An article on the Protasis Project features in the quarterly edition of the ‘SIPL INFORMA’ magazine in August 2017. The publication of the SIPL – Interregional School for Local Police is addressed to nationwide Local Police Forces and includes information of the yearly training activities for police officers. The article on the Protasis Project introduces…
The European Commission has published an article about PROTASIS in its website campaign ‘NON.NO.NEIN.’ for combating violence against women. The NON.NO.NEIN. campaign is carried out by the European Commission in an effort to spread the message “Say no! Stop violence against women” and raise awareness on the issue of violence against women. Drawing attention to…
In the context of the networking activities of the project, the Italian partner SIPL – Interregional School for Local Police, organized meetings with Commanders and high-ranking Officers of the local Italian Police forces. The purpose of the meetings was two-folded. Firstly, to present the project, its goals and activities, to the envisaged trainees, invite their…
The European Commission has set the support of victims of crime as a priority of strategic importance, by adopting and applying legislative and practical measures aiming at providing an adequate level of protection of victims’ rights throughout the European Union. The Directive 2012/29/EU, the ‘Victims’ Directive’, establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection…
On the 15th of May, a conference on “Dating Violence” was held in Escola Secundária de Camões (Camões’ High school). The conference, organized by the Federation of Socialists Students of Lisbon and supported by the Student’s Council, counted with the intervention of Inês Ferreira Leite, Professor of Law, and João Bilhim, Professor of Sociology and…
The Partner Organizations of the Protasis Project met in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 11, 2017, to participate to the 2nd Steering Group Meeting. The meeting took place at the School of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Presentation of the PROTASIS project during the Final Conference Event of the EU funded project MARGIN– Budapest (Hungary), 3 – 5 April 2017 The H2020 EU funded MARGIN project (GA 653004) organized a three-day final Conference in Budapest in April 2017, during the last month of the project activity. The project addressed causes and factors…
Prof. Vasso Artinopoulou, scientific coordinator of the PROTASIS project, was interviewed for a newspaper article under the title “Ενδο-οικογενειακή βία στον καιρό της κρίσης” (“Domestic violence in times of austerity”) published in the Greek newspaper “Η ΑΥΓΗ”. The article looks at domestic violence during the years of austerity. As Prof. Artinopoulou explains, an assumption that…
A two-day work visit was held on 24-25 January 2017 in London, as part of the project “Protasis – Police Training Skills”. The work visit was attended by representatives from each of the partner organizations, and aimed to acquire a first-hand information and experience by the UK police officers, obtaining insights on the benefits, challenges…
On 15 February, CIDPCC / FDL and APAV, Portuguese partners of Protasis, met with several institutions and organizations that operate in the field of victim support. The aim of the meetings was to promote the cooperation among relevant actors and the development of national cooperative networks among stakeholders. Meetings were held with the Instituto de…