List of Participants
Name
Title
Country/Organisation
Country
Abu Ghazaleh, Haifa
Regional Program Director
UNIFEM Arab States Regional Office
UN
Abu-Dayyeh, Suad
Head of the Social Work Unit
Womens Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling
Jerusalem
Acar, Feride
Professor, Chairperson of CEDAW
UN Committee the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
UN
Adly, Nancy
Director of International Relations Unit
Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance
Egypt
Ag , Lena
Member of Cabinet
European Commission
EU
Akkoc, Nebahat
General Coordinator of Kamer
KAMER Women’s Center
Turkey
Aksit, Güldal
State Minister
Prime Ministry
Turkey
Akyuz, Cemal
PA to Ambassador
Embassy of Sweden - Ankara
Turkey
Al Habash, Muhammad
Dr
Syrian Parliament and Islamic Studies Center
Syria
Al-Baldawi, Fatima
Med. Dr.
Orient Health
Sweden
Aldebe, Mahmoud
Counsellor
Swedish Muslim Union
Sweden
Al-Hadidi, Mu´men
Chief Consultant
National Institute of Forensic Medicine
Jordan
Ali, Salma
Advocate
Bangladesh Women Lawyers Association
Bangladesh
Sweden
Almström, Maria
Political Adviser
Left party
Alston, Philip
Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions
United Nations
UN
Andersson, Tommy
EU Coordinator
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Avci, Gulan
Vice president
National Association of Kurds
Sweden
Bakhtiar, Nilofar
Advisor to the Prime Minister
Ministry of Women Development
Pakistan
Bakker, Hilde
Project Leader
TransAct
The Netherlands
Balta, Berin
Press Secretary
National Federation of Social Democratic Women in Sweden
Sweden
Barqasho, Gabriel
Dean
Syrian Orthodox Church
Sweden
Begikhani, Nazand
Dr
Kurdish Women Action Against Honour Killings
United Kingdom
Bekic Larsen, Jasmina
Project Assistant
County Administrative Board in Skåne
Sweden
Belhadj, Hedia
Deputy Director
UNFPA Division for Arab States and Europe
UN
Bellander Todino, Ingrid
Daphne Programme Manager
European Commission
EU
Bengtsson, Andreas
Desk Officer
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Bergh, Lise
State Secretary
Ministry of Justice
Sweden
List of Participants
Name
Title
Country/Organisation
Bergman, Cecilia
Director General for Legal Affairs
Ministry of Justice
Country
Sweden
Bielecka, Ewa
Chief Specialist
Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Poland
Björling, Bam
Chair
Kvinnoforum
Sweden
Bredal, Anja
PhD
Norwegian Institute for Social Research
Norway
Bremer, Sevil
Psychologist and Psychotherapist
Save the Children
Sweden
Centerwall, Erik
Sexuality Educator and Writer
Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights
Sweden
Cheriet, Boutheina
Professor of Education
University of Algiers
Algeria
Albania
Ciraku, Erarba
Specialist and Assistant
Comittee for Equal Opportunities
Dahlgren, Lillemor
Head of Gender Equality Affairs
County Administrative Board in Skåne
Sweden
Dahlstrand, Lotta
PhD
Children´s Ombudsman
Sweden
Danho, Maria
Representative
Syrian Orthodox Church
Sweden
Darvishpour, Mehrdad
PhD
University of Stockholm
Sweden
Dismorr, Anne
Ambassador
Embassy of Sweden - Ankara
Sweden
Ekstedt, Anna
Desk Officer
Ministry of Justice
Sweden
Eldén, Åsa
PhD
University of Uppsala
Sweden
Elias, Misrak
Country Representative
UNICEF South Africa
UN
Elkatmis, Mehmet
Head of the Human Rights Inquiries Commission
Turkish Parliament
Turkey
Ener, Zeynep
Interpretor
Engström, Stefan
Press Secretary
Ministry of Environment
Sweden
Eriksson, Anne
Attaché
Embassy of Finland. Stockholm
Finland
Eriksson, Marianne
Representative
Left Party
Sweden
Eskandari, Ahmad
Representative
Kurdish Women Action Against Honour Killings
Sweden
Faraj Rehim, Runak
Programme Manager
Women´s Media and Education Centre
Iraq
Favreau-Brettel, Michéle
Senior Officer
Ministry for Parity and Professional Equality
France
Ferrari de Carli, Eli
Adviser
Ministry of Local Government
Norway
Forsberg, Meri Helena
Chair
RIFFI
Sweden
Frantzi, Marianna
Superintendent A´
CYPRUS / Police
Cyprus
List of Participants
Name
Title
Country/Organisation
Country
Freivalds, Laila
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Gill, Aisha
Dr
University of Surrey Roehampton
United Kingdom
Sweden
Goldbeck-Löwe, Camilla
Desk Officer
Ministry of Justice
Gorlick, Brian
Regional Protection Officer
UNHCR Regional Office for the Baltic & Nordic Countries
Sweden
Grette, Anne-Lise
Senior Adviser
Ministry of Children and Family Affairs
