Making laws work to end violence against women and girls Bucharest (), 12-14 June 2017

Regional Conference for Central and Eastern 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

Final list of participants

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,

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