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Activities of the Political Co-ordinator

In my capacity as Political Co-ordinator of the Network, I conducted several visits to Council of Europe

Member States to discuss with officials the state of signature/ratification of the Istanbul Convention. I also

participated in international conferences to raise awareness about the convention and publicise the activities of

the Network:

2-3 July 2012: visit to Georgia

7 July 2012 : Conference “L’approche genre dans le développement de la femme en Méditerranée”,

Tétouan, Morocco

9 July 2012: Visit to Rabat

24-25 September 2012: Regional Conference on preventing and combating violence against women, Rabat

8-9 October 2012: Seminar on violence against women, European Women's lobby, Brussels

18 October 2012: 14th WAVE Conference, London

4-6 November 2012: International Conference on “The Political and Socio-Economic Empowerment of

Women based on Women’s Stories”, Istanbul

15 November 2012: meeting of the Gender Equality Commission (GEC), Strasbourg

17 November 2012: Conference organised by Soroptimist International on “The Istanbul Convention: for

women free from violence”, Lisbon

21 November 2012: Seminar on “25 November: International Day for Elimination of Violence Against

Women”, Sarajevo

30 November 2012: Seminar on “Violence against women and the Istanbul Convention: on the way to

ratification”, Brussels

3 December 2012: International Conference on “Violence against women and the Istanbul Convention”,

Lisbon

5 December 2012: International Conference on “The role of the international organisations in combating

gender violence: international and regional juridical framework”, Lisbon

17-18 January 2013: Regional conference on the Istanbul Convention, Helsinki

4-7 March 2013: 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), New York

7 May 2013: Parliamentary Seminar on the Istanbul Convention, Baku

27-28 June 2013: High-level expert Conference “Vienna+20: Advancing the Protection of Human Rights”

2 July 2013: Conference “Risk assessment saves lives”, Lisbon

10 October: Colloquy on “Violences faites aux femmes: dévoiler ce qui est rendu invisible”, Strasbourg

14 October 2013: Meeting of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, Brasilia

Upcoming:

10 November 2013: Conference on “Co-ordinated efforts – Towards new European standards in the

protection of women from gender-based violence”, Belgrade

11-12 November 2013: Conference on “How the women’s movement influenced State policies”, Belgrade