Support for victims
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03 April 2025|NEWS
Over 70 judicial practitioners coming from 28 countries gathered at Eurojust for the second symposium on victims’ rights. The event brought together practitioners and representatives from national and EU bodies over two days to exchange best practices and discuss the challenges associated to victims...
17 March 2025|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
The European Protection Order (EPO) is a unique instrument of mutual recognition designed to protect individuals when they move to another Member Sate. The EPO is issued and executed by judicial authorities to address protection needs of individuals who already benefit from national protection...
21 February 2025|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
On the occasion of the European Day for Victims of Crime, on 22 February, Eurojust and the European Institute for Gender Equality released a joint report on the European Protection Order, EPO. The EPO is an instrument of mutual recognition designed to protect individuals who already benefit from...
26 April 2024|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust aims to step up its efforts to assist victims of crime. The Agency will work on ways to more effectively integrate victims’ rights into every step of judicial cooperation processes by national authorities: from the identification of victims to their right to remediation. This is the main...
22 February 2023|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
Victims of crime in the EU are entitled to a series of rights, regardless of their nationality, residence, the type of crime and the place where the crime was committed. The complexity of cross-border cases makes it especially difficult for judicial authorities to protect victims’ rights. Involving...
21 June 2022|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
The complexity of cross-border cases makes it especially difficult for judicial authorities to protect victims’ rights. Involving Eurojust early in the process helps to overcome these difficulties and ensure victims’ protection. This leaflet explains the challenges involved in safeguarding victims’...
23 May 2022|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
This factsheet outlines the key factors for successful investigations and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes within the EU. It is essential for Member States to adopt a complete legislative framework defining core international crimes into national law. To build...
23 May 2022|AVAILABLE IN 24 LANGUAGES
Using observations collected by the Genocide Network Secretariat from Genocide Network Member and Observer States, this report engages in a stocktaking exercise. Looking back at recommendations listed in the 2014 Strategy of the Genocide Network to combat impunity for genocide, crimes against...
22 February 2022|AVAILABLE IN 24 LANGUAGES
This report draws on the experience gained by the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) in relation to victims’ rights. Based on Eurojust casework and using case examples, the report identifies challenges faced by practitioners and presents solutions and best practices to...
22 February 2022|PRESS RELEASE
An estimated 15 % of EU citizens (about 75 million people) fall victim to crime every year. The complexity of cross-border crimes makes it more difficult for judicial authorities to protect victims’ rights. The early involvement of Eurojust can help overcome these difficulties. Published today...
Eurojust is an agency of the European Union