Sentences with phrase «victim support which»

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The platform is hoping to raise $ 2 million for Maria victims through a relief fund, which will go toward emergency supplies like food, water, and medicine, in addition to longer - term support for recovery and rebuilding efforts.

That is, it was done prematurely without sufficient legal and international underpinnings and support and the end result was the Arab - Israel war which has led right up to where we are right now with over 100,000 innocent Iraqi victims, 4500 US soldiers dead, and trillions of dollars spent.

Among them are the rights to: bullet joint parenting; bullet joint adoption; bullet joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents); bullet status as next - of - kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent; bullet joint insurance policies for home, auto and health; bullet dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support; bullet immigration and residency for partners from other countries; bullet inheritance automatically in the absence of a will; bullet joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment; bullet inheritance of jointly - owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate); bullet benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare; bullet spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the home; bullet veterans» discounts on medical care, education, and home loans; joint filing of tax returns; bullet joint filing of customs claims when traveling; bullet wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children; bullet bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child; bullet decision - making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her; bullet crime victims» recovery benefits; bullet loss of consortium tort benefits; bullet domestic violence protection orders; bullet judicial protections and evidentiary immunity; bullet and more...

In Niger, president Mahamadou Issoufou's support of the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack sparked two days of protest, during which 10 people were killed, 177 injured, and 70 Christian churches were destroyed.

Following his appearance at The Golden Globes, in which Franco wore a «Time's Up» pin in support of the victims of sexual abuse, several individuals took to Twitter to describe their own interactions with Franco.

The festival will also honor the talented renowned Chef Ferrán Adrià while benefiting the foundation Ciudad de la Alegria, which supports severely underprivileged children, provides solutions for women who have been victims of violence and brings help to the frail elderly in the community who are without family support.

More than 8,000 disaster victims have been assisted through more than $ 400,000 in donations to the American Red Cross and its National Disaster Relief, which offers shelter as well as food and emotional support to victims of disaster.

Sergio Perez has donated three million pesos (# 124,500) to support the victims of the Mexico City earthquake which has killed over 200 people.

Judging from the number of parents supporting and taking interest in this case and speaking out about rape and rape culture and the victimization of women and children, I would assume the majority of the world understands the purpose of Operation Roll Red Roll, which I believe is justice for the Jane Doe victim.

Inspired by the Oscar - winning film «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» Kat Sullivan, a former Emma Willard student who was raped by her history teacher at the elite Troy private school, rented out three electronic billboards — one of which is in Albany — to highlight her experience and support the Child Victims Act.

The FSF says nine out of ten football supporters back the switch, but the Hillsborough Support Group, which represents survivors and the friends and relatives of victims, remains opposed.

There are still matters for children's social care to address such as good risk assessment, which is absent from too many cases, and there is not enough long - term support for the child victims.

Victim Support chief executive Helen Reeves said: «We are pleased that the green paper seeks to address some of our long - standing concerns, including delays in providing help after an incident, stopping means - tested benefits when victims receive compensation, and the overall lack of resources for victim services - which results in a postcode lottery for many victims.&Victim Support chief executive Helen Reeves said: «We are pleased that the green paper seeks to address some of our long - standing concerns, including delays in providing help after an incident, stopping means - tested benefits when victims receive compensation, and the overall lack of resources for victim services - which results in a postcode lottery for many victims.&victim services - which results in a postcode lottery for many victims.»

Speaking on the importance of the forensic centre, the Commissioner said the facility which would be driven by the Ministry of Justice with active support of the Governor, will focus on DNA analysis to support the justice sector in diverse areas such as «collection and preserving reference and evidentiary DNA which can later be used in identifying criminals; decoding familial relationships of individuals which could also be a tool for the judicial system; and identifying victims and remains after natural and manmade calamities.»

The sign, which reads «90 % of New Yorkers support the Child Victims Act.

We do not know what expertise the companies have in supporting victims of crime, which is highly - skilled and sensitive work.

This news was thrilling for Mary Travers Murphy, the executive director at Family Justice Center of Erie County, an organization which supports victims of domestic violence.

Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice has released her third TV ad of the Democratic AG primary campaign, which highlights her effort to help create «The Safe Place,» a multidisciplinary center for victims of child abuse and domestic violence and a pledge that she'll support a bill to make luring a child on the Internet a felony crime.

This news was thrilling for Mary Travers Murphy, the executive director at Family Justice Center of Erie County, an organization which supports victims of...

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray joined Borough President James Oddo, Acting District Attorney Daniel Master Jr., Councilwoman Debi Rose and others to break ground on the center, at 126 Stuyvesant Pl., which will offer support for victim's of domestic violence and their families.

Thornton said she understood and supported people's right to have guns for the protection of their homes and families, but she believed the sheriff's statement could be construed as encouraging people to get involved in cases in which they might as easily become victims.

The union leader said the workers are also victims of a complete lack of support or concern for their safety from officials at the state Office of Children and Family Services, which runs the facilities.

He also said he decided to talk publicly about what happened to him to bring some healing for himself and to support the proposed Child Victims Act, which he said would help prevent sexual abuse of children in the future.

Levin has helped drum up support in the Jewish community for the Child Victims Act, which would eliminate the statute of limitations and open a one - year window for past victims to file lawsuits against predators and the institutions that protecVictims Act, which would eliminate the statute of limitations and open a one - year window for past victims to file lawsuits against predators and the institutions that protecvictims to file lawsuits against predators and the institutions that protect them.

