WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPEAKERS

 

Tuesday, 6 October 2009   9.30 – 10.15   

Welcome address by the host:

• Pavel Gantar, PhD, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia  

Opening speeches:

• Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
• Zdenka Čebašek Travnik, PhD, Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia
• Samuel Žbogar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
• Lea Bijol, student of the Ljubljana School for the Deaf

 

Tuesday, 6 October 2009   10.15 – 12.00

Education on the rights of the child

Moderator: Majda Potrata, MA, Chair of the Committee on Culture, Education, Sport and Youth

Introductory speaker: Igor Lukšič, PhD, Minister of Education and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia

1.)    Promotion of children’s rights education – good practices in Slovenia

• Andreja Barle-Lakota, PhD, Director of the Education Development Office: Inclusion of civil education in school curricula;
• Hana Troha, Student of the Poljane Grammar School, Ljubljana: Signing of the ethical code;
• Simona Kemperle, Amnesty International Slovenia: Presentation of work in the field of human rights education;
• Erika Rustja, MA, Education Development Office: Promoting elimination of violence in schools;
• Melani Centrih, Ptuj Grammar School: Presentation of work of Unesco ASPnet schools in Slovenia.

2.)    Promotion of children’s rights education – international good practices

• Kirsten Mlačak, Head of Human Rights Department OSCE/ODIHR: “Collection of good practices – Compendium”;
• Maja Gabelica Šupljika, MSc, Deputy of Ombudsman for Children of the Republic of Croatia: Goals and achievements – children's rights in between;
• Vera Remškar, Executive Director, Foundation Together: Raising awareness  of adults about children’s right in countries at war and post conflict countries – good practices from Iraq;
• Wiltrud Weidinger, Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland: Presentation of the Council of Europe human rights education teaching manuals;
• Mitja Sardoč, MA, Educational Research Institute, Ljubljana: “Council of Europe Project – Education for Democratic Citizenship”.

3.)    Presentation of good practices project “Our Rights”

• Blanka Jamnišek, MA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Slovenia – author of the project “Our Rights”: Presentation of the project;
• Hamdija Kujundžič, Osmijeh (Smile) non-profit organization, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Implementation of the project in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
• Ramush Lekaj with teachers and students from Kosovo: Implementation of the project in Kosovo;
• Tatiana Chshieva, PhD, Foundation Achievements: Implementation of the project in North Ossetia/ Russian Federation;
• Anica Mikuš Kos, PhD, Slovene Philanthropy: Experiences gained during the project.

 

Tuesday, 6 October 2009    14.00 – 16.00

 

Right to protection against violence

Moderator: Eva Irgl, Chair of the Commission for Petition, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities

Introductory speaker: Katarina Kresal, Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia

1.)    Presentation of projects for the protection of children against violence

• Matija Renčelj, Acting Student Rights Ombudsman, Representative of School Student Organization of Slovenia: Student Rights;
• Alja Otavnik, Unicef Slovenia: “Speak up! Let’s talk about peer violence” project;
• Martina Jenkole, MA, Human Rights Ombudsman: project “Advocate – Voice of the Child”;
• Mitja Muršič, PhD, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana: European Social Fund project “Consideration of emotional aspects in the identification and treatment of violent behaviour in school”;
• Vasja Vehovar, PhD, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana: For Safer Internet – presentation of the projects for the protection of children using Internet.

2.)    Violence and vulnerable social groups

• Pupils of the Janka Kersnika Brdo Elementary School: “Can you hear me?”
• Marina Uzelac, Slovene Philanthropy: The Situation of Separated Children in Europe;
• Maja Gabelica Šupljika, MSc, Deputy Ombudsman for Children of the Republic of Croatia: Vulnerable children – from recognizing to protection;
• Dr. Milica Antić Gaber and Tina Romih, The Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana: EU legislation and children victims of violence.

3.)    Sexual abuse and exploitation

• Rok Židanik, president of the 18th Children’s Parliament: Young parliamentarians against sexual violence;
• Mirjam Kline, District State Prosecutor, Head of the Department of Juvenile, Sexual and Family Criminality: Sexual violence against children;
• Renata Šribar, PhD, independent researcher: Pornography and the Internet;
• Vlasta Nussdorfer, president of Beli obroč, association for the assistance to victims of criminal offences: Calls for Help, Discovery, Legal Procedures and Traumas of Abused Children;
• Katja Bašič, Združenje proti spolnemu zlorabljanju (association against sexual abuse): The right of the child is to be seen, heard and believed by us.

 

Wednesday, 7 October 2009    9.30 – 9.45

Welcome address: Pavel Gantar, PhD, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia

Address by the honorary patron: Danilo Türk, PhD, President of the Republic of Slovenia

Wednesday, 7 October 2009    9.45 – 12.00

 

Activities of the Council of Europe and the Slovenian Government

 

Moderator: Darja Lavtižar Bebler, Head of the National Assembly delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Introductory speaker: Ivan Svetlik, PhD, Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

 

1.)    Presentation of activities in Slovenia  

• Pavle Kornhauser, PhD, Forum against Corporal Punishment of Children in the Family, Slovenian Association of Friends of Youth: Promotion of the book “Youth without corporal punishment for our children”;
• Kristina Plavšak Krajnc, MA, Council of Europe Information Office in the Republic of Slovenia: Council of Europe campaign against corporal punishment “Raise Your Hand against Smacking”;
• Uroš Lavrič, Simply Friends Institute: “Creating a violence-free environment” project;
• Nina Kolovic and Ana Kure, Pupils of the Bičevje Elementary School: “Creating a violence-free environment” project;
• Veronika Hovnik and students, Slovenj Gradec School Centre: European Social Fund project “Hand in Hand – intergeneration cohabitation”;
• Mojca Gabrijelčič Blenkuš, MD, Head of Health Promotion Centre, Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia: European Social Fund project “Healthy Lifestyle in Elementary Schools”;
• Lea Javornik Novak, MA, Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia: Slovenia's endeavours to reduce violence against children;
• Tatjana Mušič, General Police Directorate: The Police is also responsible for the security of children.

2.)    Presentation of the Council of Europe activities in the member states

• Mona Sandbaek, Senior Researcher, Nova Research Institute, Norway: Eliminating violence within the family through positive parenting;
• Lioubov Samokhina, Programme Advisor for the programme "Building a Europe for and with children": Presentation of the "Council of Europe Platform on the drafting of Policy Guidelines on integrated national strategies for the protection of children from violence" and presentation of the programme "Building a Europe for and with children";
• Jadranka Vouk Železnik, Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia: Presentation of the "Council of Europe Platform on the drafting of Policy Guidelines on integrated national strategies for the protection of children from violence";
• Ksenija Turković, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia: Fighting sexual violence – Council of Europe legal instruments.

3.)    Access to rights protection mechanisms

• Smiljana Knez, MA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of Human Rights Department: Slovenia’s activities in the United Nations Organization.
• Suela Kusi, University of Tirana, Faculty of Social Sciences: What do we know about the problem of violence against children in Albania? -
  Albanian Strategy of Intervention to reduce violence against children - OUT OF FORSEEN PROMRAMME
  
  

Wednesday, 7 October 2009    12.00 – 12.30

Concluding speeches:

• Tone Dolčič, Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia
• Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

Concluding statements:

• Miha Murn, President of the 19th Children’s Parliament
• Darja Lavtižar Bebler, Head of National Assembly’s Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe