Croatia passes law to compensate war rape victims

CROATIA'S parliament has adopted a law granting compensation to rape victims in the 1991-95 war of independence ... torn by conflict in the 1990s, parliament passed a law in 2014 that envisages ... Read More

My drug rape nightmare

In the past year, more than 1,000 women in Britain have reported being raped while drugged, yet due to the difficulty of proving a crime that the victim ... news. I asked him if he understood what ... Read More

Rape victim wins compensation battle

A rape victim yesterday won nearly four times the £7,500 she was first offered in compensation for her knifepoint ordeal. Caroline Fairfax Scott said the initial award had left her feeling ... Read More

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By Stephen Castle Grief and rage over the war and Israel have led to demonstrations across the Arab world. Arrests suggest governments fear the outrage could boomerang. By Vivian Yee ... Read More

Sexual assault victims can still get justice, even if the abuse took place years ago

A month dedicated to empowering victims and ... not only obtain compensation for your injuries but also to hold a perpetrator liable for their crimes,” he said. A sexual assault survivor who ... Read More

Croatia commemorates World War II victims

Croatia on Sunday commemorated the thousands of Croat, Serb, Jewish and Romani people killed during the Second World War. Top Croatian officials gathered at a ceremony in the village of Jasenovac ... Read More

Brighton and Commerce City police unveil app to help Colorado sexual assault victims speak out

Brighton and Commerce City police have launched a new tool they hope will empower more sexual assault victims to come forward ... assault incident report it to law enforcement," said Jeremy ... Read More

Models Raising Awareness Of New Law To Help Sexual Assault Victims Seek Justice

A New York law creates a one-year window for adult victims of sexual assault to sue their abusers ... and it's why we are working to pass another bill, the Fashion Workers Act," Ziff describes. Read More

Sexual assault victims will get info about DNA evidence under plan to expand N.J. law

The rights of sexual assault victims would ... right and give law enforcement more clarity regarding their obligation to share that information,” she said. The bill, which passed the Senate ... Read More

Trump lawyers will argue law allowing writer to sue for alleged rape is invalid

Legal team of former president move to dismiss lawsuit filed by E Jean Carroll after New York law temporarily changed ... Carroll also said rape victims are asked why they didn’t scream or ... Read More

Justice for sexual assault victims: NC ends untested rape kit backlog

Justice for sexual assault victims in North ... sat on the shelves of local law enforcement agencies in 2019. On Tuesday, the final 17 kits were tested Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, the ... Read More

Senator says Coast Guard used illegal agreements to silence sexual assault victims

US Coast Guard leaders illegally used nondisclosure agreements to prevent sexual assault victims from speaking out about their alleged attacks, according to a congressional inquiry sparked by a ... Read More