International Workshop in Berlin, Germany December 2, 2016 On the project Strengthening monitoring for prevention of torture and illtreatment in places of liberty deprivation - A project within the framework of the mandate of the German delegate of the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (UN-SPT) Supported by the Federal Foreign Office Germany Workshop Theme 10th Anniversary OPCAT & CRPD - The right to liberty and the freedom of disease Location: Hotel Wyndham Berlin Excelsior Moderation: Dr. Anja Esther Baumann, Margret Osterfeld, Dr. Martin Zinkler
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME 10:30 Welcome and introduction Peter Weiß Karin Goebel, Jens Wagner Presentation of the project and of the UN-mandate Margret Osterfeld 11:00 Institutional and structural measures on the protection of liberty and the freedom of disease: a critical view on Germany Dr. Valentin Aichele 11:20 10 years international prevention of torture Markus Beeko (to be confirmed) 11:40 Discussion 12:20 Lunch break 13:30 Dignity must prevail in east and west of Europe Prof. Dr. Dainius Pūras (tbc), Prof. Dr. Arunas Germanavicius 13:50 Freedom of autonomous decisions making in psychiatric interventions Elisabeth Scheunemann 14:10 Self-determination and heteronomy in health promotion and disease prevention Dr. Anja Esther Baumann 14:30 Discussion 15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Madness: A question of power Dr. Doris Aigner 16:00 Examining justifications for psychiatric detention Prof. Dr. Peter Bartlett 16:15 Discussion 16:45 Summary and outlook OPCAT & CRPD in 2026 Where will we stand? Jens Wagner, Margret Osterfeld, Dr. Valentin Aichele, et al, Moderation: Dr. Marina Langfeldt 17:30 End of the workshop
Provisional list of all speakers Dr. Valentin Aichele Dr. Doris Aigner Prof. Dr. Peter Bartlett Dr. Anja Esther Baumann Markus Beeko Prof. Dr. Arunas Germanavicius Karin Goebel Dr. Marina Langfeldt Margret Osterfeld Prof. Dr. Dainius Pūras Elisabeth Scheunemann Jens Wagner Peter Weiß, MdB Dr. Martin Zinkler Head of the monitoring office for the UN-CRPD in Germany Representative of residents for VertretungsNetz, Austria, political scientist with research focus on Disability Studies, psychiatry and human rights Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS, Trust Professor of Mental Health Law, Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham School of Law, University of Nottingham Managing director of ACTION MENTAL HEALTH GERMANY, medicine scientist, focus on psychiatry General secretary of Amnesty International in Germany Advisor to the Lithuanian Minister of Health, psychiatrist, Institute for Public Health at Vilnius University Head of the division for human rights and gender policy, Federal Foreign Office Germany Senior prosecutor, Prosecutors Office Zweibrücken Specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy, Member of the UN Subcommittee on prevention of torture (UN-SPT), Board member of ACTION MENTAL HEALTH GERMANY Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Professor and Head of the Centre for Child psychiatry social paediatrics at Vilnius University Sociologist (Dipl.), Geronto-social therapist, Coordinator of persons with psychiatric experience of the visiting commission of North Rhine-Westphalia Desk officer in the division for human rights and gender policy, Federal Foreign Office Germany Member of the German Bundestag, Emmendingen - Lahr, CDU/CSU-group, Board member of ACTION MENTAL HEALTH GERMANY, Emmendingen/Lahr Head physician of the Heidenheimer Clinic for psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatic, responsible editor (together with Michael Lindemann) for the journal Recht & Psychiatrie
Organizational information Workshop fee Catering Programme Event location Host Accommodation Travelling A workshop fee will not be applied, the event is free of charge for all participants.. During the whole event cold drinks are free of charge. There will be a lunch and a coffee break in the afternoon, which are also free of charge. The final programme will be distributed on the day of the event. Hotel Wyndham Berlin Excelsior, Hardenbergstraße 14, 10623 Berlin, Germany Please inform us if you need particular support. We try to provide adequate measures for you. AKTION PSYCHISCH KRANKE e.v., Oppelner Straße 130, 53119 Bonn, Germany, Tel.: +49228 / 676740, E-Mail: apk-bonn@netcologne.de, Internet: www.apk-ev.de Hotel Wyndham Berlin Excelsior, Hardenbergstraße 14, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Tel.: +4930 / 97 80 88 88, E-Mail: info@wyndhamberlinexcelsior.com, Internet: https://www.wyndhamberlinexcelsior.com/de From hotel Wyndham Berlin Excelsior you reach the airport Berlin Schönefeld BER and the airport Berlin Tegel TXL in approximately 25 minutes or in about 30 minutes by bus or suburban railway ( S-Bahn ). From the airport Berlin Schönefeld SXF / BER take the S9 or the AirportExpress until Zoologischer Garten. From there (300 metres) it is just a few walking minutes to Wyndham Berlin Excelsior hotel. From Berlin main train station it takes 5 minutes with the Regional-Express (RE) or the S-Bahn S 7 in the direction Potsdam Mitte to the station Zoologischer Garten. Public transportation and sightseeing close to the hotel Kurfürstendamm: 5-10 minutes walk from Wyndham Berlin Excelsior Hotel Train station Zoologischer Garten / ZOO (underground, S-Bahn, bus, train): 2 minutes walk from the hotel. From the airport Berlin Tegel TXL take bus line X9 to Zoologischer Garten, 300 metres on foot. Taxi The cost of the taxi to the airport Berlin Tegel (TXL) are about 30, -, to Berlin main train station about 10, -. Contact If you have any questions or comments please contact: Guido Vollmann, Tel.: +49228 / 9091667, E-Mail: vollmann@apk-ev.de