Norway
Sweden
Grutzky, Eduardo
Project Manager
Fryshuset/ELEKTRA
Haider, Yasmin
Lawyer
Insaaf Welfare Trust
Pakistan
Hamednaca, Arhe
Political Adviser
Ministry of Justice
Sweden
Hayran, Gülnur
Head of the Human Rights Department
AK Party
Turkey
Hedström, Lotta
Representative
Green Party
Sweden
Hertting, Peter
Director of the Public Prosecution Authority
Public Prosecutor Authority
Sweden
Hoffman, Ulla
Member of Parliament
Left Party
Sweden
Hunt, Jaqueline
Director
Equality Now
United Kingdom
Husseini, Rana
Reporter and Activist
Jordan Times
Jordan
Jahangir, Asma
Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
United Nations
UN
Javaheri, Alireza
Desk Officer
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Jamieson, Deborah
Advisor
Home Office
United Kingdom
Jefferson, LaShawn
Executive Director
Human Rights Watch
USA
Johansson, Ann
Senior Administrative Officer
National Board of Health and Welfare
Sweden
Johansson, Eva Lotta
Desk Officer
Ministry of Justice
Sweden
Johansson, Lars G
Director
Ministry of Justice
Sweden
Johansson, Lasse
Project Leader
County Administrative Board in Västra Götaland
Sweden
Johansson, Sofia
Political Adviser
Left Party
Sweden
Johnsson-Latham, Gerd
Deputy Director
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Jönsson, Anita
Member of Parliament
Social Democratic Party
Sweden
Jönsson, Mona
Member of Parliament
Green Party
Sweden
Kakabaveh, Amineh
Chair
Supportive Committee for Kurdish Women
Sweden
List of Participants
Name
Title
Country/Organisation
Kamal, Sultana
Executive Director
Ain- O- Salish Kendra
Country
Bangladesh
Karlberg, Susanne
Legal Expert
National Courts Administration
Sweden
Turkey
Kavaf, Selma
Chair
AK Party´s Women´s Association
Kaya, Abdulkadir
Adviser to the Minister
Prime Ministry
Turkey
Kelemen, Niklas
Social Worker
Save the Children
Sweden
Khaki, Muhammad Aslam
Dr
Insaaf Welfare Trust
Pakistan
Khan, Sona
Advocate Supreme Court
The Khan´s Law
India
Kielan, Abd al Haqq
Imam
Swedish Islamic Association
Sweden
Kleinsorge, Tanja
Secretary
Committee on Equal Opportunities
CoE
Klum, Anita
Secretary General
Swedish NGO-foundation for Human Rights
Sweden
Kolthoff, Kirsti
Board Member
Swedish Women´s Lobby
Sweden
Kulbay, Serpil
Board Member
Turkish Youth Federation
Sweden
Lang, Andreja
Head of Division
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Slovenia
Slovenia
Larsen, Sanne
Head of Section
Ministry of Refugees, Immigration and Integration
Denmark
Latif, Khanim
Programme Manager
Asuda for Combating Violence Against Women
Iraq
Council of Europe, Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights
CoE
Lemberg, Ulla
Film Maker
Lezertua, Manuel
Director
Sweden
Lindblom, Anna-Karin
Special Advicer
Ministry of Justice
Sweden
Linde, Vysse
PhD Candidate Psychologi
Stockholm University, CEIFO
Sweden
Swedish Commission of Justice and Peace
Sweden
Lindsten, Simone
Head of Gender Equality Affairs
County Administrative Board in Västra Götaland
Sweden
Ludvigsson, Anne
Member of Parliament
Social Democratic Party
Sweden
Lundgren, Eva
Professor
University of Uppsala
Sweden
Malaj, Nora
Chair
Committee for Equal Opportunities
Albania
Lindroth, Helen-Dominique
Mc Phail, Mary
Secretary General
European Women´s Lobby
Belgium
Medjedovic, Natasa
Program Coordinator
SoS Hotline for Women & Children Victims of Violence
Serbia and Montenegro
Mehra, Mahdu
Executive Director
Partners for Law in Developement
India
List of Participants
Name
Title
Country/Organisation
Milatovic´, Irena
Assistant
Government of Montenegro
Country
Serbia and Montenegro
Milton, Anders
President
Swedish Red Cross
Sweden
Mjörnell, Rigmor
Coordinator
Gender Development Network
Sweden
Moawad, Nayla
President
René Moawad Foundation
Lebanon
Mohaqiq, Mohammad
Legal Adviser
Ministry of Woman Affairs
Afghanistan
Mojab, Shahrzad
Associate Professor and Director
Institute for Woman´s Studies and Gender Studies
Canada
Morina, Destan
Chair
National Association of Albanian
Mousa, Daad
Lawyer
Sweden
Syria
Mårtensson, Carina
Deputy Director
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Nevstad, Camilla
Desk Officer
Ministry of Justice
Sweden
Nordlander, Jan
Ambassador
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Nujen, Debbie
Vice President
Terrafem
Sweden
Ohlsson, Carina
Member of Parliament
Social Democratic Party
Sweden
Olasdotter, Anna
Public Prosecutor
