The Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies participated, from June 11 to 13, in the international conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, held in Poznan, Poland. The event brought together experts, academics, and legal and social professionals from across Europe to discuss the future and challenges of restorative processes.
The Euro-Arab Foundation delegation attended as the coordinating entity of the European VICTORY project and leader of Work Package 2 (WP2). Led by Daniel F. Pérez García and Rascha Albaba Acosta, the team presented the project’s main milestones and conclusions, which aim to strengthen restorative justice models across the continent.
Other members of the VICTORY consortium completed the panel’s comprehensive overview: IPS spoke on the importance of multi-agency cooperation and the specialized training programs designed within the project framework, while the ARARTEKO focused its presentation on lessons learned and fieldwork from the restorative justice program implemented by the Ombudsman Office of the Basque Country.
The most emotional and meaningful moment of the session came with the first-person testimony of Franco Bonisoli, a former member of the Italian Brigate Rosse. During a panel discussion moderated by the ARARTEKO. Bonisoli, who today is fully committed to and immersed in restorative justice processes, provided a human perspective on the transforming power of reparation, dialogue, and reconciliation, moving beyond purely punitive justice.
