(VDS) is a
not-for-profit, non-governmental organization, founded in
1997, whose aim is to unite as many academics and
professionals as possible who are interested in on the
development of victimology and protection of victims of crime,
human rights violations and war, regardless of their gender,
religion, ethnicity and other features. Victimology Society’s
work is organized around three main groups of activities: VDS
info and support to victims, VDS research and education and
VDS Truth and reconciliation program.
How can you / your institution
be of help?
You can considerably change the lives of victims of crime in
the following ways:
Become a volunteer! For more information, call the Victimology Society of
Serbia office at number
+381 11 303 42 32.
Make a donation or support the activities of the Service in
another way! The donations can be remitted to the account of the
Victimology Society of Serbia, Komercijalna banka A.D.,
account number 205-4789-77 (dinars) or Intermediary
bank:Deutsche bank A.G. Frankfurt/M, FR Germany, SWIFT
CODE:DEUTDEFF BLZ 500 700 10 Account with: /935966200-EUR,
Komercijalna banka AD Beograd, Sv. Save 14, 11000 Belgrade,
Serbia and Montenegro, SWIFT CODE: KOBBYUBG,Iban code CS73
2050 0171 7455 0000 41. Beneficiary: Viktimološko društvo
Srbije, Acc.No. 5443-17174550 (foreign currency).
Please contact the VDS office regarding other forms of
assistance.
Subscribe for the journal Temida!
Become a member of The Victimology Society of Serbia and pay
membership fee!
Call us or send us an e-mail! We will send you the
necessary information.
Please send any suggestions or comments you might have to
our E-mail address: vds@EUnet.yu
Izradu web site-a
finansijski su pomogli:
European
Commission
VDS victim
support service works every working day from 10 am to 3pm. All
crime victims who need information on their rights and other
relevant services as well as an emotional support can call on
+381 11 303 42 32. --->
VICTIM SUPPORT
EUROPE 22nd Conference & Annual General Meeting
“Taking the Victim Agenda Forward”
Hotel M, Belgrade, Serbia Wednesday 28th May – Sunday 1st June
2008
was organized by Victimology Society of Serbia--->
Ten years of existence and activities of
Victimology Society of Serbia --->
VDS research and
education
The main fields of research, expert work and education of
VDS are: domestic violence, trafficking in human beings, women’s
crime (especially its connection with domestic violence), women
in prison, violence against women in war, war victimization,
truth and reconciliation, victim support services and
rehabilitation.
Activities of VDS are based on gender specific and holistic
approach to study of victimization and victim’s rights. Although
quantitative methods are used, the accent is on qualitative,
especially ethnographic method and feminist action oriented
researches.
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Offer of courses and
trainings
Victimology Society of Serbia has developed many
different courses and trainings on trafficking in human beings,
domestic violence, as well as for work with victims of crime and
on truth and reconciliation. Courses and trainings are organized
for groups of 5-15 students and may be adjusted to the specific
prior knowledge and needs of participants.
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Research and
education opportunities for domestic and foreign students, scholars
and professionals
VDS may assist individual
researchers, particularly MA and PhD students, who need research
consultancy, mentorship, logistic support, use of specialized
libraries and documentation about victimology, gender study,
restorative justice, truth and reconciliation and related
fields, use of specialized
libraries and documentation, information and liaising with other
organizations, institutions, academics, IO and NGO experts in
Belgrade and other parts of Serbia, etc. For further details and
requests for research please contact VDS on
vds@EUnet.yu
Truth and
reconciliation project
VDS is the initiator and leader of the project From
remembering the past to positive future. The main aim of the
project is development of public discussion and coordinated
action toward truth and reconciliation, which promote tolerance
toward differences, positive and proactive approach as well as
inclusion of various regions and social groups, such as war
victims, war veterans, young people, women, different ethnic
groups etc. In this way, VDS promotes Third way toward truth and
reconciliation in Serbia, which takes into consideration all
victims, all perpetrators and all crimes, regardless of their
ethnic origin and other features. In order to work toward
further development of these ideas and cooperation of different
segments of Serbian society, VDS initiated establishment of
Association Joint action toward truth and reconciliation, which
was established on 10 June 2005 in Belgrade, by more then twenty
small and middle NGOs and individuals.
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Membership
Members of the Association can be organizations or
individuals, who work or want to work on the realization of
confidence and reconciliation, and who accept the mission and
targets of the Association. The coordinative committee of ZAIP
is making decisions about the reception and the ending of
membership for members who are acting against the Association’s
targets and mission. Experts, activists and social workers can
become members of the Association by accepting the invitation of
the coordinative committee.--->
- The journal on victimization, human right and gender
Victimology Society publishes the journal on victimization,
human rights and gender Temida, which comes out as a quarterly
and has the status of scientific journal, approved by Serbian
Ministry of science. The topics of issues published in 2007
are:No 1 – Restorative justice and victims’ rights; No 2
– Victim assistance and support ; No 3 – Mental
disorders and victimization and No 4 – Victims of
harassment --->
Call for submissions and subscription
Themes for 2008 include: No 1 – Law protection of victims
(submission deadline: March 1, 2008); No 2 – Stigmatism
(submission deadline: Jun 1, 2008); No 3 – Gender, education
and human rights (submission deadline: October 1, 2008); and
No 4 – Trafficking of human beings (submission deadline:
December 1, 2008). Contributions not specifically dedicated to
these themes may be submitted irrespective of the indicated
terms. Technical
guidenes --->
VDS library is available to members of the Society and
other interested scientific workers, professionals, students and
other persons. VDS library is open for users on Wednesday from
12 to 14.
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