Berlin | 15 — 16 november 2022
Moderators:
- Andriy Kulykov, Hromads’ke Radio, Kyiv
- Gabriele Freitag, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde e.V., Berlin
DAY I | 15 november | 10:30 — 20:30 (Berlin time)
Zoom link for the day: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83328458473?pwd=NHNQMExhaS84Q1hlNzBOcUU5cUllUT09
Passcode: 521995
10:30 — 11:30 Registration and welcome coffee
11:30 — 12:30 Opening session: introduction and remarks by co-organizers
- Oleksandra Matviychuk, Center for Civil Liberties, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, on behalf of CivilMPlus, Kyiv
- Maksym Yemelyanov, Deputy Ambassador, Embassy of Ukraine to Germany
- Alexander Slotty, State Secretary for Education, Office of the Mayor of Berlin
- Matthias Lüttenberg, Ambassador, Representative for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany
Moderation:
12:30 — 14:00 Panel I. Strengthening synergies between political and civil society actors in the field of human dimension: which joint efforts are needed for overcoming violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, war crimes and crimes against humanity?
Speakers:
- Yuriy Belousov, Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Kyiv
- Anastasiya Donets, International Partnership for Human Rights, Brussels
- Oleksandr Pavlichenko, Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, Kyiv
- Prof. Wolfgang Benedek, Professor of International Law, University of Graz; one of the authors of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism Reports of 2022 on the situation in Ukraine
- Aleksandar Sekulić, ODIHR OSCE, Warsaw
Moderation:
14:00 — 15:00 Lunch
15:00 — 16:30 Panel II. Strengthening links between political and civil society actors in making Europe a more secure and conflict-resilient space: what is role of the EU?
Speakers:
- Sergey Lagodinsky, Member of the European Parliament; Greens/EFA Group spokesperson for EU-Russia Relations, Foreign Affairs Committee, Brussels/Strasbourg
- Georg Ziegler, Deputy Head, Ukraine Support Group, European Commission, Brussels
- Anna Carin Krokstäde, Deputy Head of the Ukraine Division, European Union External Action Service, Brussels
- Tetyana Pechonchyk, Executive Director, NGO “Zmina”, Kyiv
- Wilfried Jilge, Ukraine and Eastern European Expert, ZIF, Berlin
Moderation:
16:30 — 17:00 Coffee break
17:00 — 18:30 Panel III. Fishbowl Discussion: Moving towards stronger international civil society coalition for ending the war in Ukraine: how to achieve a stronger joint action and enhance impact on policymaking?
(the panel is organized as a fishbowl conversation)
Speakers:
- Oleksandra Romantsova, NGO “Center for Civil Liberties”, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Kyiv
- Roman Vlasenko, Head of the Severodonetsk District State Administration, Luhansk region
- Cinta Depondt, PAX for Peace, Utrecht
- François Croquette, former French Ambassador for Human Rights (2017-2021), Paris
- Valeriy Novykov, Luhansk Regional Human Rights Center “Alternatyva”, Kyiv
- Dave Elseroad, Human Rights House Foundation, Geneva
- Anne le Huerou, Paris Nanterre University, Assembly of the European Citizens
- Stefan Melle, Austausch e.V., Berlin
- Antanina Maslyka, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, the Hague
- Laurynas Vaičiūnas, College of Eastern Europe, Wojnowice
Moderation:
18:30 — 18:50 Closing remarks by co-organizer and moderators
19:00 — 20:30 Opening of the Art Exhibition “Civil Society in War Times” & Reception Dinner
DAY II: Expert Roundtables | 16 november | 10:00 — 17:30
Expert Roundtables
10:00 — 11:30 — Room 1. Documentations of international crimes in Ukraine: efforts by civil society, key findings and international accountability mechanisms
