Strasbourg, 5 June 2014

 

 

 

CDDECS(2014)RAP 1

 

 

 

 

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL COHESION,

HUMAN DIGNITY AND EQUALITY

(CDDECS)

 

 

1ST MEETING

 

 

Strasbourg, 3-5 June 2014

 

 

 

 

ABRIDGED REPORT

 

 


 

The European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality (CDDECS) held its 1st meeting from 3 to 5 June 2014 in Strasbourg (France). The list of participants appears in Appendix I and the Agenda in Appendix II. According to the Agenda items, the CDDECS agreed, in particular, on the following:

 

  1.                Opening of the meeting and adoption of the Agenda

 

Took note of the opening address by Mrs Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Director General of Democracy, who underlined the importance of this new Committee to reinforce the Council of Europe's work in the areas of social cohesion, human dignity and equality;

 

Adopted the Agenda (see Appendix II below) and the order of business as proposed by the Secretariat in document CDDECS(2014)OJA rev. 5. Some delegations expressed reservations on the draft agenda.

 

  1. Election of the Chair and Bureau

 

  1. Elected the following persons to the positions listed below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Round table I: Guaranteeing equality and equal dignity for all

 

Exchanged views with high level panellists (see List of participants in Appendix I), namely on the effects of austerity on the protection  of human rights, on combatting discrimination, stereotypes and violence, on the ways to effectively ensure dignity, equality and the full enjoyment for all of all - civil, political, social, economic and cultural - human rights, paying special attention to vulnerable persons among women, children, persons with disabilities, the elderly, LGBTI persons and others that might have difficulties in enforcing their fundamental rights and freedoms;

 

Expressed support for the priorities outlined by the Commissioner of Human Rights, namely

 

i) promotion of equality and anti-discrimination bodies and measures in member states, and

ii) assessment of the social impact of austerity and reinforcement of human rights approach in national policies for a transformative equality;


Took note of the need for political leadership for change, the importance of multidisciplinary approaches and research, the need for increased capabilities of equality bodies, the necessity for training and public awareness, increased participation and representation in the public sphere by vulnerable groups;

 

  1. Round table II: Making justice accessible for all

 

Exchanged views with high level panellists and took note of the conclusions by the panel insisting on the universality and indivisibility of human rights and the need for their better implementation; more trust and confidence of citizens, namely from vulnerable groups, in justice and other available redress mechanisms.

  1. CDDECS Work Programme 2014-2015

 

Had a first exchange of views on the Committee’s Work Programme 2014-2015, agreed to develop further the part on social cohesion taking into account the existing social cohesion action plan and the strategy, and decided that:

  1. The Secretariat will send to members a revised version taking into account comments made during the discussion by 16 June
  2. The members will send to the Secretariat amendments in track changes by 30 June
  3. Based on these amendments, the Secretariat will prepare a Work Programme 2014-2015 and send it to members by 15 July for adoption by ad refendum by 5 September.

 

 

  1. Coordinating the functioning of the subordinate bodies:

 

  1. Presentation of activities of the subordinate bodies by Chairs and the Secretariat

 

-Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC)

 

Took note of the information provided by the Gender Equality Commission’s chair on the commission’s 2014-2017 strategy’s focus areas, which include combating gender stereotypes and sexism, preventing and combatting violence against women, guaranteeing equal access to justice for women, achieving equal participation for women and men in political decision making and achieving gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures;

 

 

Took note of the information provided by the Secretariat on the progress on the implementation of the Council of Europe strategy for the rights of the child (2012-2015), on the remaining challenges such as austerity’s effect on children, hyper-sexualisation and child poverty exclusion and on the actions suggested, namely child friendly services, child participation, empowerment, protection, anti-violence measures, transversality and open consultation and of the information on the process of preparing the next CoE strategy;

 

 

Thanked the representative of the previous committee on the rights of people with disabilities for the information provided in the light of the Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 2006-2015 (Rec(2006)5), and supported the ongoing work on the assessment of the implementation of the current Disability Action Plan and preparation to drafting a next action frame for 2016-2020 for the protection of persons with disabilities;

  1. Membership of the DECS-GEC (Gender Equality Commission) and representatives of member states whose travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe

 

In accordance with the terms of reference of the DECS-GEC, the 47 member States of the Council of Europe are full members of the DECS-GEC. However, only 16 representatives of member States have their travel and subsistence expenses reimbursed by the Council of Europe.

