police
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SULAJ, Silvana (Ms.) Domestic Violence Head of Unit - Albanian State Policia SHESHI, Etleva (Ms.) [email protected] Head of Gender Equality Sector, Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth
ARMENIA
WOMEN'S SUPPORT CENTER AVAGYAN, Amalya (Ms.) [email protected] Lawyer
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GRIGORYAN, Liza (Ms.) Judge - First Instance Court of Erebuni and Nubarashen administrative districts MIKAYELYAN, Nona (Ms.) [email protected] Prosecutor - Office of the Prosecuter General of the Republic of Armenia HARUTYUNYAN, Taguhi (Mr.) [email protected] Leading specialist - Ministry of Justice
AZERBAIJAN
PARLIAMENT NAKHCHIVANLI, Agiya (Ms.) [email protected] Member of Parliament Chairperson of the Committe on Family, Woman and Children's Issues
TAMAS RDPU SHIKHLI, Aynur (Ms.) [email protected] Consultant and Social worker – Shelter 6 Final list of participants
HUSEYNOVA, Fakhriyya (Ms.) [email protected] Lawyer – Center ALAKBAROVA, Kubra (Ms.) [email protected] Director - Rehabilitation and reintegration center – Center MAMEDOVA, Sudaba (Ms.) [email protected] Chairman-Coordinator
BELARUS
IPA BUBLEI, Nataliya (Ms.) [email protected] Consultant of Hotline for survivors of DV - IPA Gender Perspectives KORSHUN, Anna (Ms.) [email protected] Project Manager
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DZIAMIDAVA, Dziyana (Ms.) [email protected] Head Specialist - Executive Committee of Minsk OSIK, Uladzimir (Mr.) [email protected] Head Specialist - Ministry of Internal Affairs GRINKEVICH, Andrei (Mr.) Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Romania
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
PARLIAMENT ISAKOVIC, Mirsad (Mr.) [email protected] Member of the House of Representatives Chair of The Committee for Gender Equality DZAMBAS, Zdenka (Ms.) [email protected] Member of the House of the People GASAL-VRAZALICA, Maja (Ms.) [email protected] Member of the House of Representatives Member of The Committee for Gender Equality SEMENIK, Davorin (Mr.) [email protected] Member of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Committee for Gender Equality CABAK, Natasa (Ms.) [email protected] Interpreter
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BULGARIA
PARLIAMENT DZHAFER, Nigyar (Ms.) [email protected]; Vice-President of the National Assembly, Member of the Healthcare [email protected] Committee, Member of the delegation of the National Assembly to the IPU, Member of the Parliamentary Group “Movement for Rights and Freedoms” ALEXANDROVA, Stefka (Ms.) [email protected] State expert, International relations and Protocol Directorate, Administrative secretary of the Bulgarian Inter-Parliamentary Group
BULGARIAN GENDER RESEARCH FOUNDATION & DEMETRA VIDEVA, Diyana (Ms.) [email protected] Board Member and Founder, Demetra IVANOVA, Adriana (Ms.)
