Date: 8 December 2017
Time: 10am-2pm
Venue: Civic Offices, Wood Quay Venue, Wood Quay, Dublin 8
As part of the 16 Days of Action, the Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women, convened by NWCI, invites you to participate in a seminar to discuss prosecution for violence against women.
This event was developed in line with the principles of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention). According to the Convention, it is the obligation of the state to fully address in all its forms and to take measures to prevent violence against women, protect its victims and prosecute the perpetrators.
A panel of experts will focus on the low levels of prosecution for violence against women in Ireland and explore how victims of violence against women can be best supported in the prosecution process.
Speakers include; Maria McDonald BL and founder of the Victims Rights Alliance and Rebecca Coen, BL, Office of the DPP.
Our panel will include; a representative from the Garda National Protective Services Bureau. Emma Murphy, public speaker and domestic violence advocate, Tom O'Malley, Senior Lecturer in Law at NUIG and a member of the Irish Law Reform Commission, and Margaret Martin, CEO of Women's Aid and Observatory member.
The event is chaired by Conor Gallagher, Journalist with the Irish Times.
This event is being supported by the European Parliament Office in Ireland and Dublin City Council.
If you have any accessibility or dietary requirements, please contact NWCI directly on 01-6790100 or jennyl@nwci.ie
Click here to register.