Joana Menezes

Support Unit for Migration and Discrimination Victims /APAV

Joana Menezes is the Manager of the Support Network for Migrant and Discrimination Victims (UAVMD) at the Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV). This is a specialized network dedicated to providing support to non-Portuguese persons – immigrants, refugees or people temporarily residing in Portugal for other reasons – who have been victims of any type of crime. It also specializes in support in relation to certain types of crime, regardless of the nationality of the victim, such as human trafficking, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, hate crimes and discrimination.