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Definition of victim

a natural person who has suffered harm, including physical, mental or emotional harm or economic loss which was directly caused by a criminal offence, as well as the family members of a person whose death was directly caused by a criminal offence and who have suffered harm as a result of that person's death.

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  • Femicide: shedding light on the ‘invisible’ victims

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  • Improving legal responses to counter femicide in the European Union: Perspectives from victims and professionals

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    • Violence
  • Providing justice to victims of femicide

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  • Principle 1: Prioritising victim safety

    … agencies. Key elements for applying the principle of victim safety in risk assessment In applying the principle of victim safety in risk assessment, police leadership should … basis. Risk assessment facilitates women’s entry into the victim support system in accordance with national procedures. …

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  • Principle 2: Adopting a victim-centred approach

    … efficient interventions, responding to the needs of the victim in a respectful, professional and gender-sensitive manner. Key elements for adopting a victim-centred approach to risk assessment In adopting a victim-centred approach to risk assessment, police leadership …

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  • EIGE’s Seminar ‘Monitoring the implementation of the Victims’ Directive’

    … of the European Commission, the EU Member States, and victim support organisations and will take place on 26 …

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    26 Nov 2015, 9:30 EET - 26 Nov 2015, 16:00 EET Europe/Vilnius
  • Looking at the Victims’ Rights Directive through a gender lens

    … EU Commission in 2011, with the aim to ensure that every victim of crime in Europe can receive the same level of … clear strengths of the Directive is the right to access victim support services. Article 8 states that victims shall have access to confidential victim support services, free of charge and which act in the …

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  • An analysis of the Victims’ Rights Directive from a gender perspective

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  • An analysis of the Victims’ Rights Directive from a gender perspective

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  • Women victims of violence receive insufficient support in the EU

    … is insufficient EIGE’s Report “ Violence against Women: Victim Support” (full title: “Review of the Implementation of … for Action by the EU Member States: Violence against Women Victim Support ” describes the current (2012) status of the … in this process. EIGE’s report “ Violence against Women: Victim Support” will be available in December 2012 at: …

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  • Hearing: Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence

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    09 Dec 2013, 8:30 EET - 09 Dec 2013, 17:15 EET Europe/Athens
  • Supporting victims from the workplace - #VSEAnnualConference2021 side event

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    20 May 2021, 15:00 CEST - 20 May 2021, 16:00 CEST Europe/Brussels
  • Hidden in plain sight: improving legal responses for ‘invisible’ victims of femicide

    … due to insufficient information on their rights, a lack of victim-oriented, trauma-informed approach and a lack of legal … that 8 months later we find my niece in a coffin.  (Victim – family member, France) Insensitive media reporting … two public meetings on trial. Victims cried each time.  (Victim – legal representative, Romania) EIGE’s report also …

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  • Violence against Women Victim Support: Report

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  • Ex-ante publicity notice for procurement procedure: Protecting victims. Analysis of the anti-trafficking directive from the perspective of a victim of gender-based violence.

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  • Hitting the spot - Safeguarding the mental health of victims of domestic violence

    … the knowledge that  every fifth woman in Europe has been a victim of intimate partner violence , Mental Health Europe …

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    23 Nov 2012, 9:00 EET - 23 Nov 2012, 16:00 EET Europe/Athens
  • Implications of Covid-19 for women victims of intimate partner violence

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  • Justice

    … victimisation of women if procedures and decisions are not victim-friendly, the result of which can be to alienate … both parents, over the safety and other concerns of the victim – and her children. Different areas of civil law are … on the lack of consent rather than on proof that the victim fought against the act, thereby reflecting that rape …

  • EIGE joins other EU Agencies in supporting Ukrainian victims in most vulnerable situations

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  • Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States: violence against women – victim support report

    … extent, and use of support services recommended for victim support. …

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