受害者权利平台全体会议的报告

17 April 2023 On 17 April 2023,theEuropean Commission organised a High-level extended plenarymeeting of the EU Victims’ Rights Platform onthe EU Strategy on victims’ rights (2020–2025). The aim of the event was to exchange views on what has been achieved so far The event gatheredaround 100participants, including national experts, representatives ofthe EU institutions, agencies and bodies,civil societyand academia. Richard Sonnenschein(Directoron Justice Policies,DG Justice)opened the eventwith a short filmfrom the campaign on victims’ rights. It was followed by speeches of CommissionerDidier Reynders and video messages by the Swedish Minister ofJustice,Gunnar Strömmer and the Chair of the European Parliament CivilLiberties, Justice andHome Affairs Committee Juan Fernando López Aguilar The High-Level meeting was divided in four panels dedicated to the main strands oftheStrategy: strengthening cooperation and coordination to ensure effective access to justicefor victims of crime; effective communication with victims and safe environment for The meeting was moderated and chaired byKatarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska, ECCoordinator for victims’ rights. Panel 1: Strengthening cooperation and coordination to ensure effective access tojustice for victims of crime A representative ofEurojustopened the panel with a presentationon the role of Eurojustin ensuring victims’ rights in cross-border.A representative oftheCriminal ProceduralLawUnit, DG Justicepresentedthewaysto ensure victims’ effective access to justiceas a condition for strengthening cooperation and mutual recognition of judgements anddecisions in criminal matters.AProfessor fromUniversité Libre de Bruxellesexplained Panel 2: Effective communication with victims and safe environment for victims in theaftermath of crime A representative oftheInter-institutionalRelationsandCommunicationUnit,DGJusticepresented the main aspects of the EU campaign on victims’ rights, stressing on Thepanel continued with a very emotional presentation of the TOO CLOSEdocumentaryon child sexual abuse.The documentary is a collective voice of all A representative oftheEuropean Union Agency on Fundamental Rightspresented FRAReport Underpinning victims’ rights focusing on the need of setting efficientspecialistsupport services that meet clearly defined performance standards.Arepresentative oftheEuropean Network on Victims’ Rightsspoke about the role of the Panel 3: Improving support and protection to the most vulnerable victims The third panel was dedicated to the support and protection measures for the mostvulnerable victims. A representative ofthe Gender EqualityUnit,DG Justicepresented the main aspectsofthe Commission proposal on combating violence against women and domesticviolence.A representative ofDG HOMEspoke about the challenges tovictims oftrafficking in human beingsand the revisionofthe Anti-trafficking Directive.TheECCoordinator for the Rights of the Child, DG Justicesent a written statement stressingon the need topromotethe inter-disciplinary Barnahus modeland tostrengthen theintegrated child protection system.A representative ofDG HOMEexplained the need to Panel 4: Strengthening the international dimension of victims’ rights, includingvictims of terrorism The fourth panelwas focused on the strengthening of the international dimnension ofvictims’ rights. AProfessorfromUniversité Libre de Bruxellespresented the measures ofsupport andprotection to victims of core international crimeby making a comparative analysisbetweenthe EU and the international dimension.A Professor from the YaroslavMudryi National Law University (Ukraine)spoke about the victimisation of peoplefleeing from the war in Ukraine, stressing that there aremore than 8 000 000 displacedpersons across Europe and more than 4 000 000 people who are granted withtemporaryprotection in the EU.A representative oftheCouncil of EuropeandaProfessorfromKU Leuvenpresented the main elements of the revision of the Council of Europe The eventended with concluding remarks bythe EC Coordinator for victims’ rights thatallkey actions under the EU Strategy on victims’ rights(2020–2025)are eitherimplemented orset in motion(for the continuos actions).The Commission hasset up theVictims’ Rights Platform and haslaunched theEU campaign on victims’ rights. TheCommission has closely worked withMember Statesto overcome the remaining gaps inthe transpositionof the Victims’ Rights Directive. The EU Centre of expertise for victimsof terrorism is established and developed. The Commission has securedbudget forpromoting victims’ rightsunder several programmes. There isa number of ongoing