Monitoring Torture and Ill-treatment in the Context of Juvenile Justice
Kiev, Ukraine, 18-20 October 2011
Agenda
DAY 1 – Tuesday 18 October 2011
Opening & Introduction
Chair: Mr Arman Danielyan, UN Sub-committee on the Prevention of Torture and other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
09:00 – 09:30
Registration
09.30 – 10.30
Introductory comments by:
 Ms Natalia Ivanova, Representative of the Parliamentary Commissioner for
Human Rights on issues of child protection, non-discrimination and equality
 Mr Yuriy Pavlenko, Ombudsman for Children at the Presidential
Administration, Ukraine
 Mr Andriy Portnov, Presidential Commission on Prevention of Torture,
Ukraine
 Ms Yukie Mokuo, UNICEF Ukraine Representative
 Ms Maria Jurikova, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to
Ukraine
 Mr David Vig, Open Society Institute
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee break
Press conference
11.00 – 11.30
Introduction of participants
Review of the aim, methodology and the agenda of the meeting
 Presentation by Ms Anne Grandjean, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF RO
 Q&A
11.30 – 12.30
Torture and ill-treatment of children in the context of juvenile justice
 Presentation by Mr Dan O’Donnell, consultant on child rights and juvenile
justice
 Discussion
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
Monitoring torture and ill-treatment – An overview of the situation at national level
Chair: Mr Nikhil Roy, Penal Reform International
13.30 – 15.30
Presentation by delegations of:
 Ukraine
 Armenia
 Azerbaijan
 Georgia
 Moldova
 Kazakhstan
 Kyrgyzstan
 Tajikistan
Content of presentations (15 min. each):
 Available figures & trends on torture and ill-treatment
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Existing prevention and response mechanisms and services in places
Positive aspects & challenges
15.30 – 16.00
Coffee break
16.00 – 16.15
Designation of Rapporteurs to collect and present comments on the research plan
and tools
16.15 – 17.15
Review of the research plan
 Presentation of the plan (Anne Grandjean)
 Discussion (feasibility, expectations regarding the cooperation of
authorities and relevant non-governmental bodies, any changes that
might be appropriate for application in-country, etc.).
17.15 – 18.00
Review of Tool A and B (Legislative/ regulatory framework) and Tool D (Data)
 Presentation of the tools (Dan O’Donnell)
 Discussion
18:00 – 19:30
Cocktail hosted by UNICEF
DAY 2 – Wednesday 19 October 2011
Monitoring mechanisms & tools
Chair: Mr David Vig, Open Society Institute
09.00 – 10.15
Monitoring ill-treatment in juvenile prisons and detention facilities
 Presentation by Mr Arman Danielyan, Member, UN Subcommittee on
Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment
 Discussion
10.15 – 10.45
Coffee break
10.45 – 12.00
Engaging with children in the youth justice system: the role of Ombudsmen
 Presentation by Ms Emily Logan, Ombudsman for Children, Ireland
 Discussion
12.00 – 12.15
Explanation of monitoring exercise and formation of a group to prepare a plan for
monitoring a detention facility
12.15 – 13.30
Lunch
Monitoring mechanisms & tools (continued)
Chair: Ms Emily Logan, Ombudsman for Children, Ireland
13.30 – 16.00
Surveys of the experiences of children and their parents as a tool for estimating the
prevalence of torture and ill-treatment
(1) Presentation on the 2009 study Juvenile Justice in Armenia: Perspective of
Children in Conflict with the Law – Ms Meri Yeranosyan, Vice President,
Advanced Social Technologies NGO
(2) Presentation on the 2008 study on Social Practices and Legislation in the
Area of Juvenile Delinquency in Ukraine – Ms Lidia Amdjadin, Centre for
Social Expertise, Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of
Ukraine
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Discussion and review of Tool C
16.00 – 16.30
16.30 – 18.00
Coffee break
The psychological and social impact of torture and ill-treatment of children
 Mr Semen Gluzman, International Medical Rehabilitation Center for the
Victims of Wars and Totalitarian Regimes, Ukraine
Identification and treatment of victims in the context of juvenile justice
 Ms Svetlana Visanu, representative of the Rehabilitation Center for Torture
Victims "Memoria"
Discussion and review of Tools E and F
DAY 3 – Thursday 20 October 2011
Visit of detention facility
TBC
Departure from the hotel
09.00 – 10.30
Visit of a detention facility (SIZO)
10.30 – 11.00
Return to the meeting venue
11.00 – 12.00
Debriefing on the visit
 Participants
 Mr Nikhil Roy, Penal Reform International
12.00 – 13.30
Lunch
Planning & Next steps
Mr Dan O’Donnell, child rights expert
13.30 – 14.30
Finalizing the overall research plan & tools
 Brief presentations by Rapporteurs
 Discussion
14.30 – 16.00
Group work to prepare country research plans (including division of responsibilities
and timelines)
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee break
16.30 – 17.30
Market place where delegations present their draft plans and share ideas
17.30 – 17.45
17.45 – 18.00
Next Steps – Ms Anne Grandjean, UNICEF
Closing – Ms Yukie Mokuo, UNICEF Ukraine Representative
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