Criminal justice Quote by Keir Starmer

Do we still have the right to be more than victims?

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

Victims of crime deserve equal constitutional rights - the same rights as defendants. No more, no less.

— Chris Sununu

No matter what someone else has done, it still matters how we treat people. It matters to our humanity that we treat offenders according…

— Judith Butler

When victims of crime find the strength to come forward and engage in the criminal justice process we must ensure that they have basic…

— Chris Sununu

Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of the individual victim.

— Jalal Talabani

For centuries, the courts took the view that preserving the discretion of the authorities trumped the rights of victims to hold them to account.…

— Emily Thornberry

In this country, the only people who get punished for crime are the victims.

— Joe Don Baker

The right to justice is something that no one can bestow, nor take away, for it is in one's heart.

— Bryant H. McGill

There was a time that human rights was not even an issue in this country. Then prisoners' rights became an issue.

— Asma Jahangir

The Human Rights Act has not just given a voice to victims, but to the families who have to fight for the victim where…

— Emily Thornberry

From a victim's point of view, our justice system is hardly fit for purpose. No doubt individual failings by police and prosecutors provide part…

— Keir Starmer

“Why did criminals have so many rights? Why were they entitled to respect and understanding? Had they not acted so unlawfully that these rights…

— Karin Fossum