The Victim Assistance Program, administered by the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, helps to insure that crime victims and witnesses receive fair and compassionate treatment while participating in the criminal justice system. If you are a victim or a witness of a crime, your role is vital...
He is part of a group of Masai visiting the United States promoting (推广) the Predator (捕食性动物) Compensation Program. Conservation International’s Frank Hawkins explains,“The Masai have been living with wildlife for many generations and it has been a conflicting relationship in many ways....
that response has a very low success rate. When the harassment ultimately continues, victims tend to become frequently absent from work to try to avoid the harasser. Many victims will also end up trying to rationalize the harassment, asking themselves if they are...
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Commentary: Washington state court case may change how victims of domestic abuse can receive compensationLINDA WERTHEIMER
(2) does not specifically limit the award of fees and costs to the prevailing party, a contrary reading would lead to fee awards to all persons claiming to be victims regardless of the outcome of the lawsuit. As discussed previously, this court may look to federal authority when construing ...
After a five-year battle led by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (also known as Laci and Conner's Law) was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The law recognized a fetus in utero as a victim of criminal attacks when an assault...
By his reckoning, three hundred soldiers died on the British side, with another three hundred wounded (the true number likely approached one thousand casualties); at least two-thirds, he thought, had been victims of friendly fire. He fulminated against the British soldiers as “cowardly regulars...
A subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell says it will pay compensation to the victims of an oil tanker fire in Pakistan last month that killed 215 people, without specifying the exact amount. After the fuel tanker crashed and started leaking on the side of a highway, hundreds of people from a ne...
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