High - level conference: "Monitoring and Implementation of the Istanbul Convention - New Synergies".

The conference was organized in the context of the Chairmanship of Bosnia and Herzegovina of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from May to November 2015. 

The participants at the conference were representatives from the Council of Europe State members and representatives from domestic and regional institutions for human rights and gender equality. 

At the conference were also present representatives of partner organizations in the project “Coordinated efforts - Toward new European standards in protection of women from gender based violence”, from Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Austria.

The objective of the conference was to engage in a reflection process on new synergies at different levels:

- at government level, with newly designated or established official co-ordinating bodies;

- at parliamentary level, with the contribution of parliamentarians in the monitoring of the implementation of the Istanbul Convention;

- at the level of civil society and national human rights institutions.

In three working panels dedicated to the role of the government coordinating bodies, the role of parliament and civil society, the participants of numerous domestic and international organizations which are advocating for human rights and gender equality spoke.

Representatives of NGO sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina did not had a chance to speak at the official panels. Representatives of women’s NGOs were involved in the discussion with concrete questions related to the implementation of the Istanbul Convention and presented the current efforts in combating violence against women and domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region.

In the discussion the project “Coordinated efforts - Toward new European standards in protection of women from gender based violence” and its representatives present at the conference were introduced.

Presentations and discussions pointed to the special importance of co-ordinated action, as the Convention calls on all relevant institutions of all relevant actors, services, international and non-governmental organisations to establish co-ordinated co-operation.

The conference participants of Association SOS Help-line for women and children – victims of violence, from Slovenia: Dalida Horvat and Ana Vodopivc.

High - level conference: "Monitoring and Implementation of the Istanbul Convention - New Synergies".

The conference was organized in the context of the Chairmanship of Bosnia and Herzegovina of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from May to November 2015. 

The participants at the conference were representatives from the Council of Europe State members and representatives from domestic and regional institutions for human rights and gender equality. 

At the conference were also present representatives of partner organizations in the project “Coordinated efforts - Toward new European standards in protection of women from gender based violence”, from Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Austria.

The objective of the conference was to engage in a reflection process on new synergies at different levels:

- at government level, with newly designated or established official co-ordinating bodies;

- at parliamentary level, with the contribution of parliamentarians in the monitoring of the implementation of the Istanbul Convention;

- at the level of civil society and national human rights institutions.

In three working panels dedicated to the role of the government coordinating bodies, the role of parliament and civil society, the participants of numerous domestic and international organizations which are advocating for human rights and gender equality spoke.
Representatives of the Council of Europe member States presented the current implementation and monitoring of the implementation of the Convention.

Representatives of NGO sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina did not had a chance to speak at the official panels. Representatives of women’s NGOs were involved in the discussion with concrete questions related to the implementation of the Istanbul Convention and presented the current efforts in combating violence against women and domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region.

In the discussion the project “Coordinated efforts - Toward new European standards in protection of women from gender based violence” and its representatives present at the conference were introduced.

Presentations and discussions pointed to the special importance of co-ordinated action, as the Convention calls on all relevant institutions of all relevant actors, services, international and non-governmental organisations to establish co-ordinated co-operation.

The conference participants of Association SOS Help-line for women and children – victims of violence, from Slovenia: Dalida Horvat and Ana Vodopivc.