Improving the assistance of victims of hate crimes through a victim-centered and intersectional approach

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This project contributes to the assistance to victims of hate crimes, by guaranteeing that legislation and policies establish a victim-centered and intersectional approach. Objectives: To map legislations and policies regarding hate crimes and the assistance to victims; To analyze the experiences of victims, policy makers and key professionals; To foster the exchange of best practices and the cooperation between stakeholders; To carry out a “training for trainers” module for security and justice practitioners; To raise-awareness about the rights of victims of crime and available services. Activities & outputs: Transnational analysis of legislation/policies, as well as victims and key professionals’ perspectives (6 national and 1 transnational reports); Workshops to exchange experiences and promote cooperation (6 national and 1 transnational workshops; Handbook on best practices); Development of a training for trainers module and training pilots (x6); Awareness-raising and dissemination activities (12 press-releases; 21 media articles; 6 scientific papers; 1 position paper; 1 awareness-raising video; 1 final conference). Results: Increased understanding about the transposition of Victims’ Directive and the implementation of national policies; Improved knowledge about the professionals and victims’ experiences; Increased exchange of the successful measures among professionals; Strengthened cooperation between public and private bodies; Increased number of public and private organizations of victims' support. Target groups & impact: 120 key professionals and victims of hate crimes will be involved in the in-depth interviews; 240 representatives of anti-discrimination organizations throughout the survey; 132 professionals and policy makers because of the workshops; 240 law enforcement and justice practitioners thanks to the training for trainers module; 260 victims, representatives of civil organizations and general public throughout the dissemination activities.