 

Based on the proposal made by the GEC, decided by vote (13 votes to 12), that the next 16 representatives whose travel and subsistence expenses are to be borne by the Council of Europe in 2015[*] are those from Andorra, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Luxembourg, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Norway, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Took note of the proposal by the Austrian delegation to consider the possibility to reimburse the expenses of all 47 members during following mandate.

 

  1. Committee of Experts on the Council of Europe strategy for the rights of the child (DECS-ENF)

Decided that after nomination of one or two candidates by member states, the Bureau will select the 16 representatives whose travel and subsistence expenses are to be borne by the Council of Europe until the end of 2015. The first meeting of the DECS-ENF will be held 12-14 November 2014.

 

  1. Recent developments in member states

 

Thanked the government of Azerbaijan for its invitation to hold a conference in Baku on 10 and 11 September 2014, under the aegis of the Azerbaijani Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, with a view to taking stock of national policies towards social cohesion and actions taken by the Secretariat as whole, in the light of the New Strategy and Action Plan for Social Cohesion as adopted by the Committee of Ministers in 2010;

 

Asked its Chair and Vice-chair to represent the Committee at the occasion of this event;

 

  1. Issues relating to the work of the CDDECS

 

Agreed that comments from member states on the Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 2044 (2014) “Ending child poverty in Europe” and draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2013) of the Committee of Ministers on intercultural integration should be submitted to the Secretariat before 20 June 2014;

 

  1. Preparation of forthcoming meetings

 

Decided that its 2nd meeting will be held on  18-20 November 2014 in Strasbourg;

 

  1. Any other business

 

None

 

  1. Adoption of the abridged meeting report

 

The Committee adopted the abridged report of its 1st meeting on 5 June 2014.


APPENDIX I

 

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

 

MEMBERS / MEMBRES

 

 

ALBANIA/ALBANIE

 

Ms Merita XHAFAJ

General Director of Social Policies

Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth

Rr.e Kavajës, 1001, Tiranë

Albania

Tel.:

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

ANDORRA/ANDORRE

 

M. Joan Carles VILLAVERDE

Chef de service d’attention Sociale Primaire

Ministère de la Santé et du Bien-Être

GOVERN D'ANDORRA

Av. Príncep Benlloch 30, 4rt.

AD500 - Andorra la Vella

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Mme Ruth MALLOL

Chef de service d’Attention Sociale de l’Enfance et de la Famille

Ministère de la Santé et du Bien-Être

GOVERN D'ANDORRA

Av. Príncep Benlloch 30, 4rt.

AD500 - Andorra la Vella

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

ARMENIA/ARMÉNIE

 

Ms Lilit DOKHIKYAN

Deputy Head of International Cooperation and Development Programmes Department

Head of International Cooperation Division

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Government Building 3, Republic Square

0010 Yerevan

Tel/fax: +37410 56 37 91

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

AUSTRIA/AUTRICHE

 

Ms Christine HOLZER

Deputy Head of Department

Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection

Stubenring 1

A-1010 Vienna

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Mr Andreas SCHALLER

Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection

Stubenring 1

A-1010 Vienna

E-mail: [email protected]


AZERBAIJAN/AZERBAÏDJAN

 

Mr Habib MIKAYILLI

1st secretary of the Department for Human Rights

and Democracy 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Tel.: + 994 12 596 90 24

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

BELGIUM/BELGIQUE

 

Mr Manuel PAOLILLO

Attaché au Service Public Fédéral Sécurité Sociale

Direction générale Appui stratégique ; Relations multilatérales

Service Public Fédéral Sécurité Sociale

DG Appui stratégique ; Relations multilatérales

Centre Administratif Botanique ; Finance Tower

Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 50, boîte 1

B-1000 Bruxelles

E-mail : [email protected]

 

Mme Carine JANSEN

Directrice

Direction départementale de la Cohésion Sociale

Secrétariat général du Service public de Wallonie

Place Joséphine-Charlotte, 2

B-5100 Namur

Tel : +32 81 32 16 06

E-mail : [email protected]

http://cohesionsociale.wallonie.be

 

 

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/ BOSNIE ET HERZÉGOVINE

 

Ms Lidija MARKOTA

Head of Division for Social protection and Pensions

Ministry of Civil Affairs

Trg BiH 3

BiH-71 000 Sarajevo

Tel: +387 33 492 509

Fax: +387 33 492 630

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

BULGARIA/BULGARIE

 

