Oct 6 This week's site updates

[Randy McCall]

The following updates have been made to our various sites:

VAOnline.org

http://www.vaonline.org/

International Crime Victim Rights Timeline project:  A homepage for this project has been added at: http://www.vaonline.org/timeline.html

New Online Documents:  added to our Virtual Library:

( you can view these at: http://www.vaonline.org/new.html )

- Crime, Public Order and Human Rights (International Council on Human Rights Policy)

- Delivering post-rape care services: Kenya’s experience in developing integrated services (Kenya)

- Effectiveness of Sexual Assault Services in Multi-Service Agencies, The (USA)

- Global Report on Trafficking in Persons (United Nations)

- Trafficking in Lebanon (Lebanon)

- Using Rapist Risk Factors to Set an Agenda for Rape Prevention (USA)

- World Prison Population List (UK)

Blog Posts

The following post(s) were made on the V3@E Blog:

http://rmccallonline.wordpress.com/

- A positive note: family uses donations to help others

- All old posts from the VAOnline.org Fusion blog now found here!

- Updating all projects: VAOnline, Blogs, Learning Centre courses

Twitter News Feed

Follow me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/randymccall

or view the Twitter widget on the VAOnline.org or V3@E home pages

- Men can be victims of abuse too . . and numbers are rising (Scotland): http://bit.ly/2tARx3

- USAID and the Asia Foundation expand counter-trafficking program in Vietnam's Mekong Delta (Vietnam): http://bit.ly/x76Rh

- Honduran security forces accused of abuse (New York Times): http://bit.ly/13nllQ

- Court challenge takes on sex work prohibitions (Canada): http://bit.ly/kThHW

- Japan urged to end 'false confessions' (Japan): http://bit.ly/2O9gSZ

- Improper Ontario jury vetting 'widespread' (Canada): http://bit.ly/3wCgwF

- Victim Services - An Academic Approach - DC Public Safety (Podcast, USA): http://bit.ly/2KZCoB

- National Organization for Victim Assistance launches Identity Theft Task Force (USA): http://bit.ly/JB3nb

- Women allege rape during Guinea massacre (Guinea): http://bit.ly/2NkC7H

- Disabled persons anti-stigma workshop set for next week (Guyana): http://bit.ly/4mapC3

- Questions surround start of new Supreme Court term (USA): http://bit.ly/3evlFV

- Drop in crime registered (Malta): http://bit.ly/Iag5R

- Sexual assault victim turned away from hospitals in Daegu (Korea): http://bit.ly/woR2G

- Victim's family uses donations to help others (Florida, USA): http://bit.ly/2kQBuI

- Questions on Executions Mount in India (New York Times): http://bit.ly/1141Yq

- Scottish review of Civil Courts, with recommendations for modernization: http://bit.ly/10Kg5x

- Sanctuary rooms for high risk domestic abuse victims (UK): http://bit.ly/1R6Iqk

- Pilot for male violence victims (UK): http://bit.ly/RHoYH

- Disabilities make victims of crime difficult to assist (USA): http://bit.ly/3MvLP2

- RT @FBIPressOffice: October is Cyber Awareness Month, and w.. http://bit.ly/2lvWve

- Victims' champ's anger over plans (UK): http://bit.ly/De1eP

- Victim’s letter lessens attacker’s prison sentence (Wisconsin, USA): http://bit.ly/8Ucd9

- Franken amendment would force corporations to give assault victims day in court (USA): http://bit.ly/Pvdsj

- RT @crimcast: Disabled more likely to be victims of violent crime http://tinyurl.com/ycq49gs

- Anti-knife youth task force set up (UK): http://tinyurl.com/ycb28wu

- Report on Winnenden shooting recommends changes in schools (Germany): http://bit.ly/4H2cz

- Brand New: UK Supreme Court blog (UK) http://bit.ly/oio8X

- US DOJ Action Center - Help for Victim of Crimes (USA): http://bit.ly/13Noso

- October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (USA): http://bit.ly/NE0Go1

- Afghan legislation nudges women's rights forward (Afghanistan): http://bit.ly/1Z5toS

- Guam-based Victim Intervention Unit trains as Navy cracks down on sexual assault: http://bit.ly/fccqM

- Why women withdraw rape cases (Nambia): http://bit.ly/mMMjx

- Family violence raises crime rates (New Zealand): http://bit.ly/nkHvq

- House members seek ways to stop Internet bullying (USA): http://bit.ly/nZ8Nd

- Announcing the National Victim Assistance Academy (USA): http://bit.ly/10bC1E

- Kidnap victim's dad says Mexico should fight other crime as aggressively as drug trafficking (Mexico): http://bit.ly/hKdM

- October is “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” (India): http://bit.ly/5VYMf

- Visual evidence for Victims project underused (Dudley, UK): http://bit.ly/Vbze9

Randy McCall

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