Teresa Fragoso has been president of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) since August 2016, following a previous tenure in the same position in 2011–2012. Ms Fragoso’s previous roles include working as a political adviser to the Portuguese Secretary of State for Citizenship and Gender Equality (2015–2016) as well as to the Portuguese … Read more
Ilidiacolina Fátima dos Santos Vera Cruz, defender of the human rights of women, is against violence against women, gender-based violence and multiple discrimination. She has a Bachelor in Touristic Planning and Development and she is the President of the Mén Non – Association of Women from Sao Tome and Prince in Portugal, and project coordinator … Read more
Natacha Amaro, 43 years old, senior technician, born in Lisbon. She has a Bachelor degree in International Relations and a post-graduate degree in European Studies. She was connected to the European Parliament for ten years. She was elected by the PCP for the Lisbon Municipal Assembly in 2013 and became the alternate for the Commission … Read more
Aline Rossi is a Brazilian feminist activist and member of the Feminist Assembly of Lisbon (Assembleia Feminista de Lisboa). Founder of the blog “Feminismo Com Classe” [Feminism With Class], author and translator in the Brazilian digital magazine QG Feminista [Feminist HQ]. “Realising change” session Just to give a little context, the first time I encountered the issue … Read more
Renate van der Zee (57) is a Dutch journalist, writer and feminist activist. She writes for leading Dutch newspapers and magazines and for the English newspaper The Guardian. Her main focus is on women’s rights. She has done extensive research into the Dutch sex industry and has written many articles and several books on human … Read more
Rachel Moran is an international speaker and abolitionist activist. She is the founding member of SPACE International and author of the bestselling ‘Paid For – My Journey Through Prostitution’. Her work has been endorsed by Jane Fonda, Jimmy Carter, Gloria Steinem, Robin Morgan and many others. She speaks regularly at the United Nations in New … Read more
Pierrette Pape is the chair of the frontline organization isala asbl, working on the ground to support and assist persons in prostitution in Belgium. She is the founder and coordinator of the abolitionist youth network GenerationAbolition, gathering a dozen of youth organizations from all over Europe and beyond. She currently works for the Mukwege Foundation … Read more
Per-Anders Sunesson, who is a lawyer, has been working both in Sweden and internationally for more than 20 years with social and criminal policies, crime victims issues, children’s rights, legislation and welfare systems. The Swedish government appointed Mr. Sunesson Ambassador at Large for Combating Trafficking in Persons in May 2016. Prior to this assignment he … Read more
Sabrinna Valisce experienced prohibition and full decriminalization in New Zealand. She also experienced partial legalization in Queensland and partial decriminalization in Sydney, Australia. During this time she volunteered with the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective (NZPC) on and off for over two decades until she came to the conclusion that decriminalization was unable to fix the … Read more
Sandra Cristina Rodrigues Benfica, member of the Secretariat and the National Council of Movimento Democrático de Mulheres – MDM. She coordinates intervention projects in the field of human trafficking and prostitution. She also represents MDM in the Network of Support and Protection for Victims of Trafficking.
