Activities of Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE related to 2011/0129(COD)
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Amendments (7)
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Any officiprofessionals in criminal proceedings likely to come into contact with victims should be trained to identify and meet the needs of victims both through initial and ongoing training and to a level appropriate to their contact with victims. This should include specialist training as appropriat, for example concerning victims of sexual offences, families bereaved by murder, young victims of crime or victims of cross- border crime.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) that they have a right to interpretation and translation in every case, free of charge;
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that victims are offered the opportunity to be notified when the person prosecuted or sentenced for offences concerning them is released from detention. Victims shall receive this information where they have expressed such a wishin every case.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) Victims of terrorist attacks, victims of paedophilia and cybercrime.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that police, prosecutors and court staff always receive both general and specialist training to a level appropriate tocommensurate with their contact with victims to sensitise them to the needs of victims and to deal with them in an impartial, respectful and professional manner.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall always ensure that lawyers have access to both general and specialist training to sensitise them to the needs of victims and to help them to deal with them in an impartial, respectful and professional manner.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall always take measures to ensure that those providing victim support and restorative justice services receive adequate training to a level appropriate tocommensurate with their contact with victims and observe professional standards to ensure such services are provided in an impartial, respectful and professional manner.