With You Project | Technical Visit to Croatia

Under the With You Project - Victim and Witness Support in the Justice System, funded by the European Union Justice Program (2014-2020) and coordinated by APAV, a Technical Visit to Croatia took place on March 3 and 4. 

The Technical Visit was organized by the partners of Victim and Witness Support Service Croatia (VWSSC) and its objective was to share best practices, experiences and challenges related to victim and witness support.  

We had the presence of 3 representatives of APAV; 2 representatives of the General Prosecutor's Office; 1 representative of Lithuania (VILIAS) and from Croatia, 3 representatives of Victim and Witness Support Service.

During these two days we had the opportunity to visit the Croatian National Call Center (116006) in Zagreb, to visit the court in Varazdin, the facilities of the VWSSC partners and to have several meetings with different professionals: from the Croatian Ministry of Justice, the Security Forces, the Prosecutor's Office and different NGOs, who presented us with the panorama of the Croatian justice system and the framework of victims' rights within it, with emphasis on the right to accompaniment.

We consider these technical visits essential for the exchange of best practices and experiences that allow us to evolve and learn new approaches and tools essential to continue to fulfill our mission.