Public Prosecutor Authority
Sweden
Olsen, Inger Lise
Adviser for Gender Issues
Church of Sweden
Sweden
Orback, Jens
Minister for Democracy, Metropolitan Affairs, Integration and Gender Equality
Ministry of Justice
Sweden
Pedersen, Gry
International Coordinator
Danish Women Society
Denmark
Pekgul, Nalin
Chair
the National Federation of Social Democratic Women in Sweden
Sweden
Pope, Nicole
Journalist/writer
Puisyte, Lyra
Counsellor
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania
Lithuania
Rahim Sobrany, Surayha
Deputy minister
Ministry for Women Affairs
Afghanistan
Ramizi-Bala, Ardita
Coordinator of Gender Based Violence Program
Women Wellnes Center
Serbia and Montenegro
Regnér, Åsa
Political Adviser
Ministry of Justice
Sweden
Reyes, Maria-Pilar
Program Coordinator
County Administrative Board of Stockholm
Sweden
Rhoden, Yvonne
Detective Constable
Metropolitan Police Service, New Scotland Yard
United Kingdom
Ringqvist, Ellen
Legal Adviser
Swedish Migration Board
Sweden
Riza, Shaha
Senior Gender Specialist
World Bank
WB
Turkey
List of Participants
Name
Title
Country/Organisation
Country
Rizvi, Majida
Chair
National Commission on the Status of Woman
Pakistan
Rouhana, Zoya
General Coordinator
Lebanese Council to Resist Violence Against Women
Lebanon
Runegrund, Rosita
Member of Parliament
Christian Democratic Party
Sweden
Rönquist, Anders
Deputy Director-General
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Sahlin, Mona
Minister for Housing
Ministry of the Environment
Sweden
Sallander, Erika
Social Analyst
Swedish Integration Board
Sweden
Sbaity-Kassem, Fatima
Director
United Nations Economic Social Commission for the West
UN
Schlytter, Astrid
Associate Professor
University of Stockholm
Sweden
Sen, Purna
Dr
London School of Economics
United Kingdom
Sevim, Fatma
Project Coordinator
BATMAN
Turkey
Shaditalab, Jaleh
Director of Women Studies
University of Teheran
Iran
Sihem, Habchi
Vice President
Ni Putes Ni Soumises
France
Simantoni, Irene
Barrister
Council of the European Union
EU
Skagerö, Mariette
Legal Counsellor
Aliens Appeals Board
Sweden
Soliman, Azza
General Director
Center for Egyptian Womens Legal Assistance
Egypt
Spahiaj, Adim
Secretary
Albanian National Association in Sweden
Sweden
Spurek, Sylwia
Specialist
Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Status of Men and Women
Poland
Sroda, Magdalena
Undersecretary of State
Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Status of Men and Women
Poland
Staaf, Catharina
Deputy Director
Ministry of Justice
Sweden
Stenvinkel, Enisa
Chair
Women´s Union of Swedish Islamic Association
Sweden
Svahnström, Annika
Consul
Consulate General of Sweden, Istanbul
Sweden
Svensén, Ann
Director of External Relations
Swedish Association for Sexuality Education
Sweden
Svensson, Anneli
Counsellor
Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights
Sweden
Söderbergh, Carl
Director
Amnesty International
Sweden
Söderheim, Maria
Informant
Swedish Association of Women’s Shelters
Sweden
Tawalbeh, Isra
Dr
Ministry of Health
Jordan
Tejler, Peter
Ambassador
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
List of Participants
Name
Title
Country/Organisation
Country
Thapar-Bjorkert, Suruchi
Dr Lecturer
University of Bristol
United Kingdom
Thibault, Jacqueline
President of the Board - Executive Director
SURGIR Foundation
Switzerland
Tretow, Rhoda
Chair
Terre des Femmes
Germany
Wahlström, Conny
Political Adviser
Green Party
Sweden
Orientexpress Women Advisory Center
Austria
Weiland, Meltem
Vifell, Lena-Karin
Inspector
National Police Board
Sweden
Wikan, Unni
Professor
University of Oslo
Norway
Wirth, Judit
Chair
Nane Women´s Rights Association
Hungary
von Wachenfeldt, Ireen
President
National Organization for Women´s and Young Women´s Shelter in Sweden
Sweden
Woodford Berger, Prudence
Special Adviser
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Wrange, Anna
Desk Officer
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Ytteborg, Sissel Bye
Senior Adviser
Ministry of Children and Family Affairs
Norway
Zaoui, Zahra
President
Association Oujda Ain Ghazal
Morocco
Åhré Älgamo, Kickis
Detecitve
National Criminal Investigation Department
Sweden
Ålund, Aleksandra
Professor
University of Linköping
Sweden
Ölvebro, Hans
Superintendent
National Criminal Investigation Department
Sweden
Özkanat, Osman
Chair
National Association of Turks
Sweden