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UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Call for crime victims' compensation cap to be lifted

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Television
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Eilis O'Hanlon on RTE's Swindlers: 'Hungry Celtic Tigers hid in the long grass, ready to devour the unwary'

Screen portrayals romanticize con artists as heroes while real-world scams victimize innocent, vulnerable people.
fromMission Local
5 months ago

Hundreds of S.F. immigration cases were paused for decades. Trump tried to revive them.

The lawyers say the initiative by the Trump administration, which was seemingly paused in August but could start up again in the future, denied due process: Immigrants with long-paused cases can be hard to track down, and attorneys have not always been informed of the motions in time to challenge them in court. The old cases involve many who sought visas based on a special status: one for juveniles abandoned or abused and the second specifically for crime victims.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
8 months ago

Survivors of Army major's sexual assaults include a trans woman left bloodied. She and others speak out

"He was selfish, sadist, and sexually obsessed," Capt. Stephanie Ryder, an Army prosecutor, stated, underscoring Batt's concerning psychological profile and the severity of his crimes.
LGBT
fromIrish Independent
10 months ago

Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan to apologise to family of hit-and-run victim Shane O'Farrell as bail laws come in for scrutiny

The case of Shane O'Farrell highlights significant flaws in the bail system, demonstrating how individuals with prior convictions can repeatedly evade serious consequences for their actions.
UK news
fromNew York Post
11 months ago

Exclusive | DHS honors mom of autistic daughter who was raped and murdered by MS-13 member in Mother's Day tribute

I thought the border, you know Homeland Security under the Biden Administration was doing their job. These are not just children who are coming across the border, these are also vicious, violent gang members who come across the border and do not care about a human life.
Black Lives Matter
fromsilive
11 months ago

D.A. hosts annual candlelight vigil at CSI for Staten Island crime victims

"It is important to remember that the victims of crime are the only participants in our criminal justice system who did not choose to be there and it is absolutely critical that we ensure that victims, their families, and their voices are never forgotten."
NYC LGBT
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