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To improve the way victims are treated in the criminal justice system, we have developed, together with target ASEAN countries, eight key indicators to encourage victim-centred practices in courts.
The indicators serve as a framework and reference point to assist the formal justice sector, in particular courts, to protect the rights of trafficked persons.
The eight indicators include:
1. Victim safety and privacy – to ensure victims are protected from further harm, threats or intimidation by traffickers and their associates.
2. Evidence and proceedings – to ensure measures are in place and utilised to support and protect victims during the criminal process, particularly when they give evidence.
3. Justice sector personnel – development of service standards and operating procedures focused on a victim-centric and trauma-informed approach for all judges and justice personnel.
4. Information and services – provision of information and material in non-legal terms to trafficked victims about their right to services and remedies available to them.
5. Physical, psychological, and social recovery of victims – development of inter-agency protocols for coordinated ‘wrap-around’ services for trafficked victims including counselling, medical, housing, education and training, legal advice and broader social protection programs.
6. Medical and forensic services – training conducted and protocols in place to ensure medical and forensic evidence is collected to the highest standards and in a manner that does not cause re-victimisation.
7. Special provisions for children – the justice process and support services are adapted specifically for child victims and witnesses and are sensitive to the child’s age and special needs.
8. Special provisions for people living with a disability – the justice process and support services are adapted to meet the specific needs of victims and witnesses living with a disability.