COUNCIL OF EUROPE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS.
Recommendation Rec(2006)8 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on assistance to crime victims
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 14 June 2006
at the 967th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 15.b of the Statute of the Council of Europe,
Aware of the fact that criminal victimisation is a daily phenomenon affecting the lives of citizens throughout Europe;
Having regard to Recommendation No. R (87) 21 on the assistance to victims and the prevention of victimisation, intended to complement the European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crime (ETS No. 116, 1983) and Recommendation No. R (85) 11 on the position of the victim in the framework of criminal law and procedure;
Noting that, since the adoption of Recommendation No. R (87) 21, several recommendations have been adopted by the Committee of Ministers and significant developments have occurred in the field of assistance to victims including developments in national legislation and practice, a better understanding of the victims’ needs and new research;
Bearing in mind the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ETS No. 5, 1950), the European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent crimes (see above), the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No. 196, 2005) and the Council of Europe Convention on Action against trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No. 197, 2005);
Recalling the resolutions of the conferences of the European ministers of justice in 2003 and 2005, inviting the Committee of Ministers to adopt new rules concerning the support of victims of terrorist acts and their families;
Noting the work of the Committee of Experts on Terrorism (CODEXTER), with regard to victims of terrorism;
Having considered the Guidelines on human rights and the fight against terrorism adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 July 2002 and the Guidelines on the protection of victims of terrorist acts, adopted on 2 March 2005;
Taking account of the standards developed by the European Union and by the United Nations with regard to victims;
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