Victim’s of crime in Davidsonville had an opportunity to learn about their rights at the Crime Victims’ Awareness Week workshop.
This event was facilitated by Ward 71 councillor, René Benjamin, at the local community centre. She explained that the aim of the workshop was to raise awareness of the rights of victims in the form of training and a door-to-door campaign in the community.
One of the topics that was communicated raised awareness of the victim’s charter.It educates victims about their rights. Some of the rights that were mentioned are: the right to be treated with fairness and with respect for dignity and privacy; the right to offer and receive information; the rights to protection, assistance, compensation and the right to restitution. Other speakers spoke about eliminating secondary victimisation, to ensure victims remain central to the criminal justice process and to ensure victims’ rights are upheld.
“With this campaign, we want to reach out to the community and inform victims of services which are available to them,” Gantana added.
For more information, victims can contact the gender-based violence helpline on 0800 428 428. If you suspect human trafficking activities contact 0800 012 522.
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