Joint statement on the EU Proposal for a Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime: Equal access to justice and protection for all victims of crime, regardless of status
- Document number
- 2917
- Date
- 2012
- Title
- Joint statement on the EU Proposal for a Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime: Equal access to justice and protection for all victims of crime, regardless of status
- Author/publisher
- PICUM, La Strada International
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- LSI publication, Media/News,
- Keywords
- Victims (of trafficking), Trafficked persons, Criminal proceedings; Legal assistance, Civil Law Suit, Human trafficking cases, Compensation, National Referral Mechanisms; Victim support services; Restitution; Remuneration; Individual complaint mechanisms; Assistance, Residence permit, Reintegration, Social assistance, Rehabilitation, Reflection period, Repatriation; Return; Redress, Protection, Social inclusion; Residence permit;
- Summary
- PICUM, together with La Strada International, released a statement on the proposal of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime on 20 March 2012. While pleased with certain elements of the proposal, such as the delinking of support and practical assistance from the decision to report a crime, prevention of secondary and repeated victimisation and individual assessment mechanisms for vulnerable victim identification, the organisations expressed their concerns about the significant shortcomings in the text of the proposal. The proposal failed to address the specific situation of migrants with an insecure migration status and thus did not guarantee equal access to justice and protection mechanisms for all victims of crime. The statement provided arguments and recommendations for the inclusion of victims with an insecure migration status in the scope of victims' protection mechanisms. Echoing these concerns, on 28 March 2012, the LIBE Committee members of the European Parliament (EP) inserted an amendment saying that all victims of crime should be protected under this directive, regardless of their legal status. Negotiations with the Council are now on-going with the aim of reaching a first-reading agreement in view of the EP plenary session vote.
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