Victim’s rights are certain rights that victims of crime have been given in various jurisdictions. These rights change from place to place but are designed to prevent victims from certain things, such as invasion of privacy. They also typically allow victims rights such as the right to be ...
INTRODUCTION The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) case of Garcia Lucero et al vs Chile (2013) deals with claims over insufficiency of reparations and denial of justice made by a Chilean survivor of dictatorship-era torture, now resident in the UK. This paper argues that the ...
While Chyna has a high-powered lawyer at her side, most victims of nonconsensual porn don't know how to get such images removed from the internet, when to contact the police, or how to collect preliminary evidence. Anisha Vora knows this process all too well. In 2012, an ex-boyfriend ...
Victims and restorative justice: the importance of the institutional framework The EU 2012 Directive on victim rights voices some concerns with regard to restorative justice, which are shared by victimologists, practitioners and policy-makers alike, mostly being concerned with the question whether restor...
Paternity fraud occurs when a woman intentionally names a man to be the father of her child when she knows he is not the biological father, often for the purposes of collecting child support.Paternityfraud has many victims, including the non-biological father, the biological father, the families...
Divorce and legal separations don’t simply harm the emotional and mental health of its victims, but they also have a negative impact on their financial stability. When you divorce from your spouse, your rights on receiving economic support depend on these factors: if you have a marri...
" Zara Ward, who works in a senior role on the revenge porn helpline, told me. "We see that these behaviours have evolved over time where the collectors will aim to avoid detection so content cannot be removed, and victims are left in the dark as to if their content has been shared ...
Victims of sexual assault have a right to anonymity. To ensure that her privacy is protected, awoman who has been sexually assaultedmay record her statement alone before the district magistrate when the case is under trial, or in the presence of a female police officer. ...
Even within Western countries, there are double standards on human rights. For example, people of African origin are the main victims of gun violence or police violence, and the elderly were the first to be given up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Minority groups are easily attacked or discrimi...
What your rights are as a voter More than 80 million Americans have cast their votes early, but the rest will head to the polls today. ABC Chief Legal Analyst Dan Abrams shares what U.S. voters need to know on Election Day. November 5, 2024 ...