Ms Nadezhda HARIZANOVA

State Expert

Integration of People with disabilities Department

Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

2 Triaditza Street

BG-1056 Sofia

Bulgaria

E-mail : [email protected]

 

 

CROATIA/CROATIE

 

 


CYPRUS/CHYPRE

 

Mr Andreas ASHIOTIS

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour

Welfare and Social Insurance

Tel.: +35722401741

Fax. +35722681875

Email.: [email protected]

 

Ms Margarita PETROVITS

Permanent Representation of Cyprus to the Council of Europe

20 avenue de la Paix

F-67000 Strasbourg

Tel. : +33 3 88 24 98 70

E-mail : [email protected]

 

 

CZECH REPUBLIC/RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE

 

Mr Pavel JANEČEK

Head of the International Cooperation Unit

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic

Na Poříčním právu 1

CZ-128 01 Praha 2

Czech Republic

Tel: +420 221 922 389

Fax: +420 221 922 223

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

DENMARK/DANEMARK

 

Ms Inger HORTER

Permanent Representation to the Council of Europe

20, avenue de la Paix

F-67000 Strasbourg

 

ESTONIA/ESTONIE

 

Ms Katri EESPERE

Head of Department

Gender Equality Department

Ministry of Social Affairs

Gonsiori 29

15027 Tallinn

Tel: +372 6269251

Fax: +372 6992209

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

FINLAND/FINLANDE

 

Ms Marja-Liisa PARJANNEApologised/Excusée

Director of Development

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

PO Box 33

00023 Government

 

Mr Ralf EKEBOM

Ministerial Adviser

Ministry of Social affairs and health

PO Box 33

00023 Government

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Ms Anni KAUKORANTA

Senior Officer

International Affairs Unit

Ministry of Social affairs and health

PO Box 33

00023 Government

Tel: +358 2951 63558

E-mail : [email protected]

 

Mr Timo KANTOLA

Deputy Director General

Political Department

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

 

FRANCE

 

Mr Alexis RINCKENBACH

Chef du Bureau des affaires européennes et internationales

Direction générale de la cohésion sociale

Ministère des affaires sociales

14, avenue Duquesne

F-75350 Paris 07 SP 

Tel: +33 1 40 56 85 31

Fax : +33 1 40 56 87 67

Email: [email protected]

 

 

GEORGIA/GÉORGIE

 

 

GERMANY/ALLEMAGNE

 

Dr. Jürgen THOMASApologised/Excusé

Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales

Referat VIb4 "OECD, Europarat,OSZE"

Villemombler Strasse 76

D-53123 Bonn

Tel : +49 (0)228-99-527-6985

E-mail : [email protected]

 

 

GREECE/GRÈCE

 

 

HUNGARY/HONGRIE

 

Ms Ágnes CSICSELY

Expert of Basic Services

Ministry of Human Resources

Ministry of State for Social and Family Affairs

Department for Social and Child Welfare Services

Akadémia utca 3.

H-1054 Budapest

Tel.: + 36 1 795 3140

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 


ICELAND/ISLANDE

 

Mrs Ingibjörg, BRODDADÓTTIR

Deputy Director General

Department of Social Services

Ministry of Welfare

Hafnarhus v/tryggvagötu

101 Reykjavik

Tel: +354 54 58 100

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

IRELAND/IRLANDE

 

 

ITALY/ITALIE

 

 

LATVIA/LETTONIE

 

 

LIECHTENSTEIN

 

Mr Panagiotis POTOLIDIS-BECK

Office for Foreign Affairs

Heiligkreuz 14

FL-9490 Vaduz

Tel: +423 236 60 51

Fax: +423 236 60 59

E-Mail: [email protected]

 

 

LITHUANIA/LITUANIE

 

Ms Rita SKREBIŠKIENE

Director

International Affairs Department

Ministry of Social Security and Labour

A.Vivulskio 11,

LT-03610 Vilnius

Tel.: +370 5 2664 295

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

LUXEMBOURG

 

M. Claude EWEN

Direction du Service des Relations Internationales

Ministère de la Sécurité Sociale

Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale

Boîte Postale 1308

L-2936 Luxembourg

Street address: 26, rue Zithe

Tél.: +352 247 86 338

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 


MALTA/MALTE

 

Mr Silvan AGIUS

Policy Coordinator (Human Rights)

Ministry for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties (MSDC)

Barriera Wharf

VLT 1971 Valletta

Tel.: +356 2090 8336

E-mail: [email protected]

www.socialdialogue.gov.mt

 

 

