WUNRN
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 7 FEBRUARY - 15
MAY 2014
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Dear Colleagues,
We
are pleased to announce the IV
International Conference on Survivals of Rape – IV ICSoR- Rape,
Survivors, Policies and Support Systems a European Challenge, which
will be take place in November 20th- 22nd 2014
in Lisbon, Portugal. The IV ICSoR will be hosted by the Association of Women
against Violence (AMCV – Associação de Mulheres contra a Violência) in
collaboration with Rape Crises Network Ireland (RCNI) .
Sexual
Violence and specifically Rape is one of the most devastating forms of Human Rights
Violation perpetrate, mostly against women, but also against children and young
people. Rape is still used as a war weapon around the world, and yet, remains a
taboo subject and its victims are silenced and invisible.
The
IV ICSoR will contribute to the continuing improvement of the knowledge of the
impact of Rape on Survivals and the work of the experts, researches and support
systems, following the outcomes of the previous ICSoR conferences.
Moreover
the 2014 Conference will introduce the issue related with the fulfilment of the
State’s due diligence obligations to prevent Human Rights violations,
specifically rape; to investigate all crimes of rape and punish the offenders;
to protect and to provide remedy and reparation to all victims/survivors.
The
objective is to challenge the EU institutions and European policy makers to be
engaged in a common European approach, to provide comparable data collection on
rape and to implement, effectively, policies measures that really prevent and
combat sexual violence and rape. This conference intends to contribute for the
change of the actual situation, from an almost invisibility and impunity of
rape cases to an informed, empowered and active citizenship through a Human
Rights advocacy approach.
This conference will also provide the opportunity to share
the expertise of the most prestigious academics, professionals and policymakers
and to contribute to a future European common approach on prevention and combat
against rape.
The
IV ICSoR will be open to all stakeholders and professionals that want to make
the difference on this field – researchers, policymakers, legal system
professionals (forensics, lawyers, judges, law enforcement officers),
professions and voluntaries working in NGO, physicians, psychologists, social
workers, educators, and others.
Abstracts
are welcoming covering the following issues: Human Rights, data collection,
medical, mental health, social, legal, and intervention and support models
related with rape.
We
are particularly interested in deepening the following issues/main themes:
· Prevention
and Combat against Rape at European Level – monitoring the States commitments
and fulfilment of their obligations regarding the protection of Human Rights.
How can Europe build a common approach on this issues? How can we
all act against rape?
· European data collection on Sexual
violence and Rape and the need for
comparable Indicators. How to harmonise data and indicators at a European
level? How to gatherevidence on the costs of sexual
violence and rape?
· The impact of Sexual Violence and
Rape on their victims: What survivors tell us?
· Multidisciplinary-agency
cooperation: effectiveness of current models of intervention and treatment for
the survivor’s recovery process. Do we need
more specialized resources and professional training? How does it meet the survivals needs? Is it survivals
centered?
· The
Intervention programs with sexual offenders. Are they effective for the
prevention of further offences? How do they guarantee the victims/survivals
safety?
· Legal
issues on Rape. How can the Justice system be more effective in investigating
the crimes of rape, punishing the offenders and providing reparation to the
victims? How can the Justice system cooperate with the victims/survivals
support systems?
· Primary
Prevention. The role of the educational system and others sectors in the
prevention of sexual violence and rape. How can we educate children and
young people to be zero-tolerant throughout violence? How can we protect
children and young people from being victims of sexual violence and rape?
· Survivors Voice and Empowerment. How
to promote and support the participation of survivals in self-help,
self-representation and self-advocate groups.
Authors
are invited to submit proposals
for oral and poster presentations