3.2.1 provide victims of terrorism
with adequate urgent and long-term medical, psychological, material,
legal and social assistance;
3.2.2 guarantee the right of victims of terrorism to fair restitution,
reparation or compensation, without any income requirement and irrespective
of their residence status or nationality, in the State where the
attack took place, and apply it to members of their immediate family
or beneficiaries of the direct victim;
3.2.3 ensure that a dedicated public body is responsible for
catering to the needs of victims of terrorism through a comprehensive,
compassionate and victim-centred approach;
3.2.4 create multilingual information services and material
outlining national victim support services;
3.2.5 ensure that public bodies, agencies and social services,
non-specific to victims of terrorism but with which victims of terrorism
may interact, are properly funded and that their staff receive adequate
and continuous training;
3.2.6 ensure co-ordination among relevant public bodies to minimise
administrative burdens for victims, ensure consistency in the provision
of services and maximise transparency;
3.2.7 pay attention to the specific needs of vulnerable groups
of victims, such as cross-border victims, members of minorities,
women, young people and children;
3.2.8 provide, where possible, opportunities for victims of
terrorism to participate in criminal justice proceedings affecting
them;
3.2.9 ensure that every effort is made to adequately protect
victims from further harm, by the original perpetrators or those
aligned with their cause, and from secondary victimisation, as a result
of their interactions with the authorities;
3.2.10 uphold the dignity and privacy of the victims by making
them aware of their rights with regard to the media and their right
to control their privacy and their image, and by encouraging the
press to uphold certain ethical standards and avoid degrading or
sensationalist reporting, while respecting freedom of the press;
3.2.11 raise public awareness of the risks that social media
can represent when they convey information about or images of a
private and potentially shocking nature of the victims or the terrorist
attacks;
3.2.12 consider the creation of humanitarian funds arising from
dedicated appeals for donations or, at the very least, supervise
their conditions and ensure their control, to ensure that funds
raised by the public are used effectively and efficiently;
3.2.13 counteract terror narratives and various forms of incitement,
in line with Assembly
Resolution
2221 (2018) on counter-narratives to terrorism, through
school programmes and awareness-raising campaigns, underlying the
supreme values of human dignity, peace, non-violence, tolerance
and human rights, and involve the victims of terrorist acts;
3.2.14 take appropriate measures to attain social recognition
and remembrance of the victims, through museums, memorials and medals,
for example;
