This seminar has been produced with the financial support of the Justice Programme of the European Union.

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

SPECIFIC AND COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF TERRORISM IN EUROPE

8th and 9th June 2017, Auditorium of the Archaeological Museum, Madrid, Spain

The seminar is organised by the association Victims of Terrorism in Spain, with the support of the DG Justice of the European Union, the Spanish Ministry of Interior and the Association Française Victimes du Terrorisme.

This seminar will provide stakeholders with insights on the specific and specialized assistance and protection to be provided to victims of terrorism as required in the recently adopted Directive on Combating Terrorism.

It is also aimed at calling international cooperation to assist victims of terrorism after the recent terrorist attacks in Europe.

Panel I. The latest terrorist attacks in Europe: the assistance to victims of terrorism in EU member countries.

Ms. Arantza Mota

Asociación Víctimas del Terrorismo, Introduction. The status of victims of terrorism in the European Union. Panel Moderator.

Ms. Arantza Mota

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General Miguel Angel Ballesteros

Director Spanish Institute of Strategic Studies. Ministry of Defense, Spanish Government. The profile of the latest terrorist attacks in Europe: the situation of the victims. The terrorist threat and the response.

General Miguel Angel Ballesteros
Ms. Katarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska

DG Justice, European Commission. The EU provisions regarding victims of terrorism. The specific regulations in the Directive on Combating Terrorism.

Ms. Katarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska
Ms. An Verelst

Victim Support Europe, Policy Officer. Current level of protection in EU member countries: Specific / non-specific support services in the EU Member States.

Ms. An Verelst

Panel II. The global response to specific needs of victims of terrorism immediately after a terrorist attack.

Ms. Maria Paz García-Vera

PhD in Psychology. Professor Universidad Complutense, Madrid. Director of the Programme of psychological follow up to victims of terrorism. The role of the Self-Help Guides after a terrorist attack: the example of 11-M.

Ms. Maria Paz García-Vera
Ms. Angeles Pedraza

Honorary President AVT. The experience of a victim on the 11th March attacks.

Ms. Angeles Pedraza
Ms. Mª Dolores Rolle

Psychologist. SAMUR coordination department. The emergency protocol and the psychosocial assistance in the 11M attacks.

Ms. Mª Dolores Rolle
Ms. Nicole Georget.

Health executive in psychiatry, specialized in psycho trauma care for children and adults. The emergency protocol and psychological assistance immediately after terrorist attacks.

Ms. Nicole Georget.
Mr. Patrice Paoli

Director of Centre de Crise et de Soutien, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Organization of Care Services After the attacks of November 13, 2015 in Paris.

Ms Patrice Paoli

Panel III. How to inform victims of terrorism about their rights. Collaboration between associations and institutions to ensure comprehensive assistance.

Ms. Carmen Ladrón de Guevara

AVT lawyer. Introduction. Moderator

Ms. Carmen Ladrón de Guevara
Ms. María Luz Labrada

DG Victims. The unique information offices. The Spanish model.

Ms. María Luz Labrada
Ms. Florence Lifchitz

SADJAV (Service de l’accès au droit et à la justice et de l’aide aux victims), Ministry of Justice.

Ms. Florence Lifchitz
Mr. Miguel Folguera

Representative AVT (Association Victims Terrorims in Spain). The necessary collaboration between associations and institutions.

Mr. Miguel Folguera
Ms. Karen Pilibossian

AFVT Legal officer. Legal advisor in the “Espace d’Information et d’accompagnement. The necessary collaboration between associations and institutions. Focus on the “Espace d’Information et d’accompagnement” in Nice.

Ms. Karen Pilibossian

Panel IV. Victims of terrorism in the criminal process.

Mr Antonio Guerrero

AVT lawyer. Introducer. Moderator. Keynote Speaker

Mr Antonio Guerrero
Ms. Carmen Monfort

Prosecutor for Victims of the National Court.

Ms. Carmen Monfort
Ms. Julie Heisserer

DG Justice, European Commission. The EU provisions regarding victims of terrorism. The specific regulations in the Directive on Combating Terrorism.