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL DACHEV, Dimitar (Mr.) [email protected] Regional Polic Directore Burgas, Chief Unit Security Police NIKOLOV, Vladimir (Mr.) [email protected] Regional Prosecutor Office Pleven, Prosecutor- Head of the Office MUTAVCHIEF, Stoyan (Mr.) [email protected] Judge, Regional Court Burgas RACHEVA-YANEVA, Svetlana (Ms.)Judge, Regional Court Burgas [email protected]
CZECH REPUBLIC
PARLIAMENT LOBKOWICZ, Jaroslav (Mr.) [email protected] Member of Parliament
ESTONIA
WOMEN'S SUPPORT AND INFORMATION CENTER TSOPP-PAGAN, Pille (Mr.) [email protected] Executive Manager RAUDSEPP, Triin [email protected] Project manager - Estonian Social Insurance Board
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS JÜRISON, Anneli (Ms.) [email protected] Community Policing Officer - Police and Border Guard Board HEIDO, Raul (Ms.) [email protected] District Prosecutor - Southern District Prosecutor's Office
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GEORGIA
ANTI-VIOLENCE NETWORK GELASHVILI, Nana (Ms.) [email protected] Projects assistance
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GONASHVILI, Teona (Ms.) [email protected] Main specialist in the Lawmaking Unit of the Legal Department - Ministry of Internal Affairs IVANISHVILI, Ana (Ms.) [email protected] Legal Adviser of Public International Law Department - Ministry of Justice MEREBASHVILI, Natia (Ms.) [email protected] Head of the Unit - Prosecutor's Office ONIANI, Tamar (Ms.) [email protected] Judge - Tbilisi City Court
LATVIA
PARLIAMENT ŠIMFA, Silvija (Ms.) Member of the Seima, Secretary of the Social and Employment Matters Committee, Secretary of the Demography Subcommittee of the Budget and Finance (Taxation) Committee DAMBE, Valters (Mr.) [email protected] Member of the Seima, Member of Human rights and Public Affairs Committee ZEMLICKA, Laine (Ms.) [email protected] Adviser of Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee, Seima
MARTA LĀCE, Iluta (Ms.) [email protected] Director
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RINKEVICS, Andis (Mr.) [email protected] Head of Crime Prevention unit - State Police of Latvia DROBIŠEVSKA, Evita (Ms.) [email protected] Head of Division on Private International and Procedural Law - Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia CELMINA, Ilze (Ms.) [email protected] Judge - Riga region court
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LITHUANIA
PARLIAMENT ŠAKALIENĖ, Dovilė (Ms.) [email protected] GIBAVIČIŪTĖ, Eglė (Ms.) [email protected] Adviser, Committee on Human Rights - Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
CENTER FOR EQUALITY ADVANCEMENT JANKAUSKAITE, Margarita (Mr.) [email protected] Gender expert BITIUKOVA, Natalija (Ms.) [email protected] Deputy Director - Human Rights Monitoring Institute PILINKAITE SOTIROVIC, Vilana (Ms.) [email protected] Gender expert
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL GAGAS, Saulius (Ms.) [email protected] Chief - vilnius County Police
POLAND
PARLIAMENT MAZUREK, Beata (Ms.) [email protected] Member of the Sejm President of the Polish Inter-Parliamentary Group, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Family STEPIEN, Elzbieta (Ms.) [email protected] Member of the Sejm Vice-President of the Polish Inter-Parliamentary Group CHICHON, Zbigniew (Mr.) [email protected] Senator GRUBA, Wojciech (Mr.) [email protected] Administrative Assisant, Polish Inter-Parliamentary Group
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
LA STRADA MOLDOVA &WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ZAPOROJAN-PIRGARI, Angelina (Ms.) [email protected] President of Women's Law Center MISAIL-NICHITIN, Daniella (Ms.) [email protected] Program Director, Issues affacting women ISTRATE-BURCIU, Liliana (Ms.) [email protected] Coordinator, National Trust Line for Women PEREVOZNIC, Iure (Ms.) [email protected] Court monitoring Project Coordinator - Women's Law Centre 10 Final list of participants
JOSANU, Daniela (Ms.) [email protected] Legal Empowerment Coordinator
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PASCAL, Lilia (Ms.) [email protected] Chief of Gender Equality and Domestic Violence Department, Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Family MAXIAN, Marin (Mr.) [email protected] Chief of General Directorate of Public Security, General Police Inspectorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs
ROMANIA
PARLIAMENT BIRÓ, Rozália-Ibolya (Ms.) Member of the Chamber of Deputies Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Policy BÎZGAN-GAYRAL, Oana (Ms.) Member of the Chamber of Deputies Chairperson of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men CRETU, Gabriela (Ms.) Senator, Chairperson of the Committee on European Affairs
