2005 Press Releases

26 May 2005

University Women of Europe (UWE) - UCC Conference, 10-12 June



Women graduates from 12 European countries will gather at University College Cork (UCC) from 10-12 June next for a two-day conference titled "Red Light on Dangerous Traffic". 

Hosted by the Irish Federation of University Women, the two-day conference will include keynote speaker Dr Maura O'Donoughue MMM, specialist in International Community Health, Humanitarian Relief and Human Trafficking who will speak on "Trafficking, the Facts".  Dr O'Donoghue is a Consultant and Researcher for Caritas Europa, the leading agency in Human Trafficking for Caritas Internationalis and also works with Coatnet, a Catholic organisation against trafficking of women.

Dr Ethel Quayle of Copine, UCC will speak on the "Victimisation of Children through Abusive Images on the Internet". Also scheduled is Dr Siobhan Mullally, Senior Lecturer in UCC's Department of Law who will speak on "Legal Responses to Trafficking; Providing Adequate Protection?"

The University Women of Europe (UWE) is a network of of university women associations from 22 countries working in partnership with the Council of Europe and the European Women's Lobby to address issues impacting on the lives of women throughout the European community.

Councillor Mary Shields (Deputy Lord Mayor) will host a welcome reception.  The Conference will close with a visit to Fota House and Gardens.

See http://ifuw.org/uwe/uwe2005/cork-programme.htm

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