Ms. Julie Heisserer

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Ms. Concepción Espejel

President of the Criminal Chamber of the National Court.

Ms. Concepción Espejel
Mr. Guillaume Denoix de Saint Marc

Director AfVT. The role of associations in criminal proceeding.

Mr. Guillaume Denoix de Saint Marc

Panel V. The right to memory for victims of terrorism. The dignity of the victims.

Ms. Carmen Ladrón de Guevara

AVT lawyer. Introduction. Moderator

Ms. Carmen Ladrón de Guevara
Mr. Alfonso E. Sánchez

President AVT (Association Victims Terrorism Spain) Audiovisual Memorial Archive: the testimony of victims of Terrorism. The campaign: Stop Images!.

Mr. Alfonso E. Sánchez
Ms. Cécile Thibaud

Correspondent of Les Échos. The treatment of the news by the media.

Ms. Cécile Thibaud
Mr. Paul Bertrand

Representative of FENVAC (French Federation of Victims of Terrorism and Disasters). The right to dignity. What can victims do when media don’t respect their dignity?

Mr. Paul Bertrand

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Mr. Yann Revol

In defense of the dignity of victims of terrorism: the testimony of a victim of the 13th November attacks in Paris.

Mr. Yann Revol

Panel VI. To recover the life after the attack.

Ms. Natalia Moreno

PhD in Psychology. AVT Director. Coordinator of the AVT monitoring and psychological assistance program. Keynote speaker and moderator.

Ms. Natalia Moreno
Mr. Philippe Vansteenkiste

Director and founder of V-Europe. Belgian Association of Victims of Terrorism.

Mr. Philippe Vansteenkiste
Mr. Dominique Szepielak

PhD in Psychology. Responsible Psychological Department AfVT. Group therapies for victims of terrorism.

Mr. Dominique Szepielak
Mr. Helgard van Hüllen

Vice President of Victim Support Europe and Deputy National Chair of Weisser Ring Germany. The German experience when dealing with victims of terrorism.

Mr. Helgard van Hüllen

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Mr. Trond Heir

Research Professor at the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oslo Institute. Expert on psychotraumatology. Member of the crisis team in the aftermath of the 2011 Norway attacks. The Norwegian experience when dealing with victims of terrorism.

Mr. Trond Heir

Panel VII. New forms of attention to the victims of terrorism in the face of the current threats.

Ms. Natalia Moreno

PhD in Psychology. AVT Director. Coordinator of the AVT monitoring and psychological assistance program. Keynote speaker and moderator.

Ms. Natalia Moreno
Mr. Hans te Brake

PhD, senior policy analyst research and development at Impact, the Dutch knowledge and advice center for psychosocial care concerning critical incidents. Impact is Partner in Arq, Psychotrauma Expert group.

Mr. Hans te Brake

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Mr. Rob Sand

Slachtofferhulp Nederland (Victim Support Netherlands).

Mr. Rob Sand
Mr. Fernando Chacón

First Vice-President of the General Council of Psychology of Spain. National Network of Psychologists for victims of terrorism.

Mr. Fernando Chacón

Panel VIII. Transnationality. The opportunity to make progress in international cooperation on assistance to victims of terrorism. The rights of victims residing in a Member State other than that in which the attack was committed.

Ms. Arantza Mota

Asociación Víctimas del Terrorismo. Panel Moderator.

Ms. Arantza Mota
Ms. Katarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska

DG Justice, European Union Responsible for Victims. Initiatives of the European Commission to foster cooperation between Member States when assisting victims of terrorism.

Ms. Katarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska
Ms. Anita van de Kar-Bachelet

Criminal Law Division, DG I - Human Rights and Rule of law Council of Europe. The new Council of Europe guidelines on the protection of victims of terrorism.

Ms. Anita van de Kar-Bachelet
Mr. Christian Gravel

Prefect. Secretary General for Victims, France. Reforms on protection of, support to, and rights of victims of terrorism

Mr. Christian Gravel
Ms. Teresa Jiménez Becerril

Member of the European Parliament. Rapporteur of the Victims Directive.

Ms. Teresa Jiménez Becerril

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