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Institute on Crime and Criminal Justice (ICCJ)

The Institute on Crime and Criminal Justice (ICCJ) of the EPLO
was established in November 2020. The mission of the Institute
on Crime and Criminal Justice focuses on promoting study,
research, consulting, training and policy-oriented work to
crime-related studies and criminal justice policies at the
national, European and international level. The specific fields
of interest of the Institute on Crime and Criminal Justice are
human rights, criminal justice policies, criminology,
victimology, security, civil society and social issues.
The ICCJ implemented research and awareness activities and participated in many project proposals submitted
under EU calls for funding. The Director of the ICCJ Professor Vasiliki Artinopoulou was re-elected as Member of
the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Tortures (SPT), a UN Treaty Body for a new term 2023-2027. Since
February 2023 she was appointed as the Head of the European Regional Team of the Treaty Body.

Four projects have been approved for funding in which the EPLO ICCJ is a full partner:

Infovictims III Project Partners’ Meeting in Athens
15 November 2021

INFOVICTIMS III project concluded in December 2022. The project aimed at assisting victims of crime, especially
vulnerable victims such as women and children, by providing information on their rights and support services
available to them. The project was funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Justice and
Consumers. A website and application to inform the crime victims in Greece on their rights in the criminal
proceedings, and also printed material (guide on the victims’ rights, brochure, etc.) were delivered from EPLO to
the Greek Police.
The National Conference organized in December 1 at the EPLO premises presented the Infovictims Website for
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Greece (https://infovictims.gr/el), the Mobile Application and the Infovictims Brochure, in Greek and English.

These tools provide simple and clear information to
victims about their rights, ways to exercise them, how to
report a crime, the numerous services available in
Greece for support and protection of victims, and other
useful resources. The National Conference brought
together prominent representatives of the Hellenic
Government, in particular Mr. P. Theodorikakos, the
then Minister of Citizen Protection, and Ms. M.
Syrengela, the then Deputy Minister of Labor and Social
Affairs, responsible for Demographic and Family Policy
and Gender Equality, Non-Governmental Organizations,
experts and policy makers.

INFOVICTIMS III project: National Conference at the EPLO premises

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“STAND UP” Project: Meeting of the 3 Steering Committee in Athens
4 May 2023

The ‘STAND-UP’ is a project on combating hate
crime/hate speech in Europe with the collaboration of
seven project partners (among which EPLO) and six
countries involved. The Steering Committee of the
project was held at the EPLO premises.

In September 2022, the ICCJ participated in the project’s
seminar “Against Hate Crime” at the European
Parliament in Brussels and the Director Prof.
Artinopoulou presented the Legal and Ethical Guidelines
on the use of the new technologies in the criminal justice
policies.
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STAND UP Project 3 Steering Committee Meeting at the
EPLO premises
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