Tag #Victim Rights

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Spanish Justice System Failing Child Sexual Abuse Victims

A Save the Children report reveals that nearly half of child sexual abuse cases in Spain take over three years to resolve, forcing children to repeatedly recount their trauma, and that the current system is inadequate to protect child victims.

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Queensland Passes Controversial On-the-Spot Domestic Violence Orders

Queensland's parliament will likely pass a bill enabling police to issue immediate domestic violence orders without court oversight or victim consent, despite concerns about misidentification of victims as perpetrators and potential for increased systemic abuse; experts and advocacy groups raised co...

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UK Woman Denied Compensation After In-Flight Assault Due to Plane's Registration

A British woman was sexually assaulted on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Gatwick; her attacker was jailed, but she was denied compensation because the plane wasn't UK-registered, prompting calls for legal reform.

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Families Demand "No Body, No Parole" Law After Killers Refuse to Disclose Victims' Remains

The families of Arlene Fraser and Suzanne Pilley, murdered in 1998 and 2010 respectively, are campaigning for a "no body, no parole" law after their killers refused to reveal the location of their remains, causing them ongoing distress; Justice Secretary Angela Constance has pledged to consider this...

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US Ex-Marine Convicted of Triple Homicide Released in Prisoner Exchange, Sparking Outrage

Dahud Hanid Ortiz, a US ex-marine convicted of murdering three people in a 2016 Madrid law office, was released from a Venezuelan prison on July 18th, 2023, as part of a prisoner exchange with the US, prompting outrage and unanswered questions from the victims' families and highlighting communicatio...

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Killer of Ava White Publicly Named After Reaching 18

Harry Gilbertson, now 18, has been publicly named as the murderer of 12-year-old Ava White in Liverpool, fulfilling her mother's request for transparency after he was pictured on social media while serving his 13-year sentence.

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Reduced Sentence for Castelldefels 'Wolf Pack' Rape Case Sparks Debate

A group of five men accused of raping three vulnerable young women in Castelldefels in 2021 saw their prison sentences significantly reduced after a plea bargain, sparking a debate about the balance between protecting victims and ensuring justice.

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UK Woman Denied Compensation After In-Flight Assault Due to Legal Loophole

A British woman was sexually assaulted on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Gatwick in September 2023; despite the attacker's conviction in a UK court, she was denied compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme due to the plane's foreign registration.

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Mehajer's Parole and Criticisms of Australia's Justice System

Salim Mehajer, recently paroled after serving almost five years for fraud and domestic violence, has his ex-partner, MB, publicly criticizing the Australian justice system for failing survivors. Mehajer's lavish spending in prison also caused friction with fellow inmates.

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Lenient Sentence for Rape of 13-Year-Old Sparks Outrage

A 21-year-old Iranian man, Sorosh Amini, received a seven-year sentence for raping a 13-year-old girl in Croydon, UK; the judge did not consider him a dangerous offender, sparking outrage from the Shadow Home Secretary.

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Rapist's Potential Early Deportation Retraumatizes Victim

In March 2023, Miridon Bera was convicted of raping Kate in Colchester, UK, and sentenced to eight and a half years. However, he may be deported to Albania after serving only two years, causing distress to Kate, who feels he should serve his full sentence in the UK.

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Ava White Murderer Named After Reaching 18

Harry Gilbertson, now 18, has been publicly named as the teenager who murdered 12-year-old Ava White in Liverpool in November 2021 after a Snapchat video dispute; he was sentenced to at least 13 years in prison.

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