Victims (FEVR)
dedicated to
supporting road crash victims.
FEVR's mission
FEVR's activities
Policy:
o provision of free legal advice for road crash victims, for the various
European countries, in five languages, via FEVR and member
organizations’ web sites;
o collaboration with the United Nations and WHO through working parties
and seminars;
o highlighting road danger issues from the victims’ perspective, and the
need to consider and include the post-crash stage, both short and long-
term, in prevention plans.
Advocacy:
o participation in the 5 April 2004 United Nations seminar, in Geneva on
aggressive driving
behaviour, including an exhibition and presentation of testimonies from
bereaved and injured victims, which stressed the additional impact on
them;
o presentation of testimonies from victims for the BBC World Service web
site;
o organization of activities and events by most FEVR member
organizations to mark United Nations Road Safety Week and World Health
Day on 7 April 2004
o participation in and promotion of World Day of Remembrance for Road
Crash Victims on the
third Sunday of November: this day has been observed by FEVR member
organizations
since 1993 and is now widely observed offering recognition of the
suffering of road
crash victims.
Prevention:
o regular participation in United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
road safety working parties, European Transport Safety Council and other
seminars, representing the victims’ perspective and experiences.
Research:
o continuous monitoring of the situation of road crash victims, through
case studies, by FEVR’s
member organizations, and disseminating the information gathered to
inform the public and all
relevant agencies of the plight and needs of road victims, the causes of
crashes and the responses;
o sharing of findings with relevant professionals
Recent publications
European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (FEVR)
o People disabled by road accidents [written statement submitted to the
59th session of the Human Rights Commission]. Geneva, FEVR, 2003.
o Haegi M. A new deal for road crash victims [editorial]. British Medical
Journal, 2002, 324:1110.
o FEVR economic, social and cultural rights [written statement submitted
to the 57th session of the UN
Commission for Human Rights]. Geneva, FEVR, 2001
o The rights of the child [written statement submitted to the 58th session
of the United Nations Human Rights Commission]. Geneva, FEVR, 2001.
o Haegi M, Chaudhry B, Barry J. Impact of road death and injury -
Research into the principal causes of the decline in quality of life and
living standards suffered by road crash victims and victim families -
Proposals for improvement. Geneva, FEVR, 1997
(http://www.fevr.org/Executiv.html).
Postal Adress :
FEVR
354 rue de Neudorf
L-2222 Luxembourg
LUXEMBURG
FEVR contacts
Brigitte Chaudhry, Founder of RoadPeace and NGO coordinator of FEVR
Tel/ Fax: + 44 208 964 1800 E-mail: brigitte.chaudhry@fevr.org
Jeannot Mersch, FEVR President, Président Association nationale des victimes de la route
Tel: + 352 26 43 21 21 Fax: + 352 26 43 22 43 E-mail: avr@pt.lu
president@fevr.org
Member organisations with their delegates -
( July 2008 )