Sponsored by the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT)
Time & Location
Jan 15, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMT+1
CICG I Amphi D (and online), Rue de Varembé 17, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
About the session
Panelists will draw from their experience to discuss how to guarantee and implement victims’ rights, identifying challenges and best practices. The first part will address the provision of legal and psychosocial support while the second will focus on family participation and network-building.
Moderators
Jens MODVIG, UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT), Chair of the Board of Trustees, Denmark
Angkhana NEELAPAIJIT, Former Member of the UN Working Group on Enforced of Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) and family of victim, Thailand
Panelists
Elba BENDO, European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), International Advocacy Lawyer, United Kingdom
Hala ELKARIB, Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), Regional Director, Sudan
Amina MASOOD JANJUA, Defence of Human Rights and Public Services Trust (DHR), Chairperson – Asian Federation Against Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), Council member, Pakistan
Annah MOYO-KUPETA, Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), Executive Director, South Africa
Leeladavi ANANDA NADARAJAH, Families of the Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka, Senior Activist cum Leader, Sri Lanka
Sushanty GOBALAKRISHNAN, Embassy of Switzerland in Sri Lanka, Senior National Programme Officer, Sri Lanka
Maria Adela ANTOKOLETZ, International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED), President – Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos (FEDEFAM), Executive Secretary – Madres de Plaza de Mayo Línea Fundadora, Vice-President, Argentina
Najla FADHEL, Abductees Mothers Association, Founder and active member, Yemen
Elma MAJSTORIC, International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), Senior Officer, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sponsor
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT)