Justice Rapid Response
invites you to attend an
ONLINE DISCUSSION
on
Investigating Allegations of Sexual Exploitation & Abuse of Children Occurring in
Humanitarian Settings:
REFLECTIONS FROM PRACTICE
Tuesday 31 May 2022, 15h00 CET
1:30-hour webinar
You are invited to attend the launch of Justice Rapid Response’s project on enhancing justice for child survivors of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), including a presentation of findings from its new research paper on SEA investigations involving children. Expert panellists will reflect – with a survivor-centred approach – on what has been learned to date from the practice of SEA investigations involving children, including challenges, lessons learned, case studies and next steps.
Moderator
Veronique Aubert – Lead on Children and Armed Conflict at Save the Children UK, Special Adviser on Crimes Against and Affecting Children to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Justice Rapid Response Roster Expert
Opening remarks
Samuel Emonet – Executive Director, Justice Rapid Response
Keynote address
Yasmin Sooka – South African Human Rights Lawyer and current Chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights for South Sudan
Panellists
Carla Ferstman – Professor at University of Essex’s School of Law, Justice Rapid Response Roster Expert, and author of the report Investigating Allegations of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children Occurring in Humanitarian Settings: Reflections from Practice
Fabian Ilg – Managing Director of the Swiss Crime Prevention Office, SEA and gender-based violence expert, Justice Rapid Response Roster Expert
Shyamala Alagendra – International Criminal Lawyer, Gender & Child Rights Adviser, Justice Rapid Response Roster Expert
Closing remarks
Presiana Manolova – Programme Officer, Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme, Oak Foundation
Claudio Nardi– Counsellor, Division for Security and Human Rights, Office for Foreign Affairs, Principality of Liechtenstein
This event is undertaken with the support of the Oak Foundation and the Principality of Liechtenstein.