Sentences with phrase «acts against the victim»

Committing a criminal act against a victim who is part of a protected class — such as a child, police or law enforcement officer, public official, emergency medical professional, firefighter, elderly, or disabled person;

It might be considered that Mr I.'s presence in the host Member State might create conditions for the recurrence of the initial acts against the victim and that, therefore, it is necessary to expel him in order to protect the victim.

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The Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act, passed in Albany on March 16, increases penalties for trafficking, ensures that penalties for buying sex from a minor align with those for statutory rape, and allows trafficking victims to bring civil suits against their traffVictims Protection and Justice Act, passed in Albany on March 16, increases penalties for trafficking, ensures that penalties for buying sex from a minor align with those for statutory rape, and allows trafficking victims to bring civil suits against their traffvictims to bring civil suits against their traffickers.

Christianity Today: Evangelical Leaders Split Over Violence Against Women Act The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorized by Congress Wednesday removes protections for immigrant women who are victims of violence.

= > The Unborn Victims of Violence Act is a United States law introduced into congress in 1999 which defines violent as sault committed against pregnant women as being a crime against two victims: the woman and the fetus she cVictims of Violence Act is a United States law introduced into congress in 1999 which defines violent as sault committed against pregnant women as being a crime against two victims: the woman and the fetus she cvictims: the woman and the fetus she carries.

The Justice Department is making efforts to notify COINTELPRO victims, and under the Freedom of Information Act citizens may succeed in finding out about intelligence activity directed against them (a local ACLU office can help).

The judge should be dismissed from the bench and the case should be relooked at since the judge acted with prejudice against the victim.

In 2000, Congress passed the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act, which protects victims from deportation after they testify against offVictims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act, which protects victims from deportation after they testify against offvictims from deportation after they testify against offenders.

Also from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators, an organization of advocates and sex abuse survivors from across New York, will be at the state Capitol, urging Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Senate Republicans to include the Child Victims Act in the state's budget.

The Child Victims Act would also extend the statute of limitations for civil litigation against child abuse perpetrators.

Different versions of the Child Victims Act would either extend or eliminate the time limit that an abuse victim can bring a case against his or her attacker.

If no Democrats step up, Greenberg said he'll try to persuade an independent candidate to run against DeFrancisco if the Republican - controlled Senate does not pass the Child Victims Act during this legislative session, which ends June 16.

Meanwhile, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu has called on Nigerian workers to join in the fight against corruption as they are the greatest victims of the mismanagement of the nation's wealth.

Ministers would seek to act against Assad's use of chemical weapons because the alternative would be more victims, and because the west had to stand up to him.

In addition to lifting time limits for child victims to file civil suits against their alleged abusers, and against institutions that failed to act against abuse under their roofs, the current bill would provide a one - year window during which past victims who have already exceeded the statute of limitations could go to court.

At 1:30 p.m., New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators calls on Sen. George Amedore to publicly support the Child Victims Act and stop blocking its passage, 721 Broadway, (Amedore's district office), Suite 100, Kingston.

In a break with the Obama administration, Clinton has come out in favor of U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer's Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which allows families of 9/11 victims to sue foreign sponsors of terrorism in federal court.

Slaughter was a co-author of the Violence Against Women Act, a landmark 1994 law aimed at preventing domestic abuse and helping its victims.

If passed, the Child Victims Act would allow child victims to take criminal action against their alleged abusers up until age 28 or file civil lawsuits until Victims Act would allow child victims to take criminal action against their alleged abusers up until age 28 or file civil lawsuits until victims to take criminal action against their alleged abusers up until age 28 or file civil lawsuits until age 50.

«We wanted the Child Victims Act passed, they're against, bail reform, they're against,» Cuomo said.

Businessman Gary Greenberg's PAC supporting the passage of the Child Victims Act has endorsed Democratic Assembly candidate Rachel Barnhart, who is running in a primary against incumbent Harry Bronson.

In addition to addressing issues of pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment, the plan includes further protections for domestic violence victims, stronger laws against human trafficking, and, what has become a controversial part of the agenda, the Reproductive Health Act.

Springer joined a group of survivors and advocates outside Zurich Insurance Group in Lower Manhattan to protest the insurance industry's quiet lobby effort against the Child Victims Act.

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.

John Aretakis of Troy, an advocate for the Child Victims Act, said in a letter to the federal prosecutor who brought corruption charges against Silver in 2015 that Lynch effectively flipped the Assembly speaker on the issue.

A person who says he was sexually abused as a child in Buffalo says in the call the long - stalled Child Victims Act «will bring sexual predators to justice but state Senator Jacobs is blocking the bill,» according to an audio provided by New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators, which is funding the effort.

DeFrancisco has agreed to meet Monday with Robb and other supporters of the Child Victims Act, a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D - Queens) and Sen. Brad Hoylman (D - Manhattan) that would eliminate the statute of limitations and give past victims a one - year window to file civil lawsuits against predators and institutions that cover up sexualVictims Act, a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D - Queens) and Sen. Brad Hoylman (D - Manhattan) that would eliminate the statute of limitations and give past victims a one - year window to file civil lawsuits against predators and institutions that cover up sexualvictims a one - year window to file civil lawsuits against predators and institutions that cover up sexual abuse.

