(8) The rules and pract
ices as regards the standing and main rights of victims need to be approximated, with particular regard to the
right to be treated with respect for their dignity, the
right to provide and receive information, the
right to understand and be understood, the
right to be protected at the various stages of procedure an
d the right to have allowance made for the disadvantage of living in a different Member State fro
...[+++]m the one in which the crime was committed.