Victim
Victim - persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, or economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights through acts or omissions that violate criminal laws, including those proscribing abuses of power
The combined effects of war, torture, and repression frequently extend to non-combatant civilians, particularly those caught in war zones or forced to participate in war-related activities, such as murder or rape, against their will. Elbedour, Bensel, and Bastien called the helplessly victimized children and families caught in the experience of war the “collaterally damaged” population. Further, emotional suffering related to war may occur not only due to direct exposure to life-threatening situations and violence but also through indirect stressors, such as injury to or death of relatives or caregivers, economic hardships, geographic displacement, and continuous disruptions of daily living
Fohring, S. (2018). What’s in a word? Victims on ‘victim.’ International Review of Victimology, 24(2), 151–164. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0269758018755154
Rathi, A. (2010). Psychological Impact of Victims of War and Conflict. Columbia University. Retrieved from: https://www.apa.org/international/united-nations/un-matters/rathi-war.pdf