STEP4GBV Final Conference Place: Semeli hotel, Nicosia, Cyprus                                                  Date: 18 December 2019 The STEP4GBV final conference took place in Nicosia, Cyprus on the 18th of December. The conference was organised by the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (SPAVO), while representatives of Demetra...

Final Partnership Meeting Nicosia, 17th December 2019 The 4rd final partnership meeting took place in Nicosia, Cyprus on the 17th of December. The meeting was organised by the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (SPAVO), while representatives of Cyprus police, ENOROS consulting ltd, CIPM, and...

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“If you are exposed to violence, it’s time to act…seek help” The project STEP4GBV aims to increase the competencies of professionals working in the field of gender-based violence (GBV) and to develop and test new intervention methods package tools. Throughout the project, 4 transnational workshops took place in Nicosia, Prague,...

[English version below] Ανακοίνωση Τύπου Αστυνομική Ακαδημία Κύπρου Διοργάνωση Εκπαιδευτικών Σεμιναρίων με θέμα: «Δικαιώματα, στήριξη και προστασία θυμάτων βίας, λόγω διάκρισης φύλλου» Η Αστυνομική Ακαδημία Κύπρου μέσα στο πλαίσιο του Ευρωπαϊκού Έργου: STEP4GBV – Support training, exchange practices for Gender Based Violence (co-funded by the Justice Programme & Rights, Equality...

The last transnational workshop took place in Milan, Italy from the 5th till the 6th of February. The programme was very intense. The two-days workshop was filled with interesting presentations by CIPM experts and professionals from other competent services. They introduced their clinical – criminological integrated model focused on the...

Gender-based Violence (GBV) constitutes a fundamental violation of a person’s human rights. Approximately 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime (WHO, 2013). Even though the topic progressively gets sufficient attention from decision and policy makers, it is...