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA/REPUBLIQUE DE MOLDOVA

 

Ms Paulina TUDOS

Deputy Head

International Relations and Europe Integration Directorate

Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family

Tel.:+373 22 26 93 11

+373 68 41 68 41

E-mail:[email protected]

[email protected]

 

 

MONACO

 

 

MONTENEGRO

 

Ms. Marija BACKOVIC

Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare

Senior advisor II for european integration and programming

Department for european integration

Rimski trg 46

20000 Podgorica

Tel/fax: + 382 (20) 482 172

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

NETHERLANDS/PAYS-BAS

 

Ms Carlien SCHEELE

Director Equality

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

IPC: 5500 DE Kamer:

FLEX Postbus 16375

NL-2500 BJ Den Haag

Tel.: 31 6-52367792

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

NORWAY/NORVEGE

 

Mr Petter SØRLIEN

Senior Adviser

Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion

Postboks 8036 Dep

N-0030 Oslo

Tel.: +47 22 24 25 60

Email: [email protected]

 


Ms Heidi LOHRMANN

Assistant Director General

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Postboks 8019 Dep.

N-0030 Oslo

Tel.: +47 22 24 87 69

Email: [email protected]

 

 

POLAND/POLOGNE 

 

Mr Jerzy CIECHANSKI

Counsellor to the Minister

Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

Ul. Nowogrodzka 1/3/5

PL-00-513 Warsaw

Tel: +48 22 380 5154

Email: [email protected]

 

 

PORTUGAL

 

Ms Fátima DUARTE

Présidente de la Commission pour la Citoyenneté et l’Egalité du Genre

Av. da República, 32, 1

P-1050-193 Lisboa

Tel.: +351 217 983 071

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

ROMANIA/ROUMANIE

 

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION/FEDERATION DE RUSSIE

 

Ms Maria ORESHINA

Second Secretary

MFA Russian Federation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Moscow

Tel.: +7 (499) 244 38 43

E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

 

 

SAN MARINO/SAINT-MARIN

 

 

SERBIA/SERBIE

 

Mrs Ivana BANKOVIC

Department for international cooperation

European integration and projects at the Ministry of labour, employment and social issues

Tel.: + 381-11-361 62 61

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

SLOVAKIA/SLOVAQUIE

 

Ms Lubica ERDELSKA

Deputy Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the Council of Europe

Permanent Representation of Slovakia to the Council of Europe

1, rue Ehrmann

F-67000 Strasbourg

 

SLOVENIA/SLOVENIE

 

Ms Lea JAVORNIK NOVAK

M.Sc. Secretary

Ministry for Labour, Family, Social Affairs and equal opportunities

Family Directorate

Kotnikova 28

1000 Ljubljana

Tel: 01 369 75 04

Fax: 01 369 79 18

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

SPAIN/ESPAGNE

 

Mr Ignacio SOLA BARLEYCORN

Subdirector General para la Igualdad de Trato y la no Discriminación

Dirección General para la Igualdad de Oportunidades

Secretaría de Estadod e Servicios Sociales e Igualdad

Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad

c/ Alcalá 37. 28014 Madrid

Tel: 91.524 35 85/6

Fax: 91. 524.35 95

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

SWEDEN/SUEDE

 

Ms Karin BERLIN

Head of section

Division for EU and International Affairs

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Government offices of Sweden

Tel.: +46 (0)8 405 15 61

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

SWITZERLAND/SUISSE

 

Ms Claudina MASCETTA

Chef de secteur

Département fédéral de l'intérieur DFI

Office fédéral des assurances sociales OFAS

Affaires internationales

Secteur Organisations internationales

Effingerstrasse 20

CH-3003 Berne

Tél. +41 58 462 91 98

Fax +41 58 462 37 35

E-mail : [email protected]

 

 

«THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA» / «L’EX-REPUBLIQUE YOUGOSLAVE DE MACEDOINE»

 

Ms Elena GROZDANOVA

State Counselor for equal opportunity

Ministry of Labor and Social Policy

Tel.: +389 75 311726

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 


TURKEY/TURQUIE

 

Mr Abdulbaki ÇAKMAK

Member to the Foreign Relations and Protocol Unit

European Union and Foreign Relations Department of the Family and Social Policies Ministry

Tel: +90312 705 50 98

Fax: +90312 705 50 95

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Mme Nur Deniz ZEYBEK

Expert adjoint

Ministère du Travail et de la Sécurité sociale

Direction générale des relations extérieures et des services aux travailleurs expatriés

