Towards fair and effective compensation scheme to victims of sexual violence

2026-07-22

Objectives FAIRCOM aims to design & promote an efficiente & effective model for fair & appropriate compensation to victims of sexual crimes Activities -Analysis of the impact of sexual crimes on society -Analysis of practical efficiency of the present victims’ compensation systems -Identification of the best practices in this field -Development of guidelines on compensation scheme -Development of training activities for legal practitioners & victims’ support services -Raising awareness activities among actors dealing with the phenomenon Type and number of persons benefiting from project -Legal practitioners (at least 450): By enhancing their knowledge & competences on specific needs of victims of sexual crimes more efficient & tailored application of compensation procedures will be ensured -Professionals of victims’ support services (at least 400): By building their competences and equipping them with tailored tools to attend victims of sexual crimes the quality of assistance to victims will be enhanced Expected results -Increased capacity of national practitioners to address issue of compensation to victims -Improved public awareness & knowledge about victims' right to compensation in 5 EU countries and at EU level -Strengthened cooperation among all relevant actors in the field of victims' right to compensation -Enhanced quality of the services provided by victims’ support organisations in relation to the compensation Type and number of deliverables -1 context-analysis report on functioning of national compensation schemes and the impact on this type of criminality on society -1 guideline on best practice concerning compensation -15 local training workshops for justice personnel and 20 training sessions for victim service workers -1 online information-platform, including database of victims’ support providers -1 raising awareness campaign (transnational seminar, local dissemination events, etc.) -1 transnational and 5 local events to exchange experiences

Spain, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Latvia

2026-02-01