Everyone who suffered abuse in a defective school system should now be paid the compensation they are entitled to under human rights law, writes Conor O’Mahony.

Groups working with people who have suffered child sexual abuse, sexual violence, or domestic abuse want gardaí to do better in keeping people informed about investigations and prosecutions.

A charity that offers support to the victims of crime when they attend court is expanding its services to districts in the east and south-east.

At least 20 people were killed after an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a wedding party in northern Yemen, health officials said, as harrowing images of the bombing emerged on social media.

Psychological control within relationships is set to become a crime.

Satisfaction among victims who report their crimes to gardaí has dropped dramatically in the last year, from almost two-thirds’ satisfaction to just half.

A couple whose family was held at gunpoint by raiders who broke into their home has called for a reform of the justice system following their captors’ sentencing.

Charles Manson, the hippie cult leader who became the hypnotic-eyed face of evil across America after masterminding the gruesome murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others in Los Angeles during the summer of 1969, has died after nearly a half-century in prison.

Declaring it a "very, very sad day" for himself and the nation, President Donald Trump has arrived in Las Vegas where a gunman killed 59 people at a concert.

Latest: Through tears and in heart-wrenching tributes, relatives and friends are remembering the dozens of people killed in the shooting massacre on the Las Vegas strip.

Around 42% of the money raised to help those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire has now been handed out, the Charity Commission said.

A toddler has been identified as one of the latest victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.

These are the names of those who died or are still missing after the Manchester bombing.

Trustworthy people in the church could accept and sensitively share secrets about where the IRA's "Disappeared" victims are buried, the head of Irish Catholicism said.

Here is what we know about the victims of the Westminster attack.

Victims of the Westminster terror attack are being treated in hospitals across the capital, though some who were admitted have now been discharged.

Fear, isolation and despair are among some of the effects of crime upon a person, according to the Irish Crime Victims Helpline. 

A new survey has revealed three out of four pharmacies in Ireland have been the victims of crime.

Victims of crime will have the power to request that alleged offenders be kept in custody as part of new laws.

A ceremony in memory of all victims of terror attacks has been held in Paris as France is still under a state of emergency.

More than 3,200 victims of crime contacted a dedicated helpline in search of advice and support or to express concern over their ongoing safety last year.

Police in the North must do more to protect and support vulnerable victims of crime, inspectors have found.

Distribution of the assets of a scheme to compensate Jimmy Savile's victims has received final approval from a High Court judge.