CSÉP, Éva-Andrea (Ms.) Member of the Chamber of Deputies Secretary of the Committee on Labour and Social Protection DINICĂ, Silvia-Monica (Ms.) Senator, Member of the IPU Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade INTOTERO, Natalia-Elena (Ms.) Member of the Chamber of Deputies Vice-Chairperson of the Committee for Foreign Policy MIHALCEA, Silvia-Claudia (Ms.) Deputy Secretary General of the Chamber of Deputies PETA, Eliza Mădălina (Ms.) Member of the Chamber of Deputies
SCANTEI, Iulia (Ms.) Vice-President of the Senate SCHELEAN-SOMFELEAN, Valeria (Ms.) Member of Parliament
ANAIS MANGU-DARVARIU, Mihaela (Ms.) [email protected] President BANAS, Carmen-Madalina (Ms.) [email protected] Attorney
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MUSAT, Cristian (Mr.) [email protected] Social worker CHIFORIUC, Petruta (Ms.) [email protected] Coordinating social worker
ARTEMIS ASSOCIATION LASZLO, Eva (Ms.) President
CNDC - NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMBATING DISCRIMINATION ASZTALOS, Csaba (Ms.) President
EEIRH MICHEU, Elena (Ms.) [email protected] Executive Director - East European Institute for Reproductive Health PINCA, Gabriela (Ms.) [email protected] Coordinator of Crime Prevention Department - IPJ Mureș ENIKO, Gall (Ms.) [email protected] Psychologist - A.L.E.G (Association for Liberty and Equality of Gender HORGA, Ionela (Mr.) [email protected] Regional Initiative Coordinator - East European Institute for Reproductive Health
INACO-INITIATIVE FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAUL, Andreea (Mr.) President
NECUVINTE ASSOCIATION VOICESCU, Simona (Ms.) [email protected] Executive Director APOPEI, Ana-Maria (Ms.) [email protected] Programmes Manager, Necuvinte CIONTEA, Gabriel (Mr.) [email protected] Lawyer, Ciontea and Asociatii
SZENTKERESZTY STEPHANIE ASSOCIATION BALINT, Olga (Ms.) President
TRANSCENA ASSOCIATION SASARMAN, Mihaela (Ms.)
UNIVERSITY WOMEN ASSOCIATION NICULESCU, Alexandrina (Ms.) President 12 Final list of participants
PETRESCU, Roxana (Ms.) Secretary General
WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF ROMANIA PAGU, Liliana (Ms.) President
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BIRCHALL, Ana (Ms.) Minister-Delegate for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania
ANDREI, Laura (Ms.) President, Bucharest Court BORBÉLY, László (Mr.) Senior Advisor of the Romanian Government, former Minister of Environment and Forests BUCATICA, Mariana (Ms.) [email protected] Police Officer, Romania CHIRVĂSUȚĂ, Angela (Ms.) National Institute for Research and Prevention of Criminality/General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police ERZSEBET, Dane (Ms.) Deputy Lawyer, Romanian Ombudsman PETRESCU, Mircea (Mr.) Public Prosecutor, Prosecutor's Office to the High Court of Cassation and Justice VOICU, Corina (Ms.) Judge, Superior Council of Magistracy
SERBIA
PARLIAMENT FILIPOVSKI, Dubravka (Ms.) [email protected] Member of the National Assembly of Serbia MIJATOVIC, Milorad (Mr.) [email protected] Member of the National Assembly of Serbia
ATINA JEVTIC, Ana (Ms.) [email protected] Attorney – Palanka SOSTARIC BLAGOJEVIC, Dusica (Mr.) [email protected] Lawyer - SOS Zenski Centar PAREZANOVIC, Zorana (Ms.) [email protected] Direct support coordinator
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GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SIMENDIĆ, Olivera (Ms.) [email protected] Head of Department for Planning and development - Belgrade City Center for Social Work
SLOVENIA
PARLIAMENT ZORMAN, Branko (Mr.) [email protected] Member of the National Assembly, Member of the IPU National Group in the National Assembly DIMIC, Iva (Ms.) [email protected] Member of the National Assembly, Member of the IPU National Group in the National Assembly BON KLANJščEK, Mirjam (Ms.) [email protected] Member of the National Assembly, Member of the IPU National Group in the National Assembly
TAJIKISTAN
FUND FOR SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT ABDUJABOROV, Bakhtier (Mr.) [email protected] Director GAFFOROV, Abdulatif (Mr.) [email protected] Member of Network Organization for Human Trafficking Prevention
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BAHRIDDINOV, Nazir (Mr.) [email protected] Main Specialist - Ministry of Labour and Social Employment of Tadjikistan AKRAMOV, Umar (Mr.) [email protected] Director - Center of Adult Education under the Government Agency on Labour
UKRAINE
PARLIAMENT [email protected] LUTSENKO, Iryna Ms. Member of Parliament SUSLOVA, Iryna Ms. [email protected] Member of Parliament MYKHALIUK, Oksana Ms. [email protected] Member of Parliament
TURKEY
PARLIAMENT CERİTOĞLU KURT, Lütfiye İlksen (Ms.) [email protected] Member of the Grand National Assembly 14 Final list of participants
AKSELİ, Saren (Ms.) [email protected] Coordinator of the Turkish Delegation to the IPU
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
GAFAROVA, Sabiba (Ms.) Political Co-ordinator of the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence FRESKO-ROLFO, Béatrice (Ms.) Member of Parliament, Monaco, Member of the Network Women Free from Violence GRENET, Géraldine (Ms.)
