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MENA
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Sessions Schedule
| Title: | Ensuring inclusive and child-friendly access to justice for all children in the MENA region | |||||||
| Moderator: | Taghreed Jaber | Regional Director of Middle East and North Africa, Penal Reform International | ||||||
| Video | Meriem Cherfi | National Delegate to the Promotion and Protection of Children, Algeria | ||||||
Speakers: | Dina Douay | Minister Plenipotentiary Director, Women, Family and Childhood Directorate, Social Affairs Sector, League of Arab States, | Theme: Opening remarks: Fostering the agenda of Child Justice in the Arab region: progress made and pending challenges to be addressed | |||||
| Amna AL-Obaidan | Head of regional & International Mechanisms & Conventions, International Cooperation Department, National Human Rights Committee Qatar | Theme: Building resilient Child Justice Systems in the Arab Region: prerequisites and special considerations in times of conflict and crisis, including during the pandemic | ||||||
| Hynd Idrissi Ayoubi | Member of the CRC Committee. | Theme: Ensuring that the voice of the child is heard in Child Justice systems across Arab/MENA region: activating the meaningful participation of children. | ||||||
| Ulrik Halsteen | Deputy Regional Representative, OHCHR | Theme: Discrimination challenges face by children in contact with the law in the MENA region: gender, migration status, race, economic/social vulnerabilities | ||||||
| Hager Cherif | Director of the Children’s Rights National Observatory in Tunisia | Theme: Working towards just and fair justice systems for children in MENA: the role of civil society in tackling violence within child justice systems and promote the protection of children within them | ||||||
| Emad Al-Quraan | Tdh MENA regional office | Final remarks & Chat moderator | ||||||
Workshops Block A
MENA Workshop A1
| Title | Advancing Gender Justice for Girls and Young Women in the MENA region: A reflection of progress and pending challenges to collectively prioritize and address | |
| Organiser | Marta Gil, MENA Regional Programme Coordinator, Acces to Justice, Tdh | |
| Type | Panel Discussion | |
| Language | English | |
| Description | Download | |
| Video | View Video | |
MENA Workshop A2
| Title | Brain Injury & Children in contact with the law | |
| Organiser | Prof. Huw Williams, University of Exeter | |
| Type | Panel Discussion | |
| Language | English | |
| Description | Download | |
| Video | View Video | |
MENA Workshop A3
| Title | Alternative pathways to violent extremism: Supporting the reintegration and mental health of children accused and convicted of terrorism-related offences in Iraq | |
| Organiser | Simone Cicolin, Access to Justice Technical Coordinator Tdh | |
| Type | Panel Discussion | |
| Language | Arabic | |
| Description | Download | |
| Video | View Video | |
MENA Workshop A4
| Title | When children in conflict with the law are given a second chance – Juvenile Penal Mediation approach | |
| Organiser | Mr. Thaer Khalil, Head of Juvenile Prosecution, Attorney General Office, Palestine | |
| Type | Panel Discussion | |
| Language | Arabic | |
| Description | Download | |
| Video | View Video | |
MENA Workshop A5
| Title | The Council of Europe HELP free online courses on children’s rights | |
| Organiser | Malika Smaali, Council of Europe | |
| Type | Training With Certificate | |
| Language | Arabic | |
| Description | Download | |
| Video | View Video | |
MENA Workshop A6
| Title | Strategies, Experiences, and Intergenerational Action for the Follow-up to the Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty in MENA | |
| Organiser | Kristen Hope, Terre des hommes | |
| Type | Panel Discussion | |
| Language | Arabic | |
| Description | Download | |
| Video | View Video | |
Workshops Block B
MENA Workshop B1
| Title | Legal Aid & Children in the MENA region: addressing gaps and highlighting opportunities- A journey through Arab countries experiences | |
| Organisers | Emad Al-Quraan, Tdh MENA regional office | |
| Type | Panel Discussion | |
| Language | Arabic & English | |
| Description | Download | |
| Video | View Video | |
MENA Workshop B2
| Title | Alternatives to Detention measures for Children in Conflict with the Law | |
| Organiser | Farah Ishaqat, Tdh, Jordan | |
| Type | Panel Discussion | |
| Language | Arabic | |
| Description | Download | |
| Video | View Video | |
MENA Workshop B3
| Title | Towards a Participatory and a Child-Friendly Justice System – The Arab Child-Friendly Justice Manual as guiding reference | |
| Organiser | Khaled Quzmar, DCI Palestine | |
| Type | Panel Discussion | |
| Language | Arabic | |
| Description | Download | |
| Video | View Video | |
MENA Workshop B4
| Title | Fostering the reintegration of children in conflict with the law and enhancing the protection of children in contact with the Law: field experiences from Lebanon | |
| Organiser | Hisham Mohsen, TDH | |
| Type | Panel Discussion | |
| Language | Arabic | |
| Description | Download | |
| Video | View Video | |
MENA Workshop B5
| Title | Towards effective national strategies and justice systems addressing violence against girls in the region | |
| Organiser | Naser Al Rayes, Arab Women’s Legal Network | |
| Type | Panel Discussion | |
| Language | Arabic | |
| Description | Download | |
| Video | View Video | |