Conference participants

Conferences

The European Forum for Restorative Justice organises every second year an international conference, hosted by one if its member organisations. Our conferences provide cutting edge content, various formats of contributions from different perspectives such as practice, research, policy, arts, activism and a forum for professional exchange and development of partnerships. We also celebrate the European Restorative Justice Award during our conferences and we create opportunities to get in contact with local experts and initiatives.

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13th International EFRJ Conference

Poznań (Poland), 11-13 June 2026

The 13th International Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice is co-organised with SWPS University and the European Mediation Institute, under the title: "Echoes of Restorative Encounters: Voices, Evidence, and the Ripple Effects of Restorative Justice in Action" (Poznań, Poland, 11-13 June 2026)

Past events

Each EFRJ conference offers a unique platform to explore, challenge, and co-create restorative justice in diverse contexts and across borders. The call for proposals to lead a workshop session in Poznań is open until 10 December 2025.

The EFRJ conferences are the best occasion to show the variety of expertise within the RJ movement. The call for proposals for the 12th international EFRJ Conference (Tallinn, 29-31 May 2024) is open until 17 December 2023: propose your own topic and be creative, innovative and experimental!

If you wish to take part in the programme of the 11th international conference of the EFRJ (Sassari, 23-25 June 2022), submit your proposal before 3 January 2022! Be creative and innovative and be prepared to be flexible with the format of your contribution!

JUSTICE BEYOND BORDERS Restorative connections through space and language

Expanding the restorative imagination; restorative justice between realities and visions in Europe and beyond

Realising Restorative Justice: Human Rights and Personal Realities

Beyond Crime: Pathways to Desistance, Social Justice & Peacebuilding

The first conference organised by the European Forum for Restorative Justice  was held in 1999 in Leuven, since then we organise a conference every second year in different locations around Europe.