Restorative justice (RJ) arouses more and more interest among the legal community and non-governmental organizations in Poland. Among Polish cities, the leader in disseminating knowledge about it as well as implementing restorative practices in the activities of local government institutions in cooperation with NGOs, the judiciary and law enforcement agencies, is Wrocław, which has made […]
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LGBTQ activists have developed the Atlas of Hate in Poland
The Atlas of Hate is an interactive and constantly updated map of Poland, prepared by LGBTQ activists Jakub Gawron, Paweł Prenta, Paulina Pająk and Kamil Maczuga, where the municipalities, counties, and voivodeships whose local authorities have adopted, are working on adopting or have already rejected the “Anti-LGBT Declaration” are marked. The “Anti-LGBT Declaration” refers to […]
Restorative Justice Week
The international Restorative Justice Week provides a unique opportunity every year to focus public attention on restorative justice, to the benefits it can create for the society, and to bring together communities globally and locally that are committed to address injustices and harm in a humane way. Find more info on this year’s RJW special focus through the European […]
Avans University of Applied Sciences invited highly motivated student to participate in our project
Avans University of Applied Sciences is one of the project partners. In order to involve broader public to the project and especially students who can potentially benefit from it, Avans has decided to let one of their students participate in this project. Thus not only presenting the outcomes of the project afterwards to students but […]
Combating and preventing transphobia in all areas of life, still a critical priority
In August 2020, a transgender woman was attacked and insulted by two youngsters in Salt (Girona). As a result of this hate crime, the Catalan police forces (Mossos d’Esquadra) arrested a 21-year-old man and a minor woman for insulting, spiting and punching the woman, as well as trying to steal her. The Catalan Observatory against […]
LGBTQ advocates are emphasizing the importance of restorative justice in hate crimes.
In the state of Oklahoma in the United States, LGBTQ advocates are emphasizing the importance of restorative justice in hate crimes. As one victim expresses, ¨I would rather see my attackers get saddled with 200 hours of community service at an AIDS hospice or an LGBT community center. I would rather see them be forced […]