The Independent Commission for Human Rights The General Assembly also urged states to make available to women who have been subjected to violence relevant information on rights, remedies and victim support services and on how to obtain them, in addition to information about their role and opportunities for participating in criminal proceedings and the scheduling, progress and ultimate disposition of the proceedings. This also included being provided with access to knowledge about any orders against the offender, and to encourage and assist women subjected to violence in lodging and following through on formal complaints. Attention was also given to ensuring that women who have been subjected to violence get through formal and informal procedures, and that fair and just solutions against the harm inflicted on them are handed out. This latter point includes informing them that they are entitled to seek reparation or compensation against the harm inflicted on them from the perpetrators or from the state. States are also to develop and make available any mechanisms and judicial proceedings that are sensitive to the needs of women who have been subjected to violence. 14