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87475734356?pwd=bzRudGhrdmsraVo5TzF4aHlQQnZ4UT09
Passcode: 810088
Speakers:
- Oleksandr Pavlichenko, Executive Director, Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, Ukraine
- Anton Korynevych, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
- Yuriy Belousov, Head of the war crimes department of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine
- Ilya Nuzov, Head of Eastern Europe and Central Asia Desk, FIDH
- Maria Mezentseva, MP, chairperson of the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Moderation:
- Sergiy Movchan, Head of War Crimes Documentation Department, Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, Ukraine
10:00 — 11:30 — Room 2. Tendencies in the Ukrainian society in the war times: IDPs, a new “gray zone” on the frontline and civic activism
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87913442209?pwd=N1ZNdGxrWWdUY1RKb3hmcXpCN3Y5dz09
Passcode: 729863
Speakers:
- Denys Bigunov, Head of the Drukarnya Civil Society Center, Slovyansk, Ukraine
- Yaroslav Boyko, Chairperson of the NGO “Association Humanitarian Center Vse Bude Dobre”, Kramatorsk, Ukraine
- Evgenia Kuleba, Chairperson of the NGO “City Garden”, Ukraine
- Evgenia Bardyak, Member of the Ivano-Frankivsk regional council, chairman of the Ivano-Frankivsk regional organization “Young Enlightenment”, Ukraine
- Kateryna Skrypova, Chairperson of the Vostok-SOS Charitable Foundation, Ukraine
- Lilia Kislitsyna, Chairperson of the NGO “Smart Association”, Kramatorsk, Ukraine
- Maria Khudeneva (Stern), volunteer, activist, Slovyansk, Ukraine
Moderation:
- Svitlana Krot, Head, NGO
“Country of Free People”, Ukraine
10:00 — 11:30 — Room 3. Russia’s disruptive influence on European societies: Wartime challenges and tactics of response
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83677735185?pwd=TlNDYTlwVW1lWThEL2hjRGM5bFdEZz09
Passcode: 060300
Speakers:
- Anton Shekhovstsov, Associated Researcher at RECET – Research Center for the History of Transformations, Chair at Centre for Democratic Integrity, Vienna
- Rumena Filipova, Chairperson and Co-Founder at Institute for Global Analytics, Sofia
- Eteri Buziashvili, researcher at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, Tbilisi
- Susanne Spahn, freelance journalist, historian, political scientist, and researcher of Russian propaganda, Berlin
- Céline Marangé, research fellow at the Institute for Strategic Research, Paris
- Ihor Solovei, Head of the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, Ukraine
Moderation:
- Nikolai Klimeniouk, freelance journalist, Berlin
11:30 — 12:00 — Coffee-Break
12:00 — 13:30 — Room 1. Life under the Russian occupation: challenges and consequences
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87475734356?pwd=bzRudGhrdmsraVo5TzF4aHlQQnZ4UT09
Passcode: 810088
Speakers:
- Natalya Gordienko, member of the Luhansk Regional Human Rights Center “Alternatyva”, Ukraine
- Olga Altunina, Representative of the Commissioner for the Rights of Citizens Affected by the Armed Aggression against Ukraine
- Alyona Lunyova, Advocacy Manager at the Center for Human Rights ZMINA, Ukraine
- Andrii Dikhtyarenko, Editor-in-Chief, online media “Realnaya gazeta”, NGO “Frontyr”, Ukraine
- Iryna Perkova, Center for ATO veterans and their families “Poruch”, Ukraine
- Anastasia Yaroshenko, Center for Psychosocial Adaptation, Ukraine
- Olena Nizhelska, Head of the “Siverskyi Donets” Crisis Media Center, Ukraine
- Natalya Ponomaryova, Head of the NGO “Volya“, Starobilsk, Ukraine
Moderation:
- Valerii Novykov, Head of the Luhansk Regional Human Rights Center “Alternatyva”, Ukraine
12:00 — 13:30 — Room 2. Strengthening international presence in Ukraine: how can the international actors contribute to reinstating peace and stabilizing the country?
