Victims definition

Victims rights agency" means a public agency, or part thereof,

Victims means persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights, through acts or omissions that are in violation of criminal laws operative within Member States, including those laws proscribing criminal abuse of power.

Victims means natural persons who have suffered harm as a result of the commission of any crime within the jurisdiction of the Court;

Examples of Victims in a sentence

• The Parties agree that Child Victims of Trafficking shall not be classified as having violated the law of either State Party for any actions taken in the context of their victimization by, or escape from, Child Traffickers, and the Parties shall take all possible measures to protect such children from being subject to incarceration, abuse, torture or punishment.

• The Receiving State shall adopt legislative, administrative and any other appropriate measures to permit Child Victims of Trafficking to remain in its territory, temporarily or permanently, in appropriate cases, especially where transfer of the Child to his Country of Origin or another State may result in harm to the health, life or general well-being of the Child, or where competent authorities judge that it is in the best interest of the Child to stay temporarily or permanently in the Receiving State.

• The Multi-Party Agreement envisages establishment of a number of Commissions such as Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland, Equality Commission, Equal Opportunities Commission, Commission for Racial Equality, Northern Ireland Victims Commission as well as a review of the Criminal Justice System, and about the issue of decommissioning, Independent International Commission will monitor, review and verify progress on decommissioning.

• In accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Parties shall cooperate and provide each other mutual legal assistance in connection with the identification, care, rehabilitation, family reunification social reinsertion and repatriation of Child Victims of Trafficking as well as with the investigation and criminalization of Child Trafficking, the prosecution of Child Traffickers and with ancillary proceedings of any other kind related to the crime of Child Trafficking.

• In appropriate cases and to the extent possible under their domestic laws, the Parties shall protect the privacy and identity of Child Victims of Trafficking, including, inter alia, by keeping welfare, legal and administrative proceedings involving such children confidential.

More Definitions of Victims

Victims rights agency" means a public agency, or part thereof, the primary responsibility of which is providing services, including but not limited to food, shelter, or clothing, medical, psychiatric, psychological or legal services or referrals, information and referral services, counseling and support services, or financial services to victims of crimes, including victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, violent crime, child endangerment, child abuse or child neglect, and the Victims of Crime Compensation Board, established pursuant to P.L.1971, c.317 (C.52:4B-1 et seq.) and continued as the Victims of Crime Compensation Office pursuant to P.L.2007, c.95 (C.52:4B-3.2 et al.) and Reorganization Plan No. 001-2008.

Victims means persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights, through acts or omissions that do not yet constitute violations of national criminal laws but of internationally recognized norms relating to human rights.

Victims rights agency" means a public agency, or part thereof, the primary responsibility of which is providing services, including, but not limited to, food, shelter, or clothing, medical, psychiatric, psychological or legal services or referrals, information and referral services, counseling and support services, or financial services to victims of crimes, including victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, violent crime, child endangerment, child abuse or child neglect, and the Victims of Crime Compensation Board, established pursuant to P.L.1971,

Victims means persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights, through acts or omissions that are in violation of criminal laws operative within Member States, including those laws proscribing criminal abuse of power. A person may be considered a victim, under this Declaration, regardless of whether the perpetrator is identified, apprehended, prosecuted or convicted and regardless of the familial relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. The term ‘victim’ also includes, where appropriate, the immediate family or dependants of the direct victim and persons who have suffered harm in intervening to assist victims in distress or to prevent victimization”.

Victims means persons who individually or collectively [DELETE: alleged to have] suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their human rights, [DELETE: including environmental rights], through acts or omissions in the context of business activities [DELETE: of a transnational character]. Where appropriate, and in accordance with domestic law, the term "victim" also includes the immediate family or dependents of the direct victim and persons who have suffered harm in intervening to assist victims in distress or to prevent victimization.

Victims means natural persons who have suffered harm as a result of the commission of any crime to which this Convention applies;

Victims means any persons or group of persons who individually or collectively have suffered or have alleged to have suffered human rights violation or abuse as defined in Article 1 paragraph 2 below. Where appropriate, and in accordance with domestic law, the term “victim” also includes the immediate family or dependents of the direct victim.