{"id":1402,"date":"2024-04-10T10:01:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T10:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youthclic.hk\/?post_type=topic&p=1402"},"modified":"2024-04-10T10:01:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T10:01:16","slug":"rights-of-victims","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.youthclic.hk\/en\/topic\/our-legal-system\/protection-for-victims\/rights-of-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights of victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to the Victims Charter, \u201ca victim is a person who suffers physical or emotional harm, or loss or damage to property because of a criminal offence. This covers not only the person against whom the offence was committed but also anyone who has suffered directly from the commission of the offence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Victims Charter, every member of the community has a duty to help maintain law and order. This means that they should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. abide by the law<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. take proper precautions to prevent crime<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Report crime, corruption or suspicious circumstances<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Be co-operative with the police or other law enforcement agencies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Give any assistance they reasonably can at an incident to the police or other law enforcement agencies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Come forward as a witness<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The Victims Charter also contains 11 \u201crights\u201d of a victim:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. The victim’s right to be treated with courtesy and respect<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. The victim’s right to have a proper response to complaints of crime<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. The victim’s right to information-reporting the crime<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. The victim’s right to information – investigation and prosecution<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. The victim’s right to proper facilities at court<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. The victim’s right to be heard<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. The victim’s right to seek protection<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. The victim’s right to privacy and confidentiality<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. The victim’s right to prompt return of property<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. The victim’s right to support and after-care<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    11. The victim’s right to seek compensation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      According to the Victims Charter, \u201ca victim is a person who suffers physical or emotional harm, or loss or damage to property because of a criminal offence. This covers not only the person against whom the offence was committed but also anyone who has suffered directly from the commission of the offence.\u201d According to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","topic-type":[37,22],"class_list":["post-1402","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-type-protection-for-victims","topic-type-our-legal-system"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youthclic.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/1402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youthclic.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youthclic.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youthclic.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youthclic.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic-type?post=1402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}