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

UKRAINE/UKRAINE

 

Mr Andrii BESHTA

Acting Director-General for International Organizations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM/ROYAUME-UNI

 

Mr Charles RAMSDEN

Head of EU and International Policy

Government Equalities Office

100 Parliament Street

SW1A 2BQ London

Tel: +44 20 7211 6321

Email: [email protected]


PARTICIPANTS

 

 

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights / Commissaire aux Droits de l’Homme du Conseil de l’Europe

 

Mr Nils MUIZNIEKS

Commissioner for Human Rights

Council of Europe

Palais de l’Europe

Strasbourg, France

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Ms Isil GACHET

Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights

Director of the Office

Council of Europe

Palais de l’Europe

Strasbourg, France

Tel : + 33 3 88 41 23 48

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

European Court of Human Rights / Cour Européenne des Droits de l’Homme

 

Ms Angelika NUSSBERGER

Judge of the European Court of Human Rights

Registry of the European Court of Human Rights

Strasbourg, France

Tel : +33 3 88 41 41 11

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Mme Françoise TULKENS

Ex-Vice-Présidente de la Cour Européenne des Droits de l'Homme

Avenue de Tervuren 333

B-1150 Bruxelles

Belgique

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe / Assemblée Parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe

 

Mr Robert BIEDROŃ

General Rapporteur on the Rights of LGBT People

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Chancellerie du Sejm ul. Wiejska 4/6/8,

PL–00-902 WARSZAWA

Poland

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Ms Sonia SIRTORI

Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly

Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination

Head of Secretariat

Tel: +33 3 88 41 23 70

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Mr Giorgio LODDO

Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly

Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination

Tel: +33 3 90 21 59 08

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe / Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux du Conseil de l’Europe

 

Mr Andreas KIEFER

Secretary General of the Congress

Tel : 33 3 88 41 32 61

 

Mr Dmitri MARCHENKOV

Secretary of the Current Affairs Committee

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

Tel. +33 3 88 41 38 44

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe / Conférence des OING du Conseil de l’Europe

 

Ms Antonina DASHKINA

International Federation of Social Workers

Vice-President of the Conference of INGOs

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Council of Europe Development Bank / Banque de développement du Conseil de l’Europe

 

Mr Ruiz-LIGERO

Vice-Gouverneur

55, avenue Kléber

F-75116 Paris

France

Tel : +33 1 47 55 55 00

 

M. Fréderic DE DINECHIN

Chef de Cabinet du Gouverneur

55, avenue Kléber

F-75116 Paris

France

Tel : +33 1 47 55 55 00

 

Ms Giusi PAJARDI

Directorate General of Democracy

Partial Agreement of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)

Head of Secretariat

Avenue de l’Europe

F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex

Tel: +33 3 88 41 29 32

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Committees or other bodies of the Council of Europe engaged in related work / Comités ou autres organes du Conseil de l’Europe engagés dans des travaux similaires

 

European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) / Commission européenne contre le racisme et l'intolérance (ECRI)

 

Mr Stephanos STAVROS

Directorate General of Democracy

Executive Secretary to the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance

Council of Europe

F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex

Tel: +33 3 88 41 30 62

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 


Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) / Comité Directeur pour les Droits de l’Homme (CDDH)

 

Ms Nataliia SHAKURO

Head of Human Rights and the Council of Europe unit

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Kyiv - Ukraine

E-mail:[email protected]

[email protected]

 

 

European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) / Groupe d'experts sur la lutte contre la traite des êtres humains (GRETA)

 

M. Nicolas LE COZ

Président du Groupe d'experts sur la lutte contre la traite des êtres humains (GRETA)

Ministère de l'Intérieur

Direction générale de la gendarmerie nationale

Sous-Direction de la Police Judiciaire

Bureau de la police judiciaire

Section "Criminalité organisée et délinquance spécialisée"

CS 60003

4, rue Claude Bernard

F-92136 Issy-Les-Moulineaux cedex

France

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Ms Petya NESTOROVA

Directorate General of Democracy

Trafficking in Human Beings and Violence against Women

Head of Division and Executive Secretary of the European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)

Council of Europe

F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex

Tel: +33 3 88 41 32 59

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC) / Commission pour l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes (DECS-GEC)

 

Ms Carlien SCHEELE

Director Equality

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

IPC: 5500 DE Kamer:

