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Seminar
Preventing, Combating and Responding to Sexual and Gender Based Violence and Trafficking in Human Beings in the Context of Asylum and Migration
organized by
the National Courts Administration and the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania
in cooperation with UNHCR and the Council of Europe
30 October 2018
Conference room of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania
Rinktinės str. 5A
Vilnius, Lithuania
Moderators: Prof. dr. Aurelijus Gutauskas, Head of Criminal Law Division, Supreme Court of Lithuania and Renata Kuleš, UNHCR Liaison/External Relations Officer in Lithuania
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08:45 – 09:30 |
Welcome coffee and registration of participants |
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09:30 – 09:50 |
Opening remarks: purpose and goals of the seminar - Prof. dr. Aurelijus Gutauskas, Head of Criminal Law Division, Supreme Court of Lithuania - Evaldas Pašilis, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Lithuania -Petya Nestorova, Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings -Wilfried Buchhorn, Deputy Regional Representative, UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe |
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09:50 – 10:50 |
Sexual and gender based violence in the asylum context: gender based claims under International Refugee Law and the EU asylum acquis
Dr. Lyra Jakulevičienė, Professor at Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania |
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10:50 – 11:15 |
Sexual and gender based violence in the asylum context: procedural guarantees for asylum-seekers with gender based claims Bettina Normann Petersen, Senior Legal Associate, SGBV focal point, UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe |
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11:15 – 11:40 |
Sexual and gender based violence in the asylum context: prevention of and response to sexual and gender based violence in reception and alternatives to detention arrangements and detention facilities
Vladimiras Siniovas, Associate Liaison/Legal Officer in Lithuania, Focal Point for Global Strategy “Beyond Detention”, UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe |
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11:40 – 12:20 |
Council of Europe standards with a focus on Articles 60 and 61 of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
Louise Hooper, Council of Europe expert
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12:20 – 12:35 |
Questions and answers |
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12:35 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 14:40 |
Selected ECtHR case-law under Article 3 ECHR and Article 13 combined with Article 3 ECHR, as well as Article 4 ECHR Aistė Dumbrytė, Lawyer, Division 16, Registry of the European Court of Human Rights |
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14:40 – 15:20 |
Identification of victims of trafficking among asylum-seekers
Sarah Elliot, Legal Officer, UNHCR Representation in the United Kingdom |
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15:20 – 16:00 |
Combatting trafficking in human beings and how to assist victims Petya Nestorova, Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings |
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16:00 – 16:20 |
Observations on the implementation by Lithuania of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings Aurelijus Gutauskas, Judge, Head of Criminal Law Division, Supreme Court of Lithuania |
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16:20 – 16:40 |
Questions and Answers |
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16:40 – 17:00 |
Conclusions and Wrap-up Wilfried Buchhorn, Deputy Regional Representative, UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe Louise Hooper, Council of Europe expert |