2024 is a significant year. It marks the 20th anniversary of the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism, which was first created in memory of those who lost their lives in the 2004 Madrid train bombings. The Remembrance Day is now a day which commemorates and pays respect to all those that have suffered or lost their lives as a result of terrorism.
Thanks to the work of victims associations and networks, such as the RAN Victims/ Survivors of Terrorism (VoT) Working Group, the role of victims/ survivors – both those with first-hand experience of a terror attack and those who have lost a loved one – is now well understood – whether that is to simply share their personal testimonies of their experiences of terrorism, and the impact it has had upon them, their families and their lives, or to actively participate in P/CVE interventions.
While many victims/survivors do not wish to get involved in P/CVE (and/or victims’ rights) – which should be respected – support should be given to those that do, to ensure that their participation does not re-traumatise or negatively impact their coping or healing process. This magazine therefore takes a look at how to include victims/survivors in P/CVE work. To do this, the publication features a number of case study examples and some RAN Practitioners papers on the topic.
The Spotlight magazine features a number of original articles by members of the RAN Practitioners network. So as always, we want to hear from you. If you would like to contribute to future editions of Spotlight, or if you have ideas for a topic, article, interview or feature, please get in touch with the ran
radaradvies [dot] nl (RAN Practitioners communications team).