January 2026 

The EFRJ Board invites our members to submit nominations for the 2026 European Restorative Justice Award, celebrating outstanding contributions to the field across Europe. This biennial honour recognises individuals, groups, or organisations that have significantly advanced restorative justice through research, practice, or policy. While only EFRJ members may submit a nomination, nominees do not need to be members of the Forum to be considered. We encourage you to help us recognise innovation and dedication by submitting your nominations via the webform before the 15th of February. The winner will be presented with the Award during our upcoming International Conference in Poznań. 

As we begin the new year, our Human Rights Manifesto Campaign continues to gain momentum. To date, the Manifesto has been signed by 60 organisations and 138 individuals, reflecting the strong, collective commitment and call to recognise restorative justice within the human rights framework, not only as a means to uphold human rights, but as an inherent part of them. In 2026, our focus is on expanding this movement further. We aim to significantly increase the number of signatories, engage key human rights organisations and networks, and broaden the reach of the Manifesto across Europe and beyond. We invite you to support this goal by reading, signing, and sharing the Manifesto within your networks and helping to amplify this important call. 

This week, we highlight Sound and Detention, an innovative new collection edited by Lucy Cathcart Frödén, Kate Herrity, and Áine Mangaoang. Bringing together over 40 contributors from around the world, the book explores how sound and silence in places of detention influence experiences that range from harm and control, to connection and resistance.”

The volume invites readers and listeners to ‘listen nearby,’ attending to diverse perspectives and to the links between listening, power, and social justice through a combination of scholarship, memoir, experimental writing, and audio works. Published by Bloomsbury, the e-book is already available, and the hardback will be released on the 8th of January 2026. 

If you are in Oslo, join the public bokbad on the 19th of January at 12:30 CET to celebrate the launch, featuring short film screenings, discussions, and shared listening!

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