On February 4th (Tuesday) in the Polish Parliament the Parliamentary Group for the Protection of Life and Family organized a conference under the patronage of the Vice-Marshal of the Polish Parliament Marek Kuchciński. Lawyers, psychologists, sociologists and representatives of social organizations participated in the conference on social and legal consequences of ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on violence against women and domestic violence.

The conference was opened by Marek Kuchciński, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm.

Conference Program:

- Constitutional guarantees of family protection and the Convention of the Council of Europe on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - Prof. Aleksander Stępkowski, Dr. Joanna Banasiuk, Dr. Olgierd Pankiewicz,

- Ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - implications for the individual - Prof. Maria Rys,

- Some external inspirations for actions concerning family in Poland - Prof. Józefina Hrynkiewicz,

- Direct consequences and side effects of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - Prof. Kazimierz Korab,

- Conclusions from empirical research on the effective prevention of children and youth problems and the Convention of the Council of Europe on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - Dr. Szymon Grzelak

- The effects of gender-inspired solutions in France - Bertrand Bisch,

- A family-friendly organization's point of view - Paweł Wolinski, President of the Mom and Dad Foundation.

The conference was organized in cooperation with the Polish Federation of Pro-Life Movements which brings together 130 pro-family organizations.