(Feb 16) This week's site updates

[Randy McCall]

Updates to our various sites

Donations Update

A quick note on our new donation system:  By the request of a number of members, we are now offering three distinct classes of donation:

Donations of more than $50 entitles the donator to, at their discretion, be listed on our web site under one of the following categories ( see Donations for details) :

    * Supporting Individual: donations by individuals or families.  If they so wish, donators are listed by any or all of: name, region, country, and basic contact information.

    * Supporting Organization: donations by commercial, for-profit and non- profit businesses, organizations or institutions.  Donating organizations are entitled to have their company name, address, contact information, a web link and a small logo posted.

    * Memorial Donations: donations made in the name of another person

On the main VAOnline.org website

Viewable at: http://www.vaonline.org/new.html

The following links to organizations or services have been added to our directories:

- Stop Rape Now - UN Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict (United Nations)

The following links to online documents, articles and handbooks have been added:

- Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and “Honour”-Based Violence Sixth Report of Session 2007–08 Vol. 1 (United Kingdom)

- Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and “Honour”-Based Violence Sixth Report of Session 2007–08 Vol. 2 (United Kingdom)

- Enhancing Child Safety & Online Technologies: Final Report of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force (USA)

- Making rights a reality - Violence against women in armed conflict (Amnesty International)

- Policing Male Rape and Sexual Assault (UK)

- Specialist Domestic Violence Courts review 2007/08 (United Kingdom)

- State of Sentencing 2008 Developments in Policy and Practice, The (USA)

- Survivor Handbook, The (United Kingdom)

- Trafficking and Exploitation Victims Assistance Program: A Proposed Early Response Plan for Victims of International Human Trafficking in the United States, The (USA)

- Victims, Survivors and the Decisions to Seek and Impose Death (USA)

On the VAOnline.org Fusion Report blog

http://vaonlinefusion.blogspot.com/

- Wisconsin's juvenile justice system tested by child killers (USA)

- Continuing to track the effects of the economic downturn

On our Twitter headline news feed

http://twitter.com/vaonline

(USA) Wisconsin's juvenile justice system tested by child killers

(USA) Getting inside sex offenders’ brains

(Scotland) Scotland’s murder rate fastest-rising in western Europe

(Ireland) Access sex trafficking rehabilitation program refused for sex traffic victims

(USA) Pennsylvania dv shelters hurting from the economy

(USA) Utah commission releases sexual assault data online

(Singapore) Victim rights in criminal justice system discussed in Parliament

(India) Scheme for giving legal or financial assistance to women deserted by their overseas Indian spouses

(USA) Though many are stalked, few report it

(Spain) Domestic violence victims offered employment assistance to enable them to leave dangerous relationships

(USA) Indiana advocate says tough economy could put more elderly in danger of violent crimes

(United Nations) Human trafficking appears to be worsening

(New Zealand) Crime and safety survey launched

(New Zealand) Victims bill passes first reading

(South Africa) Police turn farmhouse into a victim support centre

(Canada) RCMP restricts tazer use

(USA) April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

(Saudi Arabia) Raped girl gets a year in jail, 100 lashes for adultery

(Japan) Group to aim for abolition of statute of limitations on serious crimes

(Samoa) Samoa victims’ supporter calls for wider parole board representation

(Turkey) 39 percent of Turkish women victims of domestic violence

(UK) Home Secretary announces new help for victims of domestic violence

(Australia) World offers support for fire victims

(USA) Wisconsin victim’s compensation fund falling short

(Scotland) Crime can harm the lives of victims

(USA) PAVE's LOVE FEST set to empower victims of crime

(Turkey) NGO lends a hand for care of young victims of domestic violence

(Denmark): Majority support for victim notification law

(USA) LAPD to expedite DNA testing of backlogged rape kits

Randy McCall

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