CSW69 Parallel Event

Beyond Borders: Strengthening the Hague Convention for Domestic Violence Survivors
March 11, 2025
NYC (In-Person) & via Zoom

11 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
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WATCH THE PANEL RECORDING

A global panel of experts examines how the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction can endanger domestic violence survivors and their children. Panelists will explore innovative solutions and best practices to protect families fleeing abuse across international borders.

Watch the panel recording and learn more about Sanctuary’s Narkis Golan Initiative — our new pro bono project dedicated to increasing access to justice for survivors who are involved, or at risk of becoming involved, in a Hague Convention on International Child Abduction court proceeding in the United States.

 

PANELISTS

Reem Alsalem
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls

Janaína Albuquerque Azevedo Gomes
Legal Coordinator, REVIBRA Europe

Adrienne Barnett
Reader in Law, Brunel University of London

Maria Jose Vallejo Manzur
Director, Bi-National Project of Family Violence at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid

MODERATOR

Merle H. Weiner
Philip H. Knight Professor, University of Oregon School of Law

Click here to learn more about our panelists and moderator. 

OUR MISSION

Sanctuary for Families is the leading nonprofit in New York State dedicated exclusively to serving survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and related forms of gender violence. Every year, Sanctuary empowers 8,500 adults and children to move from fear and abuse to safety and stability, transforming lives through legal and clinical services, economic empowerment, and shelter.

We believe that freedom from gender violence is a basic human right.

This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-23-GK-05481-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice.