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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-12-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Standing of victims in criminal procedure2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001211.7.1-110"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-12-11-Speech-1-1112
lpv:speaker	lp:Miet Smet2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Christelijke Volkspartij (1999-07-20--2001-09-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2002-03-07)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, I think it is extremely important that a number of minimum rights are indeed to be safeguarded for victims, in a manner which transcends national boundaries. That is what this report stands for. We submitted an opinion to the committee responsible on behalf of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities. It was very important in our view for the report to reflect the specific situation of women, but also that of other vulnerable victims. When I say other vulnerable victims I am thinking, for example, of minors and children, but the list need not end there. There are other groups in our society that are very vulnerable when it comes to violence. I have in mind those of a different sexual orientation. I am also thinking of migrants and so on, who are, of course, particularly vulnerable victims. What did we request for this group of people? Firstly, we said that people who are very vulnerable must be given absolute respect. I am thinking, for example, of the specific situation of women and children who fall victim to sexual violence or physical violence in the home. It is very important for them that if their case comes to court, this really must be able to take place behind closed doors, so that minimum publicity is given to the victims, who are usually ashamed of the fact that they are victims. Because of course, that is what it has come to in our society. I feel, for example, that it is very important for physically abused women to have access to information everywhere on where they can go, where they can find suitable accommodation and stay at a secret address. It is also essential for the police and the magistrature to receive special training. I was very actively involved in this issue in my own country, when I was a member of the government. I noticed how ill-prepared and equipped people in these agencies are – i.e. both the police and the magistrature – when it comes to treating people who are victims of sexual violence, for example, with respect, to questioning them, or providing a separate room for them, for example for women who have been raped and need to be examined. They should not be cross-examining these people in a room which is a general thoroughfare. It is absolutely imperative for certain measures to be put in place for this group of people, these specific victims. The report answers this need. I am extremely grateful that the Commission has adopted the amendments tabled by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities and we will therefore support the report."@en1

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