This event has now been postponed until early 2011.

UN WOMEN in Wales, in partnership with BAWSO (Black Association of Women Step Out) and the Law Society Wales, has organised a conference to explore the devastating effects of violence against women and to ask whether the legal framework to protect victims is adequate.

9.30am to 4.00pm - County Hall, Committee Room 2 & 3, Cardiff, SA1 4PE

Guest speakers:

Hannana Siddiqui (Southall Black Sisters), Forced marriage/Honour base violence

Nanna Otoo-oyortey  (FORWARD), Female genital mutilation

Erin Pizzey (Pioneer in women’s refuges), Therapeutic inerventions in domestic violence 

Sally Montier (Poppy Project), Trafficking of women

 Speaker from the Law Society Wales -  to be confirmed

Registration fees:

£120   for legal professionals , with CPD points included

£ 60    for staff from local authorities and statutory agencies

£ 40    for individuals and members of voluntary organisations

Contact for bookings:

Lorraine Johnson at BAWSO   lorraine@bawso.org.uk   Tel 02920 644633