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CDDECS(2014) RAP 2
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL COHESION,
HUMAN DIGNITY AND EQUALITY
(CDDECS)
MEETING REPORT
1ST MEETING
3 - 5 June 2014
Agora, Room G01,
Council of Europe, Strasbourg
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CDDECS
The European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality (CDDECS) 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.
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Introduction
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 Agenda, as adopted, appears in Appendix I and the list of participants in Appendix II.
Opening address
The meeting was opened, in the absence of Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General (SG) of the Council of Europe, on his behalf by Ms Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Director General of Democracy. The opening address noted that
Further remarks on the importance of the CDDECS, the need to address the transversal nature of the CDDECS’ themes in a way combining legal and social perspectives, and the need to translate expertise within the CoE and the CDDECS into political reality in the member states were made by Ms Marja Ruotanen, Director of Human Dignity and Equality Directorate, and Ms Michele Akip, Secretary to the European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality.
Adoption of the Agenda
The overarching mandate of the CDDECS and the human rights based legal approach was widely appreciated. However, some delegations expressed reservations on the agenda, as it failed to address the issue of social cohesion and concerns were raised on the possible overlapping work with CDDH.
After discussing various procedural options for the voting, the CDDECS proceeded with a vote on the chair, the vice-chair and the 7 members of the bureau, of which one member was elected for one year only, to allow rotation in the bureau.
Ms Tulkens, in her introductory words stressed the fundamental importance of ensuring equality and dignity for all and the need for eliminating all kinds of discrimination on any grounds. She introduced the term transformative equality which is used in academia and in some countries in increasing frequency. In effect it means removing systematic inequalities in the society and eradicating poverty and disadvantage by taking into consideration vulnerabilities and stereotypes and enabling all people to have the skills and abilities they need to participate in society and decision making as well as in productive activities.
Mr Muiznieks concentrated on three main issues that emerge frequently during his country visits, namely “equality and non-discrimination”, “austerity and its negative effects on society” and “deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities”. On anti-discrimination he noted that the most important factors in allowing discrimination to continue in a society is the social acceptance of it and the stereotypes and prejudices together with a very low risk of punishment. The legal standards on various levels in the international level are good, but on national level anti-discrimination legislation is often lacking and the equality bodies are not able to function independently with sufficient resources. The general knowledge of remedies is low and the authorities, including law enforcement officials, often fail to take discrimination cases seriously. This all requires enhanced legislative measures, training and raising awareness.
With regard to austerity, Mr Muiznieks noted that the measures taken have disproportionate effects on the most vulnerable groups of society, young and old, members of minorities, persons with disabilities, unemployed, sick, uneducated, migrants etc. He stressed the importance of NHRIs in ensuring that nobody is left behind in the society and pointed out that inequality in general is bad for economic growth. On deinstitutionalisation Mr Muiznieks wanted to draw attention to the fact that austerity has slowed down many deinstitutionalisation projects, even those funded by the EU, which is enough for the increased need to pay special attention to the implementation of the rights of persons with disabilities.
Ms Acar concentrated to the urgent need to put an end to violence against women and girls and family violence and end the widespread impunity. Seven out of 10 women experience violence at some point of their live. She offered a look into the history behind the creation of the Istanbul Convention, which will enter into force on 1 August 2014. The convention will bring a rights based approach with social dimension to table and provide binding legal guidelines on how to address the issue of domestic violence. She stressed the importance of the 4 “P”s= prevention, protection, prosecution and integrated policies that are part of the convention together with effective monitoring mechanism.
Ms Scheele drew attention to issues relating to gender equality and non-discrimination, especially of the LGTBI persons. An important factor to pay attention to in the equality discussion is the financial independence, including during pension, of women, which is directly influenced by women working part time or not at all outside their homes. Also different stereotypes and for example religious communities have a direct effect on how women and LGTBI persons are regarded in the society. The law enforcement and judicial authorities have to be trained to take complaints about discrimination and related violence seriously and in all the awareness on equality and understanding discrimination related issues need to be brought to a higher level in all of the society.
Mr Biedron noted that when public discussion about LGTBI persons has become more open and accepted with an increasing amount of persons “coming out” and more countries accepting same sex marriage etc, at the same time the hate speech, discrimination and violence against LGTBI persons has also increased. Countries have enacted legislation banning homosexual propaganda or forcing NGOs to register as foreign agents, public institutions are included in stigmatisation of minorities, intolerance is increasing within all age groups in general and objective education on minority related issues is not available as widely as necessary. Horizontal approach is needed, comparable data needs to be collected and societies need to become more tolerant ones where discrimination is not accepted and where people do not need to live in fear.
The CDDECS exchanged views with high level panellists 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;
The committee 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 and increased participation and representation in the public sphere by vulnerable groups;
Obstacles to access to justice persist, notably for victims of violence and discrimination. These obstacles discourage the victims from seeking redress and from pursuing justice.
