Dear PILON members and friends

I am pleased to invite you to the final event in the PILON Sexual and Gender Based Violence Working Group Special Measures Series titled “Panel Finale”. This hour-long panel discussion will take place next Friday (2 September 2022) at 3PM Apia time / 12PM Port Moresby time / 1PM Port Vila & Honiara time.

In our previous webinar we heard from the judiciary. It is now time to consider the role of witness support officer, both within and beyond the courtroom. Our panel will provide insights from prosecutors, witness support officers as well as NGOs from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

We look forward to seeing you there and hearing your questions – you can submit questions through the registration link below. During the discussion, we will explore audience questions, as well as positive experiences, key challenges and thoughts on the future of witness support in the Pacific.

HOW TO REGISTER AND ASK QUESTIONS

We invite you to register and submit questions to this free panel event via the following link:

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

PANELLISTS

The final panel event in this series will include the following panelists:

	Ms Hellen Bennett	Victim Support Officer, Office of the Public Prosecutor (Solomon Islands)
	Ms Margaret Suifa’asia	Chief Legal Officer, Office of the Public Prosecutor (Solomon Islands)
	Ms Bola Masauvakalo	Victims Support Officer, Office of the Public Prosecutor (Vanuatu)
	Ms Delwyn Dau	In-house Lawyer, Femili PNG (a non-government organisation who provides survivors of family and sexual violence access to services, support and care).
	Ms Mercy Tamate	State Prosecutor, PIC – Family & Sexual Offences Unit, Office of the Public Prosecutor (PNG)

We encourage you to share this invite with any colleagues who may benefit from this panel discussion, including police officers, prosecutors, court staff, victim support services, women support services and other service providers.

HOW TO WATCH THE FULL SERIES

To watch the previous webinars and hear about new resources, subscribe to our YouTube channel or use the links below:

• Webinar 1 (prosecutors from larger jurisdictions: Fiji and Samoa)
• Webinar 2 (prosecutors from smaller jurisdictions: Cook Islands and RMI)
• Webinar 3 (judicial perspectives: Samoa and Tuvalu)

Please do not hesitate to contact the PILON Secretariat (pilon@pilonsec.org) should you have any questions.