Press release Ghent Police: “Our new colleague, facility dog Fluf”
On Tuesday October 26th, Ghent Police held a press conference in the city hall of Ghent to present their new colleague, facility dog Fluf. Fluf…
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Court Support for Victims
Victims may go into court to be a witness, or to observe what is happening in their case. The court process is complicated, with a…
France to use virtual reality as a tool for convicted perpetrators of domestic violence to experience victims’ perspective
The French Ministry of Justice will launch in October a one-year-long experimental programme for convicted perpetrators of domestic violence. Using virtual reality (VR), the perpetrators…
10 Things Everyone Needs to Know About Domestic Violence
Twenty years ago, little empirical knowledge about intimate partner violence existed, conceptual explanations for relationship violence were not well thought out, and the perception of…
Tomorrow is the 20-year anniversary of 9/11 attacks – Unanswered questions, anger and suspicion
9/11, 2001 – America was under attack. Americans watched it on TV, as did one-third of people around the world. That was almost 2 billion…
France Opens Trial Into Paris Terrorist Attacks
France Opens Trial Into Paris Terrorist Attacks. Trial is set to delve into the coordinated attacks that killed 130 people in 2015 France’s long-awaited “trial…
Terrorist attack in Paris 2015 – President, lawyers, victims’ associations: who are the players in the November 13 trial?
This XXL trial, scheduled to last more than eight and a half months, brings together nearly 1,800 civil parties and 330 lawyers. Nine professional judges,…
“Connections”- International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
The General Assembly, in its resolution A/RES/72/165, proclaimed 21 August as the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism. In…
EU – Nine out of ten hate crimes going unreported
A ‘hate crime’ is “a criminal offence committed with a bias motive”. Hate crimes motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance or a person’s disability, sexual…
SURVIVOR’ STORIES/TESTIMONIES WHEN YOU LISTEN TO A WITNESS, YOU BECOME A WITNESS – Elie Wiesel
Becoming a victim of crime is a deeply traumatic experience for anyone, often leaving scars – physical or mental – that linger for many years…