Mr Stavros listed various forms of obstacles to access to justice, namely lack of relevant information, cost of the proceedings, fear of various consequences and the lacking capacity to act, be it due to disability, young or old age, or other reason. Despite the good level of normative basis to counter discrimination, violence against women, trafficking in human beings etc. and the large amount of recommendations, decisions and judgments on these issues many problems persist: Discrimination is not recognised, sometimes the victim status is not recognised even by the victim, legal aid and other support mechanisms do not guarantee sufficient assistance or coverage and secondary victimisation is not prevented effectively.
Ms Nussberger divided the obstacles to access to justice in three categories: legal, factual and moral/emotional. Legal obstacles exist when the formalities, such as the need to use a lawyer or overly complicated forms and the strict admissibility rules diminish the possibilities and willingness of victims to seek justice. Factual obstacles exist when persons do not know about their rights and have no knowledge or access to the persons who could help. Moral obstacles include lack of hope in a change of one’s situation due to the long proceeding times or non-implementation of previous decisions by the authorities. To remedy these obstacles, cooperation is needed by the authorities, victims and their relatives, the NGOs and the lawyers who represent cases. Also the persons seeking access to justice must be provided with a realistic view on their possibilities to succeed, and if there is a valid case, all the necessary assistance and support needs to be given. As the ECHR has pointed out in its decisions many times over “the rights must not be illusory but real and effective”.
Ms Tulkens addressed discrimination and the situation of especially vulnerable groups/persons as well as the under-use of the available resources in access to justice. She noted the low level of female applicants, only 15 %, among those seeking justice before the ECHR. Women often face more challenges in access to their rights and justice than men. This is not only because women often have claims with regard to social rights, but also for psychological and economic reasons together with stereotypes prevalent amongst the judicial actors. The austerity diminishes social rights, the poor become poorer and end up more vulnerable as a result of poverty. The poor need more assistance to have access to all human rights. No new special rights are needed. Important factors are the legal aid and cost of justice, i.e. the cost of implementation of the rights for the victim. A holistic approach with gender perspective is needed in access to justice with equal treatment to both civil and political rights as well as social, cultural and economic rights.
Mr Kjaerum highlighted the cooperation between Council of Europe and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). One of the FRA’s most important tasks is evidence based information and advice on challenges in the fulfilment of the fundamental and human rights in all member states. Recently surveys have been published on antisemitism, violence against women and discrimination of the LGTBI persons. The surveys prepared and conducted by FRA aim at making decision makers aware of problems in the implementation of the rights and create positive change for individuals. The surveys are based on large amount of personal interviews in all EU member states. One common challenge in access to justice is the lack of knowledge where to go, who can help and on what issues. For example national equality and anti-discrimination bodies are not known to most people. Such bodies should be made more accessible and visible, their independence, powers and funding need to be increased, the distance between the institution and the victims needs to be shortened and the limits to their activities, such as inability to bring forward cases on behalf of victims or cases involving important issues without a specific victim, needs to be removed. In general states should do more to provide easier access to justice for victims, to train national law enforcement and judicial authorities on access related issues and in general benefit from increased cooperation between various national and international actors.
Mr Coz gave a presentation on GRETA (Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings) and its monitoring activities, the anti-trafficking convention and the obligations it creates both on the identification, support and protection of the victim as well as on the prosecution of the persons responsible for the trafficking and prevention of the trafficking in the future. Anti-discrimination and other measures are necessary to ensure that all and especially the most vulnerable victims are recognised, gain access to justice, receive the assistance and support they need and are not exposed to the danger of continued victimisation due to the proceedings. States must work against stereotypes to allow everyone to enjoy their full human rights. In addition, political strength and will is needed to enhance the ability of GRETA and the member states to get better results in fight against trafficking.
The CDDECS exchanged views with the 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 police, in justice and other available redress mechanisms. The cap between the laws and people’s experiences is still there, the change is needed in the mind set and authorities’ willingness and ability to interfere when they recognise problems in the realisation of persons’ rights. Independent bodies tasked at helping victims and monitoring implementation of rights must be enabled to work effectively.
The CDDECS had first exchange of views on the draft Work Programme 2014-2015, which was prepared by the Secretariat based on the panel discussions and the exchange of views that followed.
The committee expressed support for the priorities outlined by the Commissioner of Human Rights for the work of the committee in his presentation earlier, namely
It was generally agreed that the draft needed further developing, especially as work on social cohesion was not directly reflected in the draft (nor in the panel discussions). Furthermore, it will be necessary to limit to few priority actions and to avoid duplication with the work of the CDDECS’ subordinate bodies. Several members stressed the three mechanisms that the Commissioner of Human Rights had noted as essential for social cohesion, and that did appear on the agenda, namely
Some members considered the proposed line of work to be too legalistic, involving conventions and their monitoring mechanisms. There was a concern that the work would overlap with that of the CDDH. The Secretariat drew attention to the Terms of Reference set up for the CDDECS by the CM which does set up a goal to enhance the implementation of the conventions and follow up on the recommendations made by the monitoring mechanisms.
