general documents

• National Implementation Plan for the Service Charter for Victims of Crime - 2007
• International Conventions and Declarations
• Posters and Brochures
• Fact sheet (pdf)
• National Directory on Services for Victims of Violence (2005), compiled by the Department of Social Development (2.5MB, pdf)
• Crime Victims Rights Week (Concept Paper), September 2011

legislation and policy

• Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act 32 of 2007)
• The Patients Rights Charter - Department of Health
• VEP POLICY Draft [Feb 2005, edited in May 2007]
• African Charter on on Human and Peoples’ Rights (1981)

reports

• Consultative Workshop: Victims Charter - July 2010 (Draft)
• Understanding the South African Victims’ Charter – Contextual Issues - 2008
• Reflections on Victim Empowerment 10 Year Anniversary, 18 to 20 Aug 2008, Durban, KZN
• Understanding the South African Victims’ Charter – A Conceptual Framework - 2008
• Victims' Charter Progress Report [PART A & PART B] - 2007

conferences

• NATIONAL CONFERENCE: MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE VICTIMS CHARTER (25-26 September 2008, Burgers Park Hotel, Pretoria)

articles & Speeches

• UNODC: Supporting Victim Empowerment in South Africa, 2009...read more
• Using Law as Social Transformation, 2009...read more
• Crime and Xenophobia – challenges for implementation of the Victims Charter - 2008
• "YOUTH AND CRIME: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE VICTIMS CHARTER" - 2008
• "Africa and Victims Rights" - 2008
• Speech by the Minister: Official Opening of the Motherwell Magistrates’ Court and the launch of the Victims’ Services Charter Five Year Plan - 2007
• "16 Days - Closing Ceremony" - 2007
• "What the Victims Charter can do for you" - Justice Today 2007, Vol 4
• "A case study of the Victims Charter" - 2007

Most documents are in Acrobat Reader (PDF) format.

NOTE: Copies of the Charter and the Minimum Standards are also available in Braille. Requests for copies can be directed to: Naomi Webster, NWebster@justice.gov.za.