Workshop

Investigation and Criminal Prosecution of Child Abuse: Investigators’ and Civil Society Perspectives

25 October 2019, Ploy Room, Hotel Windsor Suites, Bangkok

This workshop on “Investigation and Criminal Prosecution of Child Abuse: Investigators’ and Civil Society Perspectives” will focus on investigation practices in cases of abuse and exploitation of children, sexually or otherwise, against the backdrop of different investigation practices. The workshop will allow for an exchange of expertise in the realm of criminal investigations with experts from Thailand who will share some of their experiences and knowledge within the Thai context, and international experts sharing their experiences and knowledge in the field of criminal investigation in an international context. In addition to these aspects, the workshop will invite representatives of civil society and discuss how they are integrated into investigations in both contexts. The workshop will focus on the experiences in Thailand and internationally and backgrounds or experiences from different countries can be discussed by the participants, with a particular focus on cooperation across agencies and borders. In addition, the workshop also aims to explore how civil society can cooperate with liaison officers and embassies of other countries, for many of these crimes are committed across borders and jurisdictions.

Agenda

Friday, 25 October 2019

13.00                            Registration

13.45                            Welcoming words

Henning Glaser, Director, German-Southeast Asian Center of  Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG), Faculty of Law, Thammasat University

Karl–Peter Schönfisch, Director, Laos/Thailand Office, Hanns Seidel Foundation

14.00–17.00                 Input Presentations and Discussion Forum

 Panel Part 1: Investigators and Police

Bernhard Egger, Central Investigation Services Division, State Office of Criminal Investigation Bureau, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany

Khemachart Prakyhongmanee, Bureau of Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime, Department of Special Investigation (DSI)

Pol.Lt.Col. Paisith Sungkahapong , Central Institute of Forensic Science

  Panel Part II: Civil Society and NGOs  

 ECPAT, Thomas Mueller, Deputy Executive Director – Network Development and External Relations at ECPAT International Face Foundation, TBC                          

Open discussion forum

17.00                            Closing Remarks

For Participants who plan to attend the conference please register at https://s.surveyplanet.com/fFrx5wA3

More information, please contact us via events@cpg-online.de, +66(0)2-613-2971 (Ms. Venus).