Sentences with phrase «acting for victims of sexual assault»

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Advocates for victims of child sexual assault are urging lawmakers to pass the Child Victims Act, which would make it easier for survivors to file lawsuits, before the end of the legislative session nexvictims of child sexual assault are urging lawmakers to pass the Child Victims Act, which would make it easier for survivors to file lawsuits, before the end of the legislative session nexVictims Act, which would make it easier for survivors to file lawsuits, before the end of the legislative session next week.

Nick Clegg's difficulties in handling complaints against senior figures in his party will continue on Friday when solicitors acting for an alleged sexual assault victim of the MP Mike Hancock will ask the high court to force a Lib - Dem - led council to release an unredacted version of a damning QC's report.

«The Child Victims Act will level the playing field for all survivors of childhood sexual assault, creating a pathway for them to access justice, regardless of whether their predator was an individual or a public or private institution,» she told The News in a statement.

In a show of solidarity and acting as a voice for change, the cast of HBO's girls release a sexual assault PSA questioning society's treatment of sexual assault victims.

In dealing with victims of crime cases, for example, algorithms are being developed to identify the type of victimization, e.g. sexual assault, domestic violence, financial fraud, etc. and then determine whether a case is eligible for funding under the Victims of Crime Act victims of crime cases, for example, algorithms are being developed to identify the type of victimization, e.g. sexual assault, domestic violence, financial fraud, etc. and then determine whether a case is eligible for funding under the Victims of Crime Act Victims of Crime Act (VOCA).

The House of Lords overruled its own decision in Stubbings v Webb, which held that the victim of an intentional assault (sexual or otherwise) was bound by the non-extendable six - year limitation period laid down by the Limitation Act 1980, s 2 for torts in general.