Division for Redressing Injustices and Providing Support to Victims of Criminal Offences, Punitive Law and Human Rights Directorate, Ministry of Justice
Organisation name in original language
Sektor za podporo žrtvam kaznivih dejanj, Direktorat za kaznovalno parvo in človekove pravice, Ministrstvo za pravosodje
Category of human rights structure
Government administration
Country
Slovenia
Type(s) of body
Not applicableLegal source(s)
- Crime Victim Compensation Act (Zakon o odškodnini žrtvam kaznivih dejan)
- The rights of victims of crime as stipulated inDirective 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA(Victims’ Rights Directive) (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57), the EU strategy on victims’ rights (2020–2025) and the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- The division enables victims of intentional violent criminal acts who suffer damage as a consequence of such acts and cannot claim compensation from the perpetrator to claim compensation from the government.
Specific mandates
Not applicableStructured cooperation with partners at national level
- The division coordinates its help for victims of crime with the police and directs victims to the e-government portal, which contains options to anonymously (or not) report various offences and instances of suspected preparation for criminal offences.
- It offers help to victims, which is provided by civil-society organisations and the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- No such regular and structured cooperation/coordination can be found.
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