Organisation: EU Victims’ Directive

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Justice required from bill: Support victims

The Victims of Crime Bill, which is going through the Dáil this week, is not before time but the section on restorative justice needs to be strengthened to ensure that victims of traumatic violence like sex crimes are not forced to meet with their attacker.

Thu, 02 Mar, 2017

‘Reverse domestic violence funds cuts’

One in five Irish women are victims of domestic violence and 209 have been murdered in those circumstances since 1996, according to Women’s Aid, the national agency supporting women and children affected by domestic violence.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2015

State has job to do and Tusla is not the answer

Cliona Saidlear says the State has a responsibility to protect citizens from and care for victims of sexual violence. It handed that role to Tusla, which has cut all funding to rape crisis centres.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2015