Online gender-based violence

The international conference "Gender-based cyber violence" will be held on 23 May at the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Law. This activity is part of the R&D+i project entitled "Prevention and response to gender-based cyber violence" (CIBERVIO). During the day there will be presentations by professionals and round tables with victims and professionals who care for victims.

The event will start with Susana Navas, dean of the Faculty and Noelia Igareda, from IP project CIBERVIO. The first lecture will be given by Paz Lloria, from the University of Valencia with "Digital gender violence". 

This will be followed by the first round table of the day with victims of cyber-violence and gender violence. Maria Barcons will participate with "El derecho al olvido de las víctimas de ciberviolencia de género", Anna Melendez with "La dificultad de seguir adelante después: las consecuencias que te quedan. An approach to the victimological impact" and finally, Paz Olaciregui Rodríguez with "Gender cyber-violence: a look from the legal sociology". 

The second round table will be with professionals who work on the issue and care for victims. Cristina Vasilescu will participate with "The challenges and needs of professionals who care for victims of gender-based cyber-violence" and Olga Paz with "Sexual harassment protocols in cases of gender-based cyber-violence". 

The second presentation will be given by Daniela Heim, from the National University of Río Negro, Argentina, who will address "The right to a life free of violence in digital environments. Normative challenges". 

To end the conference, the last round table will be held with Josep Cañabate and "Cyber-violence, algorithms and social networks" and Noelia Igareda with "Jurisprudence on gender cyber-violence".

In order to participate, prior registration is required at paz.olaciregui@uab.cat.