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.
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
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.