FLEX Postbus 16375

NL-2500 BJ Den Haag

Tel.: 31 6-52367792

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Mme Liri KOPACI-DI MICHELE

Directorate General of Democracy

Head of Division

Secretary to GEC

Tel: +33 3 88 41 22 58 ; E-mail: [email protected]

 

 


Committee of Experts on the Council of Europe strategy for the rights of the child (DECS-ENF) / Comité d’experts sur la stratégie du Conseil de l’Europe sur les droits de l’enfant (DECS-ENF)

 

Ms Regina JENSDOTTIR

Directorate General of Democracy

Children's Rights

Head of Division and Programme co-ordinator

Council of Europe

F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex

Tel: +33 3 88 41 22 25

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Mr Mikaël POUTIERS

Secrétariat du Comité de Lanzarote / Secretariat of the Lanzarote Committee

Division des Droits des Enfants / Children's Rights Division

Conseil de l'Europe / Council of Europe

F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex

Tel: + 33/3.90.21.50.45

e-mail: [email protected]

www.coe.int/children

www.coe.int/lanzarote

 

 

Committee of Experts on the Rights of People with Disabilities (DECS-RPD) / Comité d’experts sur les droits des personnes handicapées (DECS-RPD)

 

Ms Nadezhda HARIZANOVA

State Expert

Integration of People with disabilities Department

Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

2 Triaditza Street

BG-1056 Sofia

Bulgaria

E-mail : [email protected]

 

Ms Irena KOWALCZYK-KEDZIORA

Secretary to the Committee of Experts on the Rights of People with Disabilities

Directorate General of Democracy

Head of Social Cohesion Unit

Council of Europe

F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex

France

Tel: +33 3 88 41 32 40 ; E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

EUROPEAN UNION / UNION EUROPEENE

 

Mme Luisella PAVAN-WOOLFE

Ambassadeur

Chef de la Délégation de l’Union Européenne auprès du Conseil de l’Europe

18 bld de l’Orangerie

F-67000 Strasbourg

Tel : + 33 3 90 40 60 81

E-mail : [email protected]

 

M. Giovanni Carlo BRUNO

Adjoint au Chef de la Délégation

Tel: +33 3 90 40 60 85

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 


European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) / Agence européenne des droits fondamentaux (FRA)

 

Mr Morten KJAERUM

Director

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Schwarzenbergplatz 11

A-1040 Vienna

Austria

 

Mr Mario OETHEIMER

Member of the Agency’s Opinions Committee

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Schwarzenbergplatz 11

A-1040 Vienna

Austria

Tel: +43 1 58030-0

Email: [email protected]

 

European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) / Institut européen pour l’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes (EIGE)

 

 

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND) / Fondation européenne pour l’amélioration des conditions de vie et de travail (EUROFOUND)

 

 

OBSERVER STATES TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE / ETATS OBSERVATEURS AUPRES DU CONSEIL DE L’EUROPE

 

Canada

 

 

Holy See / Saint Siège

 

Dr Catherine VIERLING

14 rue Nelaton

F-75015 Paris

France

Tel: +33 1 45 78 64 45

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Japan/Japon

 

Mexico/Mexique

 

Mr Alejandro MARTINEZ PERALTA

Permanent mission of Mexico to the Council of Europe

Deputy Permanent Observer

8 Boulevard du Président Edwards

67000 Strasbourg

France

Tel. : +33 3 88 24 07 72

+33 3 88 24 26 81

E-mail : [email protected]

www.sre.gob.mx/estrasburgo/

 

 

United States of America/Etats Unis d’Amérique

 

 

States Party to the European Cultural Convention that are not member States of the Council of Europe / Etats Parties à la Convention culturelle européenne qui ne sont pas membres du Conseil de l’Europe

 

 

Countries concerned with the Council of Europe policy towards neighbourhood regions / Pays concernés par la politique du Conseil de l’Europe à l’égard des régions voisines

 

MARROCCO / MAROC

 

Mr Khalid EL HAMMOUMI

Chef de Division de la Coopération Internationale

Ministère de la Solidarité, de la femme, de la Famille et du Développement Social

Rue Ibn Sina

10 000 Agdal Rabat

Tel. : +212 661 771 968

E-mail : [email protected]

www.social.gov.ma

 

 

TUNISIA/TUNISIE

 

Mr Ridha ZGUIDANE

Consul de Tunisie à Strasbourg

6 Rue Schiller

F-67000 Strasbourg

France

 