The Catholic Conference and other critics of The Child Victims Act have argued the look - back window would lead to a torrent of frivolous claims against the church and other defendants.

Meanwhile, Catholic bishops have spent on average $ 300,000 a year lobbying lawmakers in New York on a variety of topics, including against passage of the Child Victims Act, which would change the statute of limitations on civil and criminal cases of child sexual abuse and allow victims a one - year window to sue over potentially decades - old allegVictims Act, which would change the statute of limitations on civil and criminal cases of child sexual abuse and allow victims a one - year window to sue over potentially decades - old allegvictims a one - year window to sue over potentially decades - old allegations.

While his statement did not mention Dolan by name, it came one day after the cardinal met with him to argue against a lookback provision being included in the Child Victims Act, which would extend the statute of limitations on criminal and civil child sex abuse cases.

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.

Let us pass a bipartisan, inclusive Violence Against Women Act that service providers, law enforcement and most importantly — all victims — deserve.»

The PAC will donate a maximum $ 11,000 to Cronin's campaign, recruit volunteers to help him, and organize protests in the district against Hannon's opposition to the Child Victims Act.

«We write today asking you to move quickly on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by bringing a bill inclusive of protections for all victims of domestic violence, similar to that which has already passed the Senate, to the House floor for a vote during these final weeks of the 112th Congress,» the letter said.

The Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, has protected victims and their families since 1994.

But New York is one of the most restrictive in the nation when it comes to allowing victims from long - ago abuse to file lawsuits against their alleged perpetrators, and so neither the former priest or the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo is liable for the acts he told The Buffalo News he committed long ago.

Tonya Harding is best remembered today for her involvement in an act of brutality against one of her peers, but for director Craig Gillespie, it was Harding as a victim that was central to the film.

As with «barely legal» pornographic films, which seek to satisfy base urges associated with illegal and immoral acts while circumventing laws against depictions of underage sex, many of the titles listed on Amazon protest loudly that rape victims are «over 18».

They complain to Hecate about Hera's acts of vengeance against innocent victims and had come to her for a solution.

For purposes of the means test, the U.S. Bankruptcy Code defines current monthly income as including: «any amount paid by any entity other than the debtor (or in a joint case the debtor and the debtor's spouse), on a regular basis for the household expenses of the debtor or the debtor's dependents (and in a joint case the debtor's spouse if not otherwise a dependent)...» Benefits received under the Social Security Act, payments to victims of war crimes or crimes against humanity on account of their status as victims of such crimes, and payments to victims of international terrorism or domestic terrorism on account of their status as victims of such terrorism are excluded from the means test.

To protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by acts of violence or threats of violence against their pets.

This bill will help protect victims of domestic violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by acts of violence or threats of violence against their pets by establishing a federal grant program to help ensure that domestic violence survivors have access to safe shelters for their pets.

It also clears the way for motor accident victims to seek redress directly from the Motor Insurers» Bureau (MIB) by relying exclusively on European Union (EU) law, independently of the complex and sometimes conflicting provisions of Pt VI of the Road Traffic Act 1988; the European Communities Rights Against Insurers Regulations 2002; the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance)(Information Centre and Compensation Body) Regulations 2003 and / or the MIB's private law agreements with the Secretary of State for Transport set out in four concurrent schemes.

We acts as the victim's representative, advocating on their behalf against the wrongdoer that caused the accident by their negligent, intentional or reckless act or omission.

Crime Victims Debt Collection (SB 1866 / PA 99 - 0444): Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act to prevent a vendor who has been provided notice of a claim filed under the Act from engaging in debt collection activities against the applicant until the Court of Claims awards compensation for the debt and the payment is processed.

You have rights as a consumer under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and if you are a victim of creditor abuse, the attorney from the firm knows what actions to take against the lender or collection agency that is harassing you.

Victims who have been sexually assaulted through an abusive relationship, improper work environment, or a victim of a random criminal act deserve representation against the liable party to ensure proper compensation for their pain and suffering.

(1) Every person who contravenes subsection 110 (1)(identity of offender not to be published), 111 (1)(identity of victim or witness not to be published), 118 (1)(no access to records unless authorized) or 128 (3)(disposal of R.C.M.P. records) or section 129 (no subsequent disclosure) of this Act, or subsection 38 (1)(identity not to be published), (1.12)(no subsequent disclosure), (1.14)(no subsequent disclosure by school) or (1.15)(information to be kept separate), 45 (2)(destruction of records) or 46 (1)(prohibition against disclosure) of the Young Offenders Act, chapter Y - 1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

These are usually charged against people engaged in criminal acts where the motivation is proven to include a hatred towards the victim for his or her perceived status as a member of a protected class (race, religion, sex (gender and gender identity), ethnicity / nation of origin, sexual orientation and disability (and homeless status in four jurisdictions)-RRB-.

If they act quickly, victims or their families may be able to file a dependent adult or nursing home abuse lawsuit against the person or facility responsible for their pain and suffering.