EU Projects

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.

March 2017 – November 2019

Goal
The aim of this project was to strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation to ensure effective remittance, assistance, protection of the rights of victims of trafficking in human beings and to improve victims of trafficking in human beings during the rehabilitation process and access to their rights. To design and promote a cross-border strategy for legal aid in / between different countries of origin

November 2017 – June 2019

Goal
The aim of this project was to strengthen the position of victims in the judiciary by exchanging best practices and transferring expertise as well as cross-border networks. During the project, the partners will design and promote tools that ensure that victims of violence receive help and know their rights when they gain access to the judiciary.

February 2017 – June 2018

Goal
The aim of this project was to increase the number of health / legal / social professionals who can provide specialized assistance in a culturally sensitive way to refugees, strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation between health and legal professionals in the EU, ensure knowledge transfer, best practices for inclusive integration programs among several EU countries, improves the integration process for refugees in the EU’s host society.

November 2016 – May 2018

Goal
The aim of this project was to strengthen the legal knowledge of Romanian and Bulgarian lawyers, cooperate with prosecutors and judges to protect victims of human trafficking in court proceedings according to EU normative acts and increase knowledge of different legal systems among Member States (Romania-Bulgaria-Sweden-Germany) .