The Meeting of Women Parliamentarians also held a dialogue session between men and women on "Combating violence against women, with a particular focus on women held in places of detention and imprisonment" was also held. This session was introduced by a keynote address by HRH, Princess Maha Chakira Bajrakitiyabha, UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador on violence against women. The debate that followed focused on the general role of parliaments in combating violence against women. Particular emphasis was placed on the situation of women in prisons and immigration detention centers.