Ms Kaouthar CHELBI

Consul Adjoint de Tunisie à Strasbourg

Ministère des Affaires Etrangères

Consulat de Tunisie à Strasbourg

6 rue Schiller

F-67000 Strasbourg

France

Tel. : +33 3 88 36 52 75

E-mail.: [email protected]

 

 

United Nations including its specialised agencies, programmes, funds and other entities / Nations Unies, y compris leurs institutions spécialisées, programmes, fonds et autres entités

 

 

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) / l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE)

 

 

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) / Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe (OSCE)

 

 

Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues (NVC) under the aegis of the Nordic Council of Ministers / Centre nordique pour la protection sociale et les questions sociales opérant sous l’égide du Conseil des ministres nordique

 

Apologised / Excusé

 

 


European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and Conference of European Business (EUROBUSINESS) (“social partners”) / Confédération européenne des syndicats (CES) et la Confédération des entreprises européennes (EUROBUSINESS) (« partenaires sociaux »)

 

 

Ms Veronica NILSSONApologised/Excusée

ETUC confederal secretary responsible for Council of Europe matters in general

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Mr Stefan CLAUWAERTApologised/Excusé

E-mail: [email protected]

 

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OBSERVERS / OBSERVATEURS

 

 

Amnesty International

 

 

Children’s Rights International Network (CRIN)

 

 

Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union (COFACE) / Confédération des organisations familiales de l’Union européenne (COFACE)

 

 

End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT international)

 

 

European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) / Association européenne des prestataires de services pour les personnes handicapées (EASPD)

 

 

European Disability Forum (EDF) / Forum européen des personnes handicapées (FEPH)

 

 

European Network of Ombudspeople for Children (ENOC) / Réseau européen des médiateurs pour les enfants (ENOC)

 

 

European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF) / Forum européen des Roms  et des Gens du voyage (FERV)

 

Mr Robert RUSTEM

Council of Europe

Directorate General of Democracy

Secretariat of the European Roma and Travellers Forum

Executive Chief

AGORA Building

F-67075 Strasbourg

France

Tel: 33 +3 90 21 43 31

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

European Women’s Lobby and Women against Violence in Europe (WAVE) / Lobby européen des femmes et Women against Violence in Europe (WAVE)

 

 

European Youth Forum (YFJ) / Forum européen de la jeunesse (YFJ)

 

 

Human Rights Watch

 

 

International Observatory of Juvenile Justice (OIJJ) / Observatoire international de justice juvénile (OIJJ)

 

 

International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates / Association internationale des magistrats de la jeunesse et de la famille

 

 

Missing Children Europe

 

 

Save the Children

 

 

European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET)

 

Ms Ilaria VOLPE

Policy Officer - Gender Equality

138 Rue Royale/Koningsstraat

B-1000 Brussels

Belgium

Tel.: +32 (0) 2 212 3186

Fax: +32 (0) 2 212 3030

E - mail: [email protected]

Website: www.equineteurope.org

 

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EXPERT

 

Ms Feride ACAR

Professor

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Middle East Technical University

Ankara, 06531

Turkey

E-mail: [email protected]

 

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KEY NOTE PANELLISTS / INTERVENANTS

 

Mr Nils MUIZNIEKS

Commissioner for Human Rights

 

Mr Robert BIEDROŃ

General Rapporteur on the Rights of LGBT People

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

 

Ms Angelika NUSSBERGER

Judge of the European Court of Human Rights

 

Ms Françoise TULKENS

Ex-Vice-Présidente de la Cour Européenne des Droits de l'Homme

 

Mr Morten KJAERUM

Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

 

Ms Feride ACAR

Professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration

 

Ms Carlien SCHEELE

Director Equality

 

Mr Nicolas LE COZ

Président du Groupe d'experts sur la lutte contre la traite des êtres humains (GRETA)

 

 

 

***

 

COUNCIL OF EUROPE / CONSEIL DE L’EUROPE

F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex

Tél.: +33 3 88 41 20 00 ; Fax: + 33 3 88 41 27 81/82/83 ; E-mail: http://www.coe.int

 

 

Ms Snežana SAMARDŽIĆ-MARKOVIĆ

Director General of Democracy / Directrice Générale de la Démocratie.

