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| Launch of the Victims' Charter in the Northern Cape (April 2008)...read more | ||
| 2008 Information sessions for Regional Staff Report...read more | ||
| FLIGHTING SCHEDULE FOR THE VICTIMS CHARTER TV ADVERT (June 2008) |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS | ||
| NATIONAL CONFERENCE: MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE VICTIMS CHARTER, 25-26 September 2008, Pretoria | ||
| 2008 NATIONAL SCHOOL POSTER COMPETITION: CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS Closing date: 31 Oct 2008 | ||
| COURSES: 1st African Postgraduate Course of VICTIMOLOGY, VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, will be held by Monash University in cooperation with "The World Society Of Victimology". 24 NOVEMBER - 6 DECEMBER 2008, MONASH, SOUTH AFRICA |
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SEMINAR Organised under the Project Victims & Mediation, co-financed by the European Commission, this seminar aims to attain a more exact notion of the current standing and treatment information of victims in victim-offender mediation projects and programmes in Europe. We welcome everyone to be part of this seminar and share this important opportunity for researchers and practitioners working in the area of mediation, victim support and justice. For more detailed information please check the website: To download the media pack of the seminar, which includes a brochure with the programme, registration form and a banner, please check: |
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| CONFERENCES 10TH Year Anniversary Conference on VICTIM EMPOWERMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA to be held on 18 – 21 August 2008, Kwa Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa. Hosted by the Department of Social Development. Contact Joan Groenewald email: joang@socdev.gov.za 2008 National Victims of Crime Conference - to be held in AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, 23-24 September 2008. |
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| The Fifteenth (15th) World Congress of The International Society of Criminology will be held in the city of Barcelona, Spain, from 20 - 25 July 2008, in the city of Barcelona, Spain. The aim of the Congress is to gather together the most important experts in the field of criminology, and together analyze the current progress and setbacks in this field. Three significant themes will be developed: Transnational Crime, Urban Crime and Victims and Criminal Justice. For more information visit the web site: http://www.worldcongresscriminology.com/ |
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SYMPOSIUM: The 13th International Symposium on Victimology, Aug 23-28, 2009, Tokiwa University, Mito, Ibaraki, Japan Conference program, themes, registration and accommodation information is available at the conference website: http://www.isv2009.com/ Dates to Remember: * Start date for abstract submissions: June 10, 2008 * Deadline for abstract submissions: March 31, 2009 * Deadline for final paper submissions: May 31, 2009 * Early symposium registration period: February 1 - May 1, 2009 * Regular symposium registration period: May 2 - July 31, 2009 Conference Theme: Victimology and Human Security Sub-themes (tentative) 1. Theory on Victimology and Human Security 2. A Victim Convention in the light of International Instruments and National Norms 3. The work of the UNHCR and Victims of Abuse of Power, Refugee Victims and Displaced Persons 4. Victims of Human Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation and other Transnational Crimes 5. The Development of Victim Issues in the National Justice Systems, especially in Asia 6. Responses to Disaster Victimization 7. Psycho-traumatological and Psychological Interventions, building a network and coordination of Victim-specialized Interveners (professionals and volunteers) 8. Victimization of Indigenous People and other Marginalized Groups 9. Special Victimizations: Victims of Family Violence, Torture, Terrorist Attacks, Consumer Fraud, and Cyber Victim |
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