CEPOV: how to enhance the protection of victims’ rights

TASK FORCE MEETING

Between 4 and 5 December 2024 was organized in Rome a task force meeting in the framework of the project Addressing the gap in multidisciplinary cooperation to enhance the protection of victims’ rights (CEPOV). 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. The event brought together a total of 33 participants from Italy, Romania, Germany and Sweden (lawyers, academia, social workers, psychologists, representatives of institutions and organizations with competence in the protection of victims’ rights and their assistance). The speakers’ presentations and debates collectively examined the existing legislation and strategies for protecting victims’ rights and access to justice, as well as the difficulties in accessing assistance by the target group.