Tel: +33 3 90 21 60 77 ; E-mail: [email protected]

 

Ms Marja RUOTANEN

Directorate General of Democracy

Director/Directrice

Directorate of Human Dignity and Equality/Direction de la Dignité humaine et de l‘égalité

Tel: +33 3 88 41 30 45 ; E-mail: [email protected]

 

Ms Maria OCHOA-LLIDO

Directorate General of Democracy

Head of the Antidiscrimination and Social Cohesion Department/Chef du Service de l’Anti-discrimination et de la Cohésion sociale

Tel.: +33 3 88 41 21 79 ; E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Secretariat to the European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality / Secrétariat du Comité Européen pour la Cohésion Sociale, la dignité humaine et l’égalité

 

Mme Michèle AKIP

Secretary to the European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality / Secrétaire du Comité Européen pour la Cohésion sociale, la dignité humaine et l’égalité (CDDECS)

Tel : +33 3 88 41 23 46 ; E-mail : [email protected]

 

Ms Leena LEIKAS

Programme officer to the CDDECS

 

Mrs Déborah LEFEBVRE

Assistant

Tel: +33 3 90 21 44 25; E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

INTERPRETERS/INTERPRÈTES

 

Mme Amanda BEDDOWS

Mme Rémy JAIN

M. Nicolas GUITTONNEAU

 

 


APPENDIX II

 

AGENDA

 

 

Opening of the meeting: Tuesday 3 June 2014 (9.30 am)

Close of the meeting: Thursday 5 June 2014 (12.30 am),

followed by a Bureau meeting

 

Council of Europe, Agora, Room G01, Strasbourg

 

The European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality is responsible for overseeing the Council of Europe’s intergovernmental work in the areas mentioned in its title. It will contribute to the protection of human dignity, equality and equal opportunities for all, and the prevention and combating violence and discrimination on any ground, in order to create societies that do not generate exclusion.

 

  1. Opening of the meeting

 

The meeting will be opened at 9.30 am by Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

 

  1. Election of the Chair and Bureau

[Working document CDDECS(2014)2]

 

The election of the Chair and the Bureau will take place on 3 June in the afternoon.

 

  1. Round Table I: Guaranteeing equality and equal dignity for all

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The exchanges under this Round Table will focus on promoting measures to guarantee equality and equal dignity for all and to change the mind-set in society in order to ensure full respect for equality in law and in practice. Gender equality, rights of peoples with disabilities, minorities, as well as LGBT persons will in particular be discussed.

 

The purpose of the debate will be to identify, within the scope of the Committee’s terms of reference, key topics of relevance to member States that will form the core of its work in 2014-2015.

 

The discussion on this topic will be introduced by the following keynote panellists:

 

 

 

  1. Round Table II: Making justice accessible for all

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The exchanges under this Round Table will serve to identify the obstacles, exchange experience and good practice in addressing this challenge, foster a stronger resolve through sharing experience and good practice.

 

The discussion on this topic will be introduced by the following keynote panellists:

 

 

  1. CDDECS Work Programme 2014-2015

[Working document CDDECS(2014)4 – to be issued]

 

The Committee members are invited to agree on the priorities of the Work programme 2014-2015

 

  1. Coordinating the functioning of the subordinate bodies

 

The Committee of Ministers has tasked the CDDECS with supporting the implementation of the transversal programmes and promoting the respective Strategies of three subordinate Committees.

 

a.Presentation of activities of the subordinate bodies by Chairs and the Secretariat

 

[Working documents:

 

 

[Working documents:

 

[Working documents:

 

  1. Composition of the Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC)

[Working document GEC(2014)6rev]

 

  1. Composition of the Committee of Experts on the Council of Europe strategy for the rights of the child (DECS-ENF)

[Working document CDDECS-ENF(2014)1 – Part 3]

 

  1. Recent developments in member States

[Working document CDDECS(2014)5]

 

  1. Issues relating to the work of the CDDECS

[Working documents:

 

 

  1. Preparation of forthcoming meetings

 

  1. Adoption of Abridged meeting report

 

  1. Any other business

 

 


APPENDIX

 

 

 

DRAFT ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 3 June 2014

 

Morning – 9:30

 

 

Afternoon – 14:30

 

 

 

 

Wednesday 4 June 2014

 

Morning – 9:30

 

 

 

Afternoon – 14:30

 

 

 

 

Thursday 5 June 2014

 

Morning – 9:30

 

 

Afternoon – 14:00

 

Bureau meeting

 

[*] The term of office of members of the DECS-GEC is linked to the validity of the current terms of reference of the CDDECS (2014-2015). The designation by CDDECS of the next 16 representatives of the DECS-GEC whose travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the Council of Europe, will remain valid until the end of 2015.