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Special on the EU Victims' Rights Directive
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In Europe, around 300 million crimes are reported to the police every year. Leaving victims vulnerable and often in need of assistance, while they may have to speak to police officers, lawyers and judges and ultimately go to court. The EU Victims’ rights directive establishes minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime ensures that victims are recognised, treated with respect and receive proper protection, support and access to justice. Last November was the final date the directive should have been implemented by all EU member states. In this CEP newsletter special we review the state of play.
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The Victims' Rights Directive: the perspective of the European Commission
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At November 16th 2015 all EU Member States should have implemented the European Victim's Rights Directive into national law. They must also have notified to the European Commission national measures transposing the EU rules. These notifications land on the desk of legal officer Katarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska. CEP asked her for an update a few weeks after the deadline.
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Victim Support Europe: "The Victims' Rights Directive is just the beginning"
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The Victims' Rights Directive can make a significant difference to victims' lives if it is fully and properly implemented. Victim Support Europe Executive Director Levent Altan: "I see it as a promising beginning, the next phase in European victims' rights."
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The Victims' Rights Directive in the Netherlands: ambassadors and workshops
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Probation organisations focus on offenders. That is how it was, that is how it is and that is how it will be. But what about the victims? Probation in the Netherlands tried a new approach. "We now discuss with the offender whether he realises what harm he has done to the victim. If it was his own grandmother, would he have done the same?"
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