"Cut down on Violence": campaign against Violence among Children and Young People
The 2010 Annual Report of the Internal Security System, produced from data of the Programme "Escola Segura", reveals that in the school year of 2009/2010 4713 incidents in a school environment were registered: 33 in every 100 incidents consisted in physical assaults; 27 in robberies, 11 in difamation and threats, 7 in robbery situations and 3 in sexual assaults.
APAV is now launching the campaign "Cut Down on Violence: who doesn't respect you doesn't deserve you". The objective of this campaign is to raise the awareness, particularly of the younger generation, to some types of violence which occur within school boundaries, namely bullying, sexual violence and violence in dating relationships, through a preventive and simple approach which not only shows facts but also promotes an attitude: who doesn't respect me doesn't deserve me.
On the other hand, APAV tried to draw attention to subtler and often undervalued types of violence, not just by the youngsters but also by society in general: mocking, humiliation and intimidation, comments and touching of sexual nature and controlling behaviour in dating relationships. Even though they are usually less serious in terms of physical impact, we know that the use and tolerance of these behaviours can precede more serious acts of violence.
APAV, through its network of Victim Support Offices and its network of volunteers, has sought to disseminate awareness concerning violence against children and young people through its action among students, drawing attention for different types of violence and the importance of reporting them and calling for help.
This new awareness-raising campaign, developed by patronage of the Cupido agency, will be transmitted through several platforms: TV ads, radio, press, billboards, leaflets and web/internet. The video was produced by the company Ideias com Pernas.
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Seminar “Looking ahead in the EU agenda on victims’ rights” | 2nd February 2012 | Oporto
The Portuguese Association for Victim Support is currently developing Project CABVIS – Capacity building for EU crime victim support.
Following this Project’s activities, Seminar “Looking ahead in the EU agenda on victims’ rights” will take place on the 2nd of February 2012. This Seminar will be held in Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Oporto.
The Seminar is more than ever timely, as there is an ongoing debate inside the European Union’s institutions concerning the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. This proposal is part of a recent legislative package on victims rights launched by the European Commission, that aims to strengthen protection and support to crime victims and puts their needs also in the core of the judicial system.
This shall be the time for active participation, best practices sharing and lively debate on this topic of the utmost importance, particularly focusing on cross border victimisation concerns.
We are honoured to announce that, among other notable speakers, we will count with the participation of Marc Groenhuijsen, Law Professor and Judge, founder of the International Victimology Institute Tilburg (INTERVICT) and President of a Consultive Comittee within the World Society of Victimology.
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Newsletter CABVIS #1: Victim Support Helplines – Current State
We are pleased to present you a newsletter developed under Project CABVIS, concerning the current state of Victim Support Helplines.
Following the European Commission’s Decision nr 2007/116/EC of 15th February 2007, that establishes a range of “116” numbers of social added value, there was a pressing need to have a clearer idea of how the different victim support organisations operate their own helplines.
Furthermore, some Victim Support Europe partner organisations already started the implementation process of the 116006 number, which raised the urgency for such a survey.
A questionnaire was therefore sent out to all Victim Support Europe member organisations. We hereby present you the results of this survey.
The 14th International Symposium of Victimology, entitled “Justice for Victims: Cross-cultural perspectives on conflict, trauma and reconciliation” will take place in The Hague, The Netherlands, from the 20th to the 24th of March.
This symposium, organised by the World Society of Victimology (WSV), the Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC) and Victim Support Europe, will be delivered by renowned experts in the field of Victims Rights, Transnational Justice and Trauma, Resilience and Justice.
Among the invited experts we can find Fred Teeven (Dutch State Secretary of Safety and Justice), Song Sang-Hyun (President of the International Criminal Court) and Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the European Commission for Justice and Home Affairs).
