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

Head of the monitoring office for the UN-CRPD in Germany

Dr. Doris Aigner

Representative of residents for “VertretungsNetz”, Austria, political scientist with research focus on Disability Studies, psychiatry and human rights

Prof. Dr. Peter Bartlett

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS, Trust Professor of Mental Health Law, Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham School of Law, University of Nottingham

Dr. Anja Esther Baumann

Managing director of ACTION MENTAL HEALTH GERMANY, medical scientist, focus on psychiatry

Markus Beeko

General secretary of Amnesty International in Germany

Prof. Dr. Arunas Germanavicius

Advisor to the Lithuanian Minister of Health, psychiatrist, Institute for Public Health at Vilnius University

Karin Goebel

Head of the division for human rights and gender policy, Federal Foreign Office Germany

Dr. Marina Langfeldt

Senior prosecutor, Prosecutors Office Zweibrücken

Margret Osterfeld

Specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy, Member of the UN Subcommittee on prevention of torture (UN-SPT), Board member of ACTION MENTAL HEALTH GERMANY

Prof. Dr. Dainius Pūras

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

Elisabeth Scheunemann

Sociologist (Dipl.), Geronto-social therapist, Coordinator of persons with psychiatric experience of the visiting commission of North Rhine-Westphalia

Jens Wagner

Desk officer in the division for human rights and gender policy, Federal Foreign Office Germany

Peter Weiß, MdB

Member of the German Bundestag, Emmendingen - Lahr, CDU/CSU-group, Board member of ACTION MENTAL HEALTH GERMANY, Emmendingen/Lahr

Dr. Martin Zinkler

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

A workshop fee will not be applied, the event is free of charge for all participants..

Catering

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.

Programme

The final programme will be distributed on the day of the event.

Event location

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.

Host

AKTION PSYCHISCH KRANKE e.V., Oppelner Straße 130, 53119 Bonn, Germany, Tel.: +49228 / 676740, E-Mail: [email protected], Internet: www.apk-ev.de

Accommodation

Hotel Wyndham Berlin Excelsior, Hardenbergstraße 14, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Tel.: +4930 / 97 80 88 88, E-Mail: [email protected], Internet: https://www.wyndhamberlinexcelsior.com/de

Travelling

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: [email protected]