[AICHR Indonesia] Strengthening the Protection Mandate of ASEAN Human Rights Mechanisms in Preventing and Eliminating Violence against Women and Girls in ASEAN

October 5, 2015 - October 5, 2015
ASEAN Event

The overall objective is to achieve increasing awareness about violence against women and girls in ASEAN and to generate input from different stakeholders for the formulation of a Road Map to strengthen AICHR’s protection mandate for women and girls

The Representative of Indonesia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in cooperation with the Representatives of Indonesia to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,

invite you to a Public Debate and Discussion on

Strengthening the Protection Mandate of ASEAN Human Rights Mechanisms in Preventing and Eliminating Violence against Women and Girls in ASEAN

The overall objective is to achieve increasing awareness about violence against women and girls in ASEAN and to generate input from different stakeholders for the formulation of a Road Map to strengthen AICHR’s protection mandate for women and girls

Monday, 5 October 2015

Caraka Loka, Jakarta, Jalan Sisingamangaraja No. 73, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan

09.00 – 09.30                       Registration

09.30 – 10.00                       Opening Remarks

                                               Mr. Rob Swartbol, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Indonesia

                                               Ms. Lily Purba/Bapak Taufan Damanik, Representative of Indonesia to ACWC

                                              H.E I Gede Ngurah Swajaya, Chief Executive of the Indonesia National Secretariat of ASEAN

10.00 – 12.30                      Panel Discussion followed by Discussion and Debate

                                              Speakers:

                                             Ms Danty Anwar, Expert staff to the Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection/Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN Committee on Women

                                            (ACW)/Head of Secretariat for Task Force on Crime Prevention and Handling of Trafficking in Persons

                                            Ms Azriana, Head of Commission on Violence against Women (KOMNAS Perempuan)

                                            Ms. Nurshyahbani Katjasungkana, National Coordinator to the Association LBH-APIK, Indonesia

                                            Ms. Rita Kalibonso, Representative of Indonesia to ACWC (2009-2013)

                                            Facilitator: Ms. Lily Purba, Representative of Indonesia to ACWC

12:30 – 12.45                   Wrap-up and Closing

                                           Facilitator: Mr. Rafendi Djamin, Representative of Indonesia to AICHR

12.45 –13.30                   Lunch

For queries and RSVP, latest 2 October, contact:  Ms. Wike Devi Erianti (wike.devi@gmail.com, +62 812-9816-3375) and Mr. Rif’at S. Fachir (rifat.fachir@gmail.com)