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87913442209?pwd=N1ZNdGxrWWdUY1RKb3hmcXpCN3Y5dz09
Passcode: 729863
Speakers:
- Dr. André Härtel, SWP, Berlin
- Dr. Andreas Wittkowsky, analyst at ZIF, Berlin
- Mila Leonova, Communication Manager, Caritas Donetsk in Dnipro, peace engineer
- Olga Kotiuk (Korablyova), expert in security, social cohesion, and overcoming the consequences of armed conflicts
- Anthony Foreman, Programme Manager for Europe and the South Caucasus, Peaceful Change
Moderation:
- Hanna Homeniuk, Project Manager, Caritas Ukraine
12:00 — 13:30 — Room 3. International coalition of Ukraine’s supporters: Role of the Baltic States and Visegrad group in European relations
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83677735185?pwd=TlNDYTlwVW1lWThEL2hjRGM5bFdEZz09
Passcode: 060300
Speakers:
- Grzegorz Gruca, Vice President, Polish Humanitarian Action
- Jana Gridneva, East European Program, People in Need, Czechia
- Adam Roževič, Policy Analyst, East European Studies Centre, Lithuania
- Maria Piechowska, Analyst, Polish Institute of International Affairs
- Yevgeniy Zakharov, Director, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, Ukraine
- Marek Hnát, Minister/Counselor, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Germany
- Julia Cheromukhina, Project Coordinator, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Poland
- Alvydas Medalinskas, International Expert, Mykolas Romeris University
Moderation:
- Laurynas Vaičiūnas, College of Eastern Europe
13:30 — 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 — 16:00 — Room 1. Deprivation of freedom: war prisoners, civic hostages, abductions and deportations
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87475734356?pwd=bzRudGhrdmsraVo5TzF4aHlQQnZ4UT09
Passcode: 810088
Speakers:
- Mykhailo Savva, Center for Civil Liberties, Ukraine
- Yuriy Taranyuk, Head of the Family Work Department of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War
- Viktoriya Andrusha, a civilian math teacher released from captivity, who was held in Kursk pre-trial detention center No. 1 as a “prisoner of war”
- Victoria Karpenko, wife of a heavily wounded prisoner of war
- Taras Ulyanchenko, witness to the passing of filtration measures
- Olga Romanova, Director of the Charitable Foundation “Russia Behind Bars”
- Yulia Polekhina, lawyer of the NGO “Sich” Human Rights Protection Group”, war crimes documenter of the “T4P Coalition” initiative
- Roman Kiselyov, Russian human rights defender, lawyer
Moderation:
- Oleksandra Romantsova, Executive Director, Center for Civil Liberties, Ukraine
14:30 — 16:00 — Room 2. Role of civil society in Ukraine’s post-war environmental damage reconstruction
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87913442209?pwd=N1ZNdGxrWWdUY1RKb3hmcXpCN3Y5dz09
Passcode: 729863
Speakers:
- Daria Malling, Program Manager Green Modernity, Center for Liberal Modernity, Germany
- Maksym Soroka, expert in ecological safety and environmental monitoring, coordinator of the “Dovkola” network, associate professor of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology
- Anna Danylyak, Expert on environmentalization of agriculture, NGO “Ekodiya“
- Oleksiy Vasylyuk, ecologist, zoologist, public figure, Head of the NGO “Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group”
- Tatiana Karpiuk, biologist, project manager, Truth Hounds, Ukraine
Moderation:
- Anastasiia Bondarenko, Environmental expert, Baltic Environmental Forum
14:30 — 16:00 — Room 3. People and War. Space for Conversation
(in a format of playback theatre)
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83677735185?pwd=TlNDYTlwVW1lWThEL2hjRGM5bFdEZz09
Passcode: 060300
Performers:
- Yuliia Terentieva, Dnipro
- Anastasia Vorobyeva, Moscow/Berlin
- Mareike Sürder, Freiburg
- Cornelia Hartman, Freiburg
- Tanya, Donetsk/Zurich
- Ariane Ehinger, Berlin
Coordinator:
16:00 — 16:30 — Coffee Break
16:30 — 17:30 — Closing panel: Summing up the results of the round tables, outlining next steps for joint action
Moderation:
The organizers
