VicTory – Restorative and victim-centred approach to mitigate hate and (violent) extremism across Europe (2024-2026)

VicTory contributes to the effective and coherent implementation of legislation and practices that protect victims’ rights, provide appropriate support to victims throughout the criminal procedure and prevent secondary victimisation. Through a victim-centred approach, VicTory provides key practitioners (i.e., criminal justice professionals, victim support workers, and case managers) with the knowledge and practical tools to better understand and interact with victims of hate crime and (violent) extremism-related incidents. VicTory will also centrally promote and guide the implementation of restorative practices, with the aim of raising awareness and empowering practitioners, communities, and victims themselves to successfully engage in these processes, thereby improving victims’ access to justice and essential support. 

Against this background, the main objective of the VicTory project is to develop a victim-centred approach to supporting victims of hate crime and (violent) extremism. It also aims to improve the effective and consistent application of legislation and good practices, such as restorative practices, to uphold victims’ rights and reduce secondary victimisation. The third objective of the project is to improve the capacity, intervention, support and collaboration of key practitioners (i.e. criminal justice professionals, victim support workers and case managers) when working with victims. VicTory responds to the call priority by contributing to the “effective and coherent application of EU law in the field of victims’ rights in line with the priorities set out in the EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights (2020-2025)”. In this context, the VicTory project will have a direct impact on almost 500 stakeholders.

Funded by the Justice Programme (JUST) (2021–2027) of the European Union. Project No. 101160555. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.