|
Seminar CARONTE – Assistance to the Family and/or Friends of Victims of Homicide | Lisboa | 21-22 June |
|
 The Seminar CARONTE – Assistance to the Family and/or Friends of Victims of Homicide will be held in 21-22 June 2012 in Lisbon, Portugal. This is an important opportunity for researchers, professionals interested in the subject of the support to victims of homicide, as well as their families and friends.
The Seminar CARONTE will focus mainly on three areas: the voices of victims, understand and support to victims and sharing of good practices. Thus, the following aspects will be discussed:
a) The voice relatives and friends of victims of homicide;
b) Links between violence, criminality and murder
c) The role of police forces in the contact with relatives: understand to investigate;
d) Overcoming the grief of the death of a family member;
e) Compensation to violent crime victims. On the first day of the event, participants will have the opportunity to hear the testimonial of relatives of victims. A procedures handbook will also be presented on the support given to the family and/or friends of the victims of homicide.
This seminar will be organized by APAV - Portuguese Association for Victim Support, following the activities of the Project CARONTE – Support to the Victims of Homicide, their Families and Friends. Promoted by APAV and co-financed by the European Commission, this Project is develop in partnership with the National Republican Guard (GNR), the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, the Judiciary Police (PJ), the Public Security Police (PSP), Victim Support Scotland and Weisser Ring Austria.
If you are interested in attending, and would like more information, please see the following link:
www.apav.pt/caronte
|
|
|
UN moves to compensate the victims of terrorism |
|
 Report will recommend far-reaching changes to rebalance international law in favour of those who have suffered.
People seriously injured or maimed by terrorist attacks across the world would be granted automatic legal rights to compensation and rehabilitation under far-reaching changes to rebalance international law in favour of victims, a UN report will recommend next month.
The report, drawn up by the UN's special rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, Ben Emmerson, a leading British lawyer, will be welcomed by the UK government at a time when the international legal system faces criticism for doing too much to protect the rights of alleged supporters of terrorism, such as the radical cleric Abu Qatada.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
|
|
Greater police protection for victims of crime |
|
 On April 27th the Council of the European Union met in Luxembourg and showed their strong support to the new legislative proposal that will reinforce legal and police protection to crime victims.
This new regulation will particularly improve the situation of cross border victims. Insofar, this law will, for instance, allow the issuing an EU-wide standard certificate containing all the relevant information on a victim’s case, that victims can present to the police in any other member state.
This measure will guarantee, for example, that a protection measure ordered in one Member State continues to be enforced when the victim moves to a different Member State. In such cases, the police shall contact the 'stalker' and notify them of the consequences if he violates the injunction.
The regulation is part of a larger 2009 draft directive, the European Protection Order, designed to ensure victims of violence and crime are afforded the same protection no matter where they reside in the European Union.
For further information:
http://euobserver.com/22/116074
|
|
Third CABVIS Seminar in Germany |
|
 On April 19th the third conference for project CABVIS was held in the Academy of European Law’s (ERA) building in Trier, Germany.
This Seminar was aimed at judicial practitioners, police officers and victim support workers, and counted with the presence of renown workshop facilitators and speakers.
Among the invited speakers was Ingrid Bellander Todino, in representation of the European Commission, who presented the current state of negotiations on proposal for a new Directive establishing minimum standards for the protection of victims of crime.
The 84 participants present engaged in challenging discussions about the rights of victims both in a national and European perspective, focusing also on a cross border dimension.
APAV participated in this event and, considering the good level of cooperation between those present, we expect very positive results for the future of victims of crime in Germany.
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>
|
|
Page 1 of 16 |
