30 years APAV | Commemorative Book
«Thirty years for the rights of victims. Thirty years of memory and future. »
Domestic violence, cybercrime, harassment, hate crimes. In the Year that celebrates 30 years, the Portuguese Association for Victim Support brings together in a book 15 short stories and 15 original illustrations that have as their starting point crimes that often come to them through the voice of the supported victims. The book “À Roda de uma Vontade” came to bookstores on November 13th.
For this project, APAV has the support of Quetzal Editores, which contributes to this cause, inscribing its work in the defense of the values of citizenship and equality in general, and in the idea of a more just and less violent society, in particular.
Participate in this book with their texts and illustrations:
Julieta Monginho | Nádia Neves | Isabel Ventura | Tiago de Albuquerque | Mariana Alvim | Alex Gozblau | Carlos Pinto de Abreu | Xavier Almeida | Manuel António Ferreira Antunes | Mantraste | Edson Athayde | Cinara Saiónára | Raquel Ribeiro | Drika Prates | Luís Filipe Borges | Anabela Canas | Diogo Batáguas | André Letria | Lúcia Lourenço Gonçalves | Júlio Dolbeth | Nuno Amaral Jorge | Ana Beatriz Marques | Ana Paula Figueira | Tiago Dinis | Aline Frazão | Ana Biscaia | Filipa Leal | Clara Não | Inês Amado da Silva | Susa Monteiro
The book is now available in physical and online bookstores. It is now possible to buy the book at Bertrand, FNAC, Almedina, Wook and others. Also available on the Quetzal website.
APAV AWARD 2020 AWARDED TO PSYCHOLOGIST BRUNO BRITO
In this year in which the Portuguese Association for Victim Support celebrates 30 years of existence, the APAV Prize is instituted, which aims to distinguish the individual or collective person(s) that stood out in defense and defense. promoting the Association's purposes, mission and vision.
The APAV 2020 Prize was awarded to psychologist Bruno Brito, distinguishing him for his pioneering character, nationally and internationally, in new and challenging areas of knowledge, enriching the intervention with crime victims, their families and friends.
Bruno Brito collaborated with the most varied national and international entities, as is the case of the Portuguese Psychologists Order, Doctors of the World - having integrated the emergency mission in Sri Lanka and provided psychological support to the entire team of the organization in the emergency mission in Mozambique in 2019, and other governmental and non-governmental entities.
At APAV, Bruno Brito played a role that spanned the various areas of the Association's performance and mission, making a decisive and essential contribution to the continuous improvement of the support provided.
International Human Rights Day
Today, December 10th, marks International Human Rights Day. On December 10th, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
APAV, 30 Years for Victims' Rights.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
APAV Publishes the Magazine Miscellanea #12
APAV presents its 12th edition of Miscellanea APAV. The magazine publishes cientific and reflexion articles on topics related to crime victims and to victim support.
This is a special edition that brings together 4 articles on: Domestic violence and victim support services: challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures implemented, by Cátia Pontedeira; Victims of sexual violence in the context of armed conflict, by Filipa Ribeiro Pereira; Men and boys victims of sexual violence, by Ângelo Fernandes: and the Victims of filioparental violence in Spain, by Ana L. Cuervo García. This edition of the Miscellanea APAV Magazine is illustrated with photographs by Deolinda Santos.