Published:December 24, 2019
Include all Forms of Redress i.e. Reparation Measures Falling Under the Following Heads:
8.1 Restitution
Undertake measures with the principal aim of restoring the victim, as far as possible, to a position occupied before the violations of international human rights or humanitarian law occurred. These measures should include but are not limited to:
8.2 Compensation
Compensate victims for any economically assessable harm caused by violations of human rights and humanitarian law including physical and mental harm, lost opportunities, material damages, loss of earnings (including the loss of earning potential and moral damages) to the maximum of available resources. The amount of compensation should reflect the gravity of violations.
The designated sum is to be allocated primarily through a pension scheme. Depending on specificities of cases at hand other methods of compensating victims such as providing micro-financing opportunities and granting one-time lump sum should be made use of, taken alone or in combination.
8.3 Rehabilitation
Provide a range of rehabilitation services to victims and, if required, their family members, meeting relevant quality standards and within physical proximity to those areas where victims reside. These services should go beyond medical and psychological care to encompass at least:
8.4 Satisfaction
Offer a range of non-monetary or symbolic measures specifically designed to afford satisfaction to the victims such as:
8.5 Guarantees of non-Repetition
Undertake a range of measures aimed at making sure that similar crimes will not happen again such as: