UN CSW70 Parallel Event | Transforms gender-based violence into empowerment

Get ready for an inspiring in-person session where we transform gender-based violence into empowerment. This event dives deep into powerful stories and strategies to turn challenges into strength. It’s a chance to connect, learn, and be part of real change. Don’t miss out on being part of this amazing movement!

This official NGO CSW70 Parallel Event This event explores how gender-based violence can be transformed into empowerment through reforms in Europe and recommendations from UN Women—in order to create sustainable systems that will change statistics on domestic violence and sexual crime in the future.

The Forum will present: 1. Criminal legal cases in which women committed homicide to escape aggravated domestic violence, and how these cases have inspired reforms on coercive control in Europe. 2. A case study on the rape kit in the USA and how this tool has changed the burden of proof in rape cases within the American legal system. 3. A speak-out workshop will be organized to allow the public to express themselves (anonymously on paper or publicly) about their own experiences of gender-based violence. This is a powerful moment where everyone is invited to speak.

This event will be filmed by a professional New York production team. The result will be published on the UN website and the NGO Consent.

Featured Speakers

Dr. Eva Kroczynski, 15 years of experience in women's health, Research Associate at NYU, Founder of the NGO Consent in NY.

Attorney Nathalie Tomasini, 20 years of experience in criminal law, Founder of the Tomasini Lawyers law firm in Paris.

Key Focus Areas

- Legal case studies of homicides of violent partners when the woman acted in self-defense

- Study of the impact of women's acts of self-defense on new laws regarding coercive control

- Study of the impact of rape kits on the physical and mental health and sentencing of criminals in the USA

- Speak Out Workshop - a blank sheet of paper will be given to each participant to encourage them to express themselves, first in writing, then at the microphone. Come and talk about your experiences of gender-based violence. A testament to resilience, courage, and the foundation of a moment of liberation.

Event Objectives

- To highlight the importance of resilience among survivors of gender-based violence

- To analyze comparative case studies in Europe and the USA concerning domestic and sexual violence

- To understand the impact of solutions through laws and prevention tools

- To strengthen ties between partners through NGOs, women leaders, corporate stakeholders, and government representatives present at the official sessions of the UN Parallel Event.

Program Agenda

8:30-8:40 | Welcome & context setting

Introduction of theme and speakers

8:40-9:15 | Triptych of Domestic Violence

35 min Study of 3 legal cases in which women defended themselves against domestic violence by committing homicide. Consequences and solutions.

9:15-9:30 | Rape kits in the US: the law is 20 years old.

15 min: Timeline compared to the statistical evolution when women have access to rape kits.

9:30 - 10:00 | Speak Out Workshop.

It's your turn to speak.

5 min preparation time for writing on a blank sheet of paper. The audience is invited to speak (1 to 5 minutes per person) by taking the floor and daring to talk about their experiences. These moments are very powerful. It's possible to share your story anonymously (on a blank sheet of paper that will be read). This is a moment of resilience and liberating from trauma.

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Host or Publisher Dr Eva Kroczynski, Attorney Nathalie Tomasini