In May 2013 the European Parliament adopted the European Protection Order and protection certificate. New EU-wide protection measures for victims of stalking, violence, intimidation, soon to be valid in all Member States. In early June 2013 the European Justice Ministers will enforce the new measures. For the program Right On, Euronews reporter Seamus Kearney visits the Netherlands to find out how victims of domestic violence are protected in the Dutch system.
A victim of stalking and the manager of a reception centre in Utrecht give their views on the practices of stalking and how difficult it is to protect victims of domestic violence. Cees Nierop, a lawyer specialised in stalking, admits that protection of victims will be better guaranteed in Europe.
For this background reportage Featurez gave advice, did the research, set-up and planning, accompanied the filming, did translations and acted as a fake stalker.