Legal Advisor with Global Rights Compliance, Hoar Habrelian, will participate in the discussion “Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine: Lessons from Bosnia”.
The event is co-organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security, in collaboration with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity & The New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy.
Date: Wednesday 7th February 2024,
Time: 10:00-11:30 AM (UK Time)
Place: Committee Room 3A, House of Lords, Westminster & Online
The panel discussion will be chaired by:
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, CBE
Co-Chair of the APPG on Women, Peace and Security
Speakers include:
- Emily Prey – Director, New Lines Institute
- Baroness Arminka Helic – Member, House of Lords
- Professor Christine Chinkin, CMB FBA – Professorial Research Fellow, LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security
- Hoar Habrelian – Legal Advisor, Global Rights Compliance
The event will focus on the New Lines Report “Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine: Lessons from Bosnia.” During Russia’s war against Ukraine, there have been hundreds of reports of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) committed by the Russian forces against Ukrainians of all ages and genders. Women, in particular, have faced extensive sexual violence during this war. Similar to Ukraine, in Bosnia-Herzegovina people of all ages, genders, and sexual orientations were subjected to extensive CRSV during the war, and many of the survivors still have not received justice.
This panel of experts on Ukraine, Bosnia, and CRSV will discuss the sexual violence being perpetrated in Ukraine, how lessons can be learned from past conflicts, and how to ensure that Ukrainian CRSV survivors are met with survivor-centred reparative justice in a timely manner. The conversation will have an explicit UK angle to highlight the UK Government’s PSVI Initiative and WPS commitments.
There are limited spaces at this event. Please RSVP to comms@newlinesinstitute.org and specify if you will be attending online or in-person.