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20 Nov 2013, 8:39 am
Lord Advocate demands removal of corroboration safeguard (Click to watch) With the Justice Committee scrutinising the Bill, the Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland explained to MSPs he supported abolishing corroboration because it could make it easier to prosecute offences such as domestic abuse, sexual abuse and rape, where often evidence only comes from the victim. [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 3:28 pm
Abused women and their advocates are searching for ways to achieve justice without invoking the criminal justice system. [read post]
24 Oct 2012, 10:53 am
Matsui, Senior Counsel and Director of Women and the Courts Advocates serving survivors of domestic violence know that survivors face a number of pressing needs - including safety or shelter or immediate access to cash. [read post]
10 Jan 2018, 10:00 am
Binger Center for New Americans at the University of Minnesota Law School, the Legal Aid Service of Broward County, and The Advocates for Human Rights. [read post]
18 May 2012, 3:50 pm
In what women's advocates call a landmark piece of legislation, VAWA is aimed at improving the response of the community, police, and justice system to several forms of violence against women including domestic violence/domestic abuse rape, dating violence, and stalking. [read post]
29 Sep 2017, 4:59 pm
After being accused of domestic abuse, many men and women wonder about the fairness of such a system and further question whether their presumption of innocence is being infringed upon. [read post]
8 Dec 2021, 5:15 pm
The post US Treasury sanctions 15 individuals across three nations for human rights abuses appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
5 Jan 2010, 8:43 am
• What legal reforms, procedural devices, advocacy strategies, and institutional arrangements can be employed to ensure that women experience the former and not the latter? [read post]
20 Apr 2016, 8:46 am
Woven into these accounts is commentary and reflection from legal advocates and women human rights defenders on their experience of seeking justice for women, and their recommendations to legal advocates doing this work The Guide also contains a summary of some leading academic literature and civil society organization commentary and research, particularly references and signposting to existing resources that take an in-depth look at relevant… [read post]
20 Apr 2016, 8:46 am
Woven into these accounts is commentary and reflection from legal advocates and women human rights defenders on their experience of seeking justice for women, and their recommendations to legal advocates doing this work The Guide also contains a summary of some leading academic literature and civil society organization commentary and research, particularly references and signposting to existing resources that take an in-depth look at relevant… [read post]
7 Jun 2023, 9:54 am
Rock’s legal fees in the civil lawsuit, despite receiving child sex abuse complaints from multiple victims [read post]
4 Oct 2019, 6:49 am
Even Erin Pizzey, the pioneering British anti-domestic-violence advocate who opened the first battered women’s shelter believes feminism has gone too far. [read post]
30 Jun 2014, 6:16 am
In Alabama, a defendant should consult with an experienced legal advocate who can explore all available defenses. [read post]
23 Jul 2010, 7:26 am
The Animal Legal Defense Fund says animal abuse is a very serious problem in the United States and they believe not enough is being done to curb it. [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 12:31 pm
No getting paid properly and being abused. [read post]
13 Apr 2020, 1:37 pm
And women’s rights advocates are innovating ways to document abuse to make the case for better laws and services to confront domestic violence in the long-term. [read post]
20 Jan 2014, 3:30 am
Theoretically, the book critiques “dominance feminism,” a brand of feminist legal theory developed primarily by Catharine MacKinnon, for steering the anti-abuse movement in a prosecutorial direction. [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 8:40 am
Chronic poverty, rape, homelessness, childhood abuse, and racism – elements of the trafficking of women – were clear themes in respondents’ answers. [read post]
4 Jan 2017, 9:01 pm
The legal reason is that for those whose SOLs have expired, the only option is to file a civil lawsuit to shift the cost of the abuse from the victim to the ones who caused it. [read post]
5 Jan 2010, 9:22 pm
What legal reforms, procedural devices, advocacy strategies, and institutional arrangements can be employed to ensure that women experience the former and not the latter? [read post]