The CDDECS decided that
Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC)
The CDDECS took note of the information provided by the Gender Equality Commission’s chair on the GEC and its 2014-2017 strategy’s focus areas. To benefit the work of the GEC, in addition to its 47 members, there are national gender focal points, sometimes the same person, and also rapporteurs in all steering committees of the CoE. The focus areas of the GEC 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.
The next meeting of the DECS-GEC will be held 19-21 November 2014 in Strasbourg. |
Committee of Experts on the Council of Europe strategy for the rights of the child (DECS-ENF)
The CDDECS took note of the information provided by the Secretariat on the progress of 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;
The first meeting of the DECS-ENF will be held 12-14 November 2014 in Strasbourg. |
Committee of Experts on the Rights of People with Disabilities (DECS-RPD)
The CDDECS took note of the information provided by the chair of the previous RPD on the progress of the implementation of the Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 2006-2015. The key areas in the action plan are independent living, education, employment, mobility and awareness raising. In addition, the Action Plan includes cross cutting aspects, such as women/children/migrants with disabilities. The new RPD will concentrate on evaluating the implementation of the current Action Plan and prepare a draft for a next CoE action frame for 2016-2020 for the protection of persons with disabilities taking into account the activities in this field within other organisations;
The first meeting of the DECS-RPD will be held 1-3 October 2014 in Strasbourg. |
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.
The CDDECS took note of the proposal by the Austrian delegation to consider the possibility to reimburse the expenses of all 47 members during the following mandate period.
In accordance with the terms of reference of the DECS-ENF, the 47 member States of the Council of Europe are full members of the DECS-ENF. However, only 16 representatives of member states have their travel and subsistence expenses reimbursed by the Council of Europe.
The CDDECS decided that
The members of the CDDECS gave information on the latest legislative changes in their respective countries and on the recent seminars and conferences held in the area of competences of the CDDECS. The committee 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. The Chair and/or Vice-chair of the CDDECS will represent it in this event and the result of this conference will be discussed in the next meeting of the CDDECS in November 2014.
The CDDECS discussed the two draft replies, prepared by the Secretariat on CDDECS’ behalf to the Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 2044 (2014) “Ending child poverty in Europe” and Committee of Minister’s draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2013) on intercultural integration.
The CDDECS decided that
The 2nd meeting of the CDDECS will be held on 18-20 November 2014 in Strasbourg. |
None.
The CDDECS adopted the abridged report of its 1st meeting on 5 June 2014.
APPENDIX I
CDDECS(2014)OJA Rev5
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL COHESION,
HUMAN DIGNITY AND EQUALITY
(CDDECS)
REVISED DRAFT ANNOTATED 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.
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Tuesday 3 June 2014
8:30 – 9:30Get to know one another (Coffee and croissants)
in front of room G 01 – level 0
13:00Lunch offered by the Directorate of Human Dignity and Equality
behind room G04 – level 2
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Tuesday 3 June 2014
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The meeting will be opened at 9.30 am by Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
[Working document CDDECS(2014)2]
The election of the Chair and the Bureau will take place on 3 June in the afternoon.
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:
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Wednesday 4 June 2014
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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:
[Working document CDDECS(2014)4 – to be issued]
The Committee members are invited to agree on the priorities of the Work programme 2014-2015
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:
[Working document GEC(2014)6rev]
[Working document CDDECS-ENF(2014)1 – Part 3]
[Working document CDDECS(2014)5]
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Thursday 5 June 2014 - Morning
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[Working documents:
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Thursday 5 June 2014 - Afternoon
14:00 – 16:00
Bureau meeting
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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
APPENDIX II
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]
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]
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]
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
Ms 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]
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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
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]
Ms Angelika NUSSBERGER
Registry of the European Court of Human Rights
Judges of the European Court of Human Rights
Strasbourg, France
Tel : +33 3 88 41 41 11
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]
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-6775 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]
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]
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]
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 NILSSON
ETUC confederal secretary responsible for Council of Europe matters in general
E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Stefan CLAUWAERT
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)
Ms Clémentine TROLONG-BAILLY
Outreach Officer
1 quai Jacoutot
Council of Europe
AGORA Building
F-67075 Strasbourg
France
Tel: +33 3 88 41 21 22
Fax: +33 3 88 41 39 87
E-mail: [email protected]
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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KEY NOTE PANELLISTS / INTERVENANTS
Mr Robert BIEDROŃ
General Rapporteur on the Rights of LGBT People
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Ms Françoise TULKENS
Ex-Vice-Présidente de la Cour Européenne des Droits de l'Homme
Professor Feride ACAR
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Middle East Technical University
Ankara, 06531
Turkey
E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Nicolas LE COZ
Président du Groupe d'experts sur la lutte contre la traite des êtres humains (GRETA)
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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
M. Rémy JAIN
M. Nicolas GUITTONNEAU
[*] 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.
[†] See also the Order of business in Appendix