OBSERVERS
GENDER HOPES BRASK THOMSEN, Vibeke (Ms.) Gender Hopes, Monaco
GREENAN, Lily (Ms.) Independent consultant and researcher
GREVIO LOGAR, Rosa (Ms.) First Vice-President, Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) and member of WAVE (Women against Violence Europe)
HUNGARY ARCZT, Ilona (Ms.) Secretary of the Hungarian IPU Group
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IMO) NADHAN, Shilpa (Ms.) Senior Program Specialist
NAMIBIA MENSAH-WILLIAMS, Margaret (Ms.) [email protected] Chairperson of the National Council President of the IPU Bureau of Women Parliamentarians NAKUTWIMA, Miryam (Ms.) [email protected] Personal Assistant to the Chairperson m
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NDI ROMANIA POP, Alice (Ms.) Resident Director
PABSEC ANASTASE, Roberta Alma (Ms.) [email protected] Head of the PABSEC Romanian Delegation DULCA, Daniel (Mr.) [email protected] ; Deputy Secretary General [email protected]
PROMUNDO GEREŠ, Natko (Mr.) Program Officer, Promundo
UNTED STATES OF AMERICA BRUNING, Marcus (Mr.) Supervising Deputy Sheriff, Retired, St. Louis County Sheriff's Office FLOHAUG, Lori June (Ms.) Attorney CLIMESCU, Alexandru (Mr.) Politics Specialist, USA Embassy JONES, Mathew (Mr.) Politics Officer, USA Embassy
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERSS
GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
THOMAS, Cheryl (Ms.) Executive Director of Global Rights for Women RUBENSTEIN, Helen (Ms.) SCAIA, Melissa (Ms.) International Training Director VIENEUVE, Zahra (Ms.) Program Director, Freedom from Violence KANE, Alexander (Ms.) Legal Intern RINCON, Annakarina (Ms.) Legal Intern
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION
FILION, Brigitte (Ms) Programme Officer, Gender Partnership Programme 16 Final list of participants
SISTEK, Valeria (Ms) Administrative Assistant, Gender Partnership Programme ADELGARDI, Riccardo (Mr.) Intern
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES OF ROMANIA
BÂGNEANU, Ioana (Ms.) Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies Delegation to the IPU
GHIŢĂ, Daniela (Ms.) Parliamentary Adviser, Protocol Department
RĂDULESCU, Ozana (Ms.) Parliamentary Adviser, Foreign Policy Committee
GREERE, Mihaela (Ms.) Parliamentary Adviser, General Directorate for Foreign Affairs
POPA, Diana (Ms.) Parliamentary Adviser, General Directorate for Foreign Affairs
OCHENATU, Radu (Mr.) Parliamentary Adviser, General Directorate for Foreign Affairs
GHIŢĂ, Gerard (Mr.) Parliamentary Adviser, Protocol Department
VITAL VOICES
DYER, Cindy (Ms.) Vice-President, Human Rights, Vital Voices Global Partnership LESLIE, Jessica (Ms.) Director of Programs, Human Rights MOELLER, Morgan (Ms.) Program Manager, Human Rights CORDES, Jaime (Ms.) Program Coordinator, Human Rights