New campaign aims to change how justice system treats victims

A major conference is being held in Dublin today to mobilise support for a campaign to help survivors of abuse.

New campaign aims to change how justice system treats victims

A major conference is being held in Dublin today to mobilise support for a campaign to help survivors of abuse.

'A New Understanding', or ANU, aims to make it easier for survivors of sexual abuse to tell their story and to restructure the justice system in how deals with them.

The campaign is being fronted by a number of high profile survivors of abuse, including Fiona Doyle whose father was recently sentenced for abusing her as a child for more than a decade.

Her case gained national attention when her father was granted bail pending an appeal, only for Mr Justice Paul Carney to reverse his ruling and apologise to Ms Doyle three days later.

Today, Ms Doyle will speak at the conference in Dublin, along with fellow abuse survivors Cynthia Owen and sisters Joyce, June and Paula Kavanagh.

Their campaign is calling for abuse victims to be treated as victims and not witnesses in prosecutions.

It also wants compulsory education for judges and for a change to the courts system to make the process easier for victims.

more courts articles

Man (25) in court charged with murdering his father and attempted murder of mother Man (25) in court charged with murdering his father and attempted murder of mother
Man appears in court charged with false imprisonment of woman in van Man appears in court charged with false imprisonment of woman in van
Man in court over alleged false imprisonment of woman Man in court over alleged false imprisonment of woman

More in this section

Pile or group of multi colored and different sizes of colourful foil wrapped chocolate easter eggs in pink, blue, and gold. Larg Young sisters donate hundreds of Easter eggs to children's hospital
Ireland has third highest level of deaths on rural roads in EU  Ireland has third highest level of deaths on rural roads in EU 
Mother and daughters killed in Mayo crash named locally, as husband returns to Ireland 'Their smiles lit up the room': Tributes paid to mother and daughters killed in Mayo crash
War_map
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited