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An International Human Rights and Justice Reform advocate, Mrs. Bola Akinsete, has said that the Victims Assistance and Witness Protection Law of Lagos State (VAWPL) assented to by Mr. Governor marks ...

Pam was in the middle of making dinner when she got the call. Minutes later, she was racing to a close friend's house, terrified and in tears, her chicken, broccoli and rice dinner in the garbage. The ...

More than 7,500 witnesses and their families have been relocated over the years. Oct. 26, 2007 — -- Wearing glasses and a mock turtleneck, his temples graying, Carmine Sessa looked more like a ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — After a crime is committed and a suspect is arrested, the court process starts. That process typically involves a victim or witness who has already experienced one of the worst days ...

PARLIER, Calif. (KFSN) -- An accused Parlier killer returned to court Friday, sitting quietly as prosecutors made their case against him for the third day. Francisco Munoz is fighting several felony ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Immigrant victims of certain crimes feel like they are being served a double punishment. Not only did they survive a crime, but they worry speaking up could impact their ...

Jackee Taylor entered when she was 7 years old and wishes it had never happened. — -- Jackee Taylor still remembers when her mother woke her up in the middle of the night and U.S. Marshals were ...

Los Angeles elected officials Wednesday highlighted a new law that will strengthen protections for survivors and witnesses of crimes and ensure individuals can seek justice without fear of ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Long-time friends of a Jacksonville shooting victim and crime witness said she was targeted after providing testimony that helped put another woman in prison. We first reported ...

Jackee Taylor has been in the US Witness Protection Program since she was 7. Now 51, Taylor is opening up about how difficult her life has been because of the program. She didn't ask to be a part of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon on Thursday clarified that mere submission of a sworn statement is not enough for someone to be accepted into the government’s Witness ...