«The Government expects that Dr. Taub will testify that for many years he disapproved of [Silver's] law firm Weitz & Luxenberg because it made millions of dollars from representing mesothelioma victims (enough to buy «private jets»), and yet it did not donate money to support mesothelioma research,» federal prosecutors wrote in the new court papers, which were filed Monday.

By giving Democrats control of the State Senate, the body would be able to pass legislation supporting a woman's right to chose, LGBTQ rights and the Child Victims Act — which are currently being obstructed by Republicans, Cuomo said.

Safe Horizon's Michael Polenberg said, «We are fully committed to the goal of passing the Child Victims Act, which is why we stand with those who support survivors and why we don't shy away from calling out lawmakers who are obstacles to justice.»

«We all want to increase the rates of conviction for rape... and do so in a way which encourages and supports victims to come forward... while minimising the stigma attached to those who are falsely accused.

Dynasty is the first science - supporting nonprofit to fall victim to Russia's 2012 «foreign agent» law, which aims «to crack down on nongovernmental organizations focused on human rights and free elections,» Vladimir Pokrovsky wrote Wednesday at ScienceInsider.

He and others have started an online petition to support Marcy's victims, which at time of publication had gained more than 1700 signatories.

The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, which is monitoring the Ayotzinapa investigation on behalf of the victims» families, recently released its own report supporting Torero's assessment.

Beetles gained similar strength in the Rockies during mild winters in the late»90s and early 2000s, killing not only their usual victims but also entire hillsides of ancient whitebark pines, which live at altitudes once too frigid to support the insects.A beautifully concise explanation of what has happened in a large portion of the West, thanks in part to climate change.

It is a local event where all proceeds go to support Safe Harbor, which is a non-profit organization that helps victims of domestic...

By highlighting John Paul's silence, victims and charities have suddenly been given an extremely public voice, and one which they are using in various ways — from the ground - breaking MoJ support fund, to individual victims finding the strength to acknowledge the awful ordeals they have been put through.

SCIENCE DAILY - Feb 13 - A research, which was carried out by Professor Monica Whitty of University of Leicester and Professor Tom Buchanan of the University of Westminster, argues that the police, policy - makers, doctors and dating companies need to take into account the emotional state of those who have been conned, in order to prevent the crime, bring criminals to justice and support victims effectively.

Alas, plenty of recognizable and game supporting players can't save this bloated, hit - and - miss affair, which possesses the same basic nougaty center of ribaldry and sentimentality in which producer Judd Apatow specializes, but falls victim to a sagging hour - plus in its middle, as well as an ending which feels more the product of test - marketing approval than genuine romantic rallying.

And though Howarth is actually quite effective in the central role, the supporting cast is populated almost exclusively by subpar performers (which makes it impossible to sympathize with most of Max's victims).

Though the film straddles a fine line due to its off - kilter tone, Reynolds and the supporting cast (which also includes Anna Kendrick as another co-worker turned victim) do just enough to make «The Voices» an enjoyably weird genre flick with an unexpected dash of humanity.

Babies born from liaisons between victims and peacekeepers may face stigmatisation by their families and communities, which may deprive them of economic, social and emotional support, which in turn may result in victim's being driven into further exploitative relationships with peacekeepers in order to survive (UN, 2005, p. 8).

American Humane's renowned animal rescue team rushed to the Baton Rouge on August 20 to help animal victims of the historic flooding, supported by two of the organization's 50 - foot rescue vehicles, which traveled a combined 2,000 miles to the stricken area.

They are members of the Dog Advisory Work Group (DAWG), a court advocacy program under which individuals attend court cases to support not only victims of animal abuse and dog - fighting, but law enforcement professionals who arrest and prosecute offenders.

All of these small activities could not happen without the support we have received from so many tourists and so have named our CD of photos «We could n`t have done it without YOU» We want to take this chance to thank you sincerely for bringing out childrens shoes, clothes and educational items which have been so gratefully received and people who generally supported the Ica Earthquake Victims in so many ways.

IRIN: Discussions about much - needed support for agriculture — which is seen both as a victim and a cause of climate change — at the UN's climate change conference in Doha have been postponed until next year.

We won't let the people and environment of Cascade Locks be the next victim of their corporate strongarming,» said Michael O'Heaney, Executive Director for the Story of Stuff Project, which along with several other national organizations, including Food & Water Watch, is supporting the local activist efforts.

But the oral evidence from medical staff (which, in my opinion, is convincing and ought to be relied on), is supported by this important fact: if there had been a chemical attack with 500 (or 1000 casualties), the hospital wards in Douma ought to have been overflowing with chemical victims when reporters began arriving.

The host for the evening was actress, TV presenter and comedian Sally Phillips, while the designated charity for the awards was Embrace — Child Victims Of Crime, which supports children, young people and families who are victims of serious crime (click here for more informVictims Of Crime, which supports children, young people and families who are victims of serious crime (click here for more informvictims of serious crime (click here for more information).

A welcome start would be to remove the cap, which arbitrarily deprives victims of the support they require both now and in the future.

The limited number of LAT decisions rendered to date, provide several examples of accident victims being unsuccessful in their claims because they failed to present sufficient documentary evidence and supporting medical opinions to counter the expert medical opinions which the insurers obtained from their medical specialists.

From Texas comes word of an innovative program to help meet the mounting legal needs of low - income victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Lend - A-Lawyer, organized by Texas Appleseed and the Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation and supported by the law firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, which will underwrite a year - long fellowship position -LSB-...]

In these cases, catastrophic injury lawyers seek to compensate victims so that they get some aid which will support them financially regarding the loss, damages, and suffering they endured.