Helsinki hosts conference on sexual violence

A international sexual Violence against Women and Children in Sports will be held in Helsinki on April 29.

Sport has been confronted with many cases of sexual violence against women and children in recent years,said a government press release.

Public authorities, sports movement and stakeholder organisations are determined to tackle sexual violence against women and children in sport and to strengthen its prevention with the Expert Conference on “Sexual Violence against Women and Children in Sports”, organised in the framework of the Finnish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers.

The event will be opened by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Anita Lehikoinen, together with the Head of the Children’s Rights and Sport Values Department of the Council of Europe, Elda Moreno.

The conference will offer the opportunity for participants to receive hands-on information to address and deal with sexual violence against women and children in sport effectively via workshop sessions on protection strategies, support systems and case management, educational programmes, codes of conduct and codes of ethics, and minimising risks.