International Criminal Court
85. How are witnesses who appear before the Court assisted?
Witnesses who appear before the Court are provided with information and
guidance.
For this purpose, the Victims and Witnesses Section’s (VWS’s) support
team offers services including the provision
of psychosocial support, crisis
intervention, and access to medical care when needed.
The VWS also prepares all witnesses testifying before the
Court by a process called
“familiarisation”. This is a process where the courtroom and trial procedure is
shown to the witnesses in advance of their testimony. Many witnesses will have
never been in a courtroom before and may find it daunting.
This could impact on
their well-being, as well as their testimony, and the familiarisation
process aims to
avoid this. Familiarisation does not have an impact on the content of the testimony,
as the evidence is not discussed at all during this process.
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