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.
Asociación Víctimas del Terrorismo, Introduction. The status of victims of terrorism in the European Union. Panel Moderator.
Ms. Arantza Mota
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
DG Justice, European Commission. The EU provisions regarding victims of terrorism. The specific regulations in the Directive on Combating Terrorism.
Ms. Katarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska
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.
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
Honorary President AVT. The experience of a victim on the 11th March attacks.
Ms. Angeles Pedraza
Psychologist. SAMUR coordination department. The emergency protocol and the psychosocial assistance in the 11M attacks.
Ms. Mª Dolores Rolle
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.
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.
AVT lawyer. Introduction. Moderator
Ms. Carmen Ladrón de Guevara
DG Victims. The unique information offices. The Spanish model.
Ms. María Luz Labrada
SADJAV (Service de l’accès au droit et à la justice et de l’aide aux victims), Ministry of Justice.
Ms. Florence Lifchitz
Representative AVT (Association Victims Terrorims in Spain). The necessary collaboration between associations and institutions.
Mr. Miguel Folguera
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.
AVT lawyer. Introducer. Moderator. Keynote Speaker
Mr Antonio Guerrero
Prosecutor for Victims of the National Court.
Ms. Carmen Monfort
DG Justice, European Commission. The EU provisions regarding victims of terrorism. The specific regulations in the Directive on Combating Terrorism.
Ms. Julie Heisserer
President of the Criminal Chamber of the National Court.
Ms. Concepción Espejel
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.
AVT lawyer. Introduction. Moderator
Ms. Carmen Ladrón de Guevara
President AVT (Association Victims Terrorism Spain) Audiovisual Memorial Archive: the testimony of victims of Terrorism. The campaign: Stop Images!.
Mr. Alfonso E. Sánchez
Correspondent of Les Échos. The treatment of the news by the media.
Ms. Cécile Thibaud
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
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.
PhD in Psychology. AVT Director. Coordinator of the AVT monitoring and psychological assistance program. Keynote speaker and moderator.
Ms. Natalia Moreno
Director and founder of V-Europe. Belgian Association of Victims of Terrorism.
Mr. Philippe Vansteenkiste
PhD in Psychology. Responsible Psychological Department AfVT. Group therapies for victims of terrorism.
Mr. Dominique Szepielak
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
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.
PhD in Psychology. AVT Director. Coordinator of the AVT monitoring and psychological assistance program. Keynote speaker and moderator.
Ms. Natalia Moreno
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
Slachtofferhulp Nederland (Victim Support Netherlands).
Mr. Rob Sand
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.
Asociación Víctimas del Terrorismo. Panel Moderator.
Ms. Arantza Mota
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
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
Prefect. Secretary General for Victims, France. Reforms on protection of, support to, and rights of victims of terrorism
Mr. Christian Gravel
Member of the European Parliament. Rapporteur of the Victims Directive.