Panel 06 - Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action

Описание: Exchanging Best Practices and Policies to Protect the Rights of Minorities and Vulnerable Groups, Including Women, Children and LGBTI Persons

Ending forced marriage and enslavement of women and children: a crime against humanity to be halted and prevented through judicial and non-judicial means, including rehabilitation of enslaved and indoctrinated children, as well as support for law enforcement operations to liberate slaves

International law and constitutional guarantees for human rights protection and promotion, including equality and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, their effective implementation and relevant educational campaigns

Role of the security sector in protecting the rights of minorities and preventing atrocities

Chair:
Ms. Lia Quartapelle MP (Italy), Chairperson, PGA National Group

Panel:
Dr. Fadi Saleh (Syria), civil society expert on LGBT issues in the MENA region; University of Göttingen, Germany

Dip. Ronny Monge Salas (Costa Rica), Secretary, Special Committee on Security and Narcotics, ViceChair, Commission on Full Legislative Powers; Co-Convenor, PGA Gender, Equality & Population Programme

Ms. Petra Bayr, MP (Austria), Chairperson, International
Development Committee; Board Member and Treasurer, PGA

Dip. Karina Sosa, MP (El Salvador), Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee; Board Member, PGA

Prof. Marina Calloni, Dept. of Sociology and Social Research, Università degli Studi Bicocca - Milano (reporting on the projects managed by Università Bicocca for Yazidi women and girls in Northern Iraq and in Milan)