Task force meeting in Bucharest- Protecting victims of human trafficking (11-12 February 2025)
CEPOV - Addressing the gap in multidisciplinary cooperation to enhance the protection of victims’ rights Between 11 and 12 February 2025 a Task forece meeting was organized in Bucharest as part of the CEPOV project, focusing on Addressing the Gap in Multidisciplinary Cooperation to Enhance the Protection of Victims' Rights.
The project is implemented with the financial support of the Justice Programme of the European Union by the Association Pro Refugiu, the University of Bucharest (Faculty of Law), Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights, University Roma Tre, Solwodi Germany and Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers.
A total of 27 participants from Italy, Romania, Germany and Sweden participated, including lawyers, prosecutors, judges, social workers, psychologists and other professionals of institutions and organizations focused on the protection of victims' rights.
The project partners elaborated a Roadmap for enhancing multidisciplinary cooperation in terms of identification, referral, assistance and protection for victims of crime. The purpose of the publication is to provide guidance on the procedures that should be used by organisations and institutions that have responsibilities in the identification, referral and assistance of victims, as well as those that have specific competencies in the trial procedures.
Furthermore the discussions focused on victims of human trafficking, victims of gender-based violence and victims of cybercrime. The debates revealed substantial gaps in policy implementation and enforcement across the project countries and a set of recommendations were made.
Task force meeting in Rome - Strengthening Victim´s Rights (4-5 December 2024)
CEPOV - Addressing the gap in multidisciplinary cooperation to enhance the protection of victims’ rights
Between 4 and 5 December 2024 a Task forece meeting was organized in Rome as part of the CEPOV project, focusing on Addressing the Gap in Multidisciplinary Cooperation to Enhance the Protection of Victims' Rights.
The project is implemented with the financial support of the Justice Programme of the European Union by the Association Pro Refugiu, the University of Bucharest (Faculty of Law), Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights, University Roma Tre, Solwodi Germany and Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers.
A total of 33 participants from Italy, Romania, Germany and Sweden participated, including lawyers, academics, social workers, psychologists and representatives of institutions and organizations focused on the protection of victims' rights.
The discussions focused on the existing legislation and strategies to protect victims' rights and access to justice, as well as the difficulties in accessing assistance for victims.
Pro Victims Justice Conference in Bucharest
Our cooperating lawyer and partner Henrietta is participating in an EU-conference in Bucharest, speaking about the challenges and strategies to promote justice for victims of crime, from a Swedish perspective. The conference is part of one of our EU projects where we strengthen the cooperation between lawyers all over Europe
Invitation to press conference about the Swedish midwife case 12 April
Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers cordially invite you to a press conference about the Swedish midwife case on conscientious objection for medical staff and its implications for Sweden and Europe.
The background of the case is that Ellinor Grimmark has sued the County Council of Jönköping for violation of her freedom of thought, conscience and religion, as well as her freedom of opinion and expression under the European Convention on Human Rights.
Ellinor Grimmark has been denied employment as a midwife at the hospital of Höglandssjukhuset and at Ryhov women's clinic and she has been terminated from an employment at the hospital of Värnamo. Ellinor Grimmark was granted a job as a midwife, with respect of her freedom of conscience at Värnamo women's clinic, but the County Council of Jönköping withdrew the promised work because Ellinor Grimmark had expressed her opinion in the media regarding abortion.
Senior Legal Counsel Ruth Nordström, Attorneys Percy Bratt and Jörgen Olson, will together with their client, Ellinor Grimmark, present their reflections on the judgement from the Swedish Labour Court, that will be delivered on 12 April at 11 AM. The press conference will be held in both Swedish and English.
Please join us at:
Location: Turkiska salongen (The Turkish Salon), Citykonditoriet, Adolf Fredriks kyrkogata 10, Stockholm
Time: 12 April, at 2-4 AM
To register for the press conference please send an email to info@shrl.eu
To book a personal interview with midwife Ellinor Grimmark or her legal representatives, Senior Legal Counsel Ruth Nordström and attorneys Percy Bratt and Jörgen Olson: Please contact rebecca.ahlstrand@shrl.eu
Aworkshop & study visit was organized in Uppsala Sweden between 9-10 March 2017 as part of the transnational project Strenghtening multidisciplinary cooperation to ensure an effective referral, assistance, rights protection for victims of human trafficking, financed by the European Commission, Justice Program JUST/2015/JACC/AG/VICT/9221
The project is coordinated by the Romanian organization, Association Pro Refugiu in partnership with Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers Sweden, Caritas International Belgium, Association Trave Iniciativas para la Economia Social y Solidaria Spain, Center for the Study of Democracy Bulgaria. The project benefits from the support of several associate partners from Romania (National Institute for Magistracy, Bucharest Bar, National College of Social Workers), Sweden (Uppsala University Center for Research on Addiction U-FOLD and Hela Manniskan i Malmö Organization), Spain (General Prosecutor Office -Immigration Department), Bulgaria (National Legal Aid Bureau).
The event gathered professionals (lawyers, social workers, psychologists/psychotherapists, doctors, police officer, experts, researchers) with expertise on issues related to human trafficking and victims’ assistance. An event that allowed the Romanian, Swedish, Belgium, Spanish and Bulgarian specialists to exchange knowledge in areas in which they activate and also allow to learn more on the Swedish intervention methods to combat human trafficking and assist the victims (strategies to combat human trafficking and legal aid in Sweden; support and assistance to victims of human trafficking; how to cope with traumatized persons-rehabilitation and treatment; the correlation between drugs and human trafficking; anti-trafficking strategy from the hotel business in Sweden to combat human trafficking).
