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07/07/2011 Developments in relation to EU Directive on Victims of Crime and EU Proposal for a Regulation on Mutual Recognition of Protective MeasuresEU Directive on Victims of Crime: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr Alan Shatter, T.D. has secured the Government's agreement to seek the approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas to opt in o the draft EU Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, which was published by the European Commission on 18th May 2011. 27/06/2011 The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence welcomes Cabinet decision to opt into EU Directive on victims of crimeThe Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr Alan Shatter, T.D. today welcomed the decision by the government to seek approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas to opt in to the draft EU Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. 03/06/2011 World Elder Abuse Awareness DayWorld Elder Abuse Awareness Day will take place on the 15th June 2011 09/05/2011 Domestic and Sexual Violence Services in Ireland- Service Provision and Co-OrdinationCosc's report entitled Domestic and Sexual Violence Services in Ireland: Service Provision and Co-Ordination has been uploaded onto Cosc's website. Click here for more information 07/04/2011 Public Awareness Campaign "YOUR SILENCE FEEDS THE VIOLENCE"Cosc has copies available of the A4 posters from the Public Awareness Campaign "YOUR SILENCE FEEDS THE VIOLENCE" and invites organisations who would like the A4 posters to email Caroline Fitzpatrick at cxfitzpatrick@justice.ie giving reference details of the poster(s) and the number required. For more information click here 07/04/2011 Guiding Principles for Public Awareness Raising Activities relating to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based violenceCosc would like to advise that Guiding Principles for Public Awareness Raising Activities relating to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence have been developed. For more information click here 07/04/2011 The Development of a Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence The Council of Europe established a committee in December 2008 to prepare one or more legall bindin instrument(s) "to prevent and combat domestic violence including specific forms of violence against women, other forms of violence against women, and to protect and support the victims of such violence as as prosecute the perpetrators". For more information click here 07/04/2011 Cosc Awareness Raising Grant Scheme relating to domestic, sexual and gender-based Violence 2011Cosc is currently inviting applications for its Awareness Raising Scheme 2011 relating to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and completed applications are required to be submitted to Cosc by Thursday 21st April 2011. For more information please click here 10/03/2011 Awareness Raising Grant Scheme 2011Cosc's Awareness Raising Grant Scheme commences on Friday 11th March 2011. Click here for more information
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