Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
President Obama on Monday signed into law better protections for Peace Corps volunteers, ending a long public campaign by volunteers who said the humanitarian agency did little to help victims of sexual assault. The Kate Puzey Volunteer Protection Act of 2011 is named after a 24-year-old Georgia woman who was killed in 2009 while posted with the Peace Corps in a village in Benin, days after her confidential e-mails about a fellow teacher were mishandled. The suspects in the case have not gone to trial. Read full article > >
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Obama signs law to better protect Peace Corps volunteers
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Only half of 201 London ambulances available on the day of the 7/7 bombings were sent to help victims, the inquest into the attacks has heard.
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Many ambulances ‘not sent’ on 7/7
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Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Specialist liaison officers are hired to help victims of hate crime targeted over their sexual orientation.
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Hate crimes unit set up by force
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
An aid consignment from Scotland is due to arrive in Pakistan to help victims of the country’s flooding disaster.
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Scottish aid arriving in Pakistan
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