Any other information The Law Society of Ireland is partnering with ELF (the European Lawyers Foundation) in a Daphne funded project entitled “The Training of Lawyers Relating to Violence Against Women (TRAVAW)”. It involves Greece, Poland, Spain, N. Ireland, England and Wales, Italy and Ireland. For the purposes of the project Ireland are grouped with Spain and Poland and seminars are held in every country with contributions on the European front given by the contributors. In addition, manual on violence against women is being by each of the countries for dissemination throughout the European community. A seminar will be held in March 2018. The project is now featuring on the Commissions SAY NO STOP VAW (Violence Against Women) campaign with a view to raising awareness on an international level also. (Law Society) King’s Inns be grateful if Cosc could keep the institution informed of any proposed legislation or other developments relevant to the Convention. (King’s Inn) ACTION 1.900 Prevent and combat sexual violence and harassment in higher education, and build a culture of zero tolerance in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Europe, through the EU funded Ending Sexual Harassment and Violence in Third Level Education Project (ESHTE). (a) Establish National Advisory Committee Appoint External Evaluator (b) Develop a baseline report on the prevalence of sexual harassment & violence and responses by HEIs and relevant agencies in partner countries (c) Launch Project Website (d) Hold groups with HEI students and HEI staff to gather experience and needs for Toolkit Interim Evaluation Report (e) Tool Kit Training Modules (f) Develop Tool Kit (g) Campaign Materials completed - Video, social media messaging, posters, postcards (h) It Stops Now Campus Campaign Project Conference (Ireland) Project Webinars
(i) Project Seminars (Cyprus, Lithuania, Germany, UK) Project Report Final Evaluation Report Implementing Bodies National Women’s Council of Ireland (project lead), in partnership with Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women, Union of Students in Ireland, Student Union partners, Cosc, An Garda Síochána, Higher Education Institution partners, EU partners Timescale The Project will run from quarter 4 2016 quarter 1 2019, a period of 30 months (a) Quarter 1 2017 (b) Quarter 2 2017 (c) Quarter 3 2017 (d) Quarter 4 2017 (e) Quarter 1 2018 (f) Quarter 2 2018 (g) Quarter 3 2018 (h) Quarter 4 2018 (i) Quarter 1 2019 Full Project Timeline and Project Partners are available from the National Women’s Council of Ireland Monitoring Report December, 2017 Outline the progress made in implementing the action (as per original project plan) Action (a) Irish Higher Education Institution (HEI s) partners recruited (9) Steering Group Convened National Advisory Committee (NAC) established: HEIs, Student Unions (SUs), statutory, Non-Governmental Orgs (NGOs) (please see associate partner list for full membership) Evaluator recruited & appointed
Proposed remedial action and timescale Any other information ACTION 2 Examine the potential, under the Irish legal framework, for the removal of the common law defence of reasonable chastisement which may be availed of in proceedings under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 and under section 246 of the Children Act 2001 (IST 35). Implementing bodies Department of Children and Youth Affairs (lead), with the Department of Justice and Equality Timescale Quarter 2, 2016 Monitoring Report December, 2017 Outline the progress made in implementing the action. Is the action on target? Complete If not, why? Proposed remedial action and timescale Any other information ENDS