Roundtable discussion on immigration rules for migrant women experiencing domestic violence
5 March 2012
The Domestic Violence Coalition is made up of the Immigrant Council of Ireland, NASC, Sonas, Longford Women's Link, AkiDwA, DVAS, Doras Luimní, Sonas and Women's Aid. We are delighted to host Pragna Patel of Southall Black Sisters.
We hope to learn from the experience of advocates in the UK and look at what lessons and reforms are applicable to the Irish Immigration system, in order to provide proper protection from domestic violence to migrant women in Ireland.
If you are interested in attending, please contact Ann at admin@immigrantcouncil.ie
The programme for the day is as follows:
Welcome & Opening remarks
Anne Ferris, TD & Vice Chair of the Oireachtas Justice, Devence & Equality Committee
Keynote Presentation: Migrant women experiencing domestic violence, lessons learnt from the UK
Pragna Patel, Southall Black Sisters
The Legal and Policy Context, UK
Barry O'Leary, Partner Wesley Gryk Solicitors LLP
The Reality in Ireland
Sinead Harrison, Women's Aid and Salome Mbugua, AkiDwA
Current administrative arrangements and opportunities for reform in Ireland
Catherine Cosgrave, ICI
Venue
European Parliament Buildings, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2