Victims Rights

Jacksonville lawyer remembers work with parents of Etan Patz

25 May 2012

Jay Howell, a longtime victims rights attorney in Jacksonville, played a key role in the national missing children's movement in the early 1980s and worked with the parents of 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose fate has now been learned.

Victims of political unrest reject Thai govt's compensation

25 May 2012

Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - The ceremony held yesterday to hand out compensation to victims of political unrest in Thailand did not go as smoothly as expected because some beneficiaries were concerned about their rights and the payments because the government has not provided clear information yet.

Woman’s advocacy for victims leads to honor

22 May 2012

A New Jersey woman was honored in the nation’s capital last week by the Victims’Rights Caucus for her work on behalf of sexual assault victims in New Jersey. At a ceremony on Capitol Hill, Congressman Chris Smith (R-N.J.) presented constituent Nicole Norberto with the “Eva Murillo Unsung Hero Award.� read more