""Improvement of the efficiency of the police activity in the field of domestic and gender-based violence""

Project facts

Project promoter:
General Directorate “National Police” at the Ministry of Interior(BG)
Project Number:
BG-HOMEAFFAIRS-0010
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€620,000
Programme:

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Description

Programme outcome the project contributes to: “Improved situation for the Roma population”.

The project will improve the capacity of the Bulgarian Police to respond to cases of domestic and gender based violence (DGBV) and contribute to the development of efficient policies in the area of combating this human right violation. The project will improve the situation of the Roma population. The project will be implemented in areas with high Roma population and will focus on prevention, risk assessment, support to victims and collection of data on DGBV in Roma communities.

The project will include, inter alia, the following main activities:

  • Elaboration of algorithm of risk assessment on recognition of DGBV cases and the attached protocols;
  • Training of police officials for implementation of risk assessment on DGBV cases, including on combating Roma stereotypes. The trainings will include Training the trainers seminars;
  • Trainings for police officials in protection of victims of DGBV;
  • Exchange of information with NGO’s, GREVIO, CEDAW, FRA, CoE for gathering best practices and relevant data;
  • Elaboration and hardware delivery for Automated Information System (AIS) "Domestic violence" for entering, processing and storage of the data related to DGBV, including 3-year maintenance of the system;
  • Providing training and increasing capacity of professionals on providing and using data from AIS with view to meeting the minimum EU and International reporting and monitoring requirements on DGBV.

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