By: CVHR Law Clerk, Hayley Kemp In October 2000, Congress created the “T” Nonimmigrant Status (T visa) by passing the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (VTVPA). This legislation aimed to strengthen law enforcement agencies’ ability to investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases and offer protection for victims. The goal of this federal legislation…
Jessica Topor, CVHR Supervisory Staff Attorney, has been with the CVHR for a little over 5 years. She started her career with the CVHR as a volunteer law clerk, eventually joining the CVHR team as a Staff Attorney before becoming Supervisory Staff Attorney. Get to know Jessica a little better through our latest Staff Spotlight…
Text to 911 Written by: Julia Sifferlen, Summer Intern If you were stuck in a dangerous situation where your assailant was preventing you from calling 911, how would you be able to get the help you need without their knowledge? To eliminate situations such as these, an emergency text service has become available in all…
Benefits to Victims from Hiring an Attorney Written by: Staff Attorney Kathryn L. Miller and Law Clerk Eliut Ocasio Justus One of the primary functions of the Center for Victim and Human Rights is to provide legal assistance to victims. Often, victims want to pursue legal remedies, but feel intimidated by the legal system and…
Where in the World are the CVHR Law Clerks? Elaine McCreery on her trip to Haiti For the past year, I have been a law clerk at the CVHR, working alongside its lawyers and learning about the legal options available to victims of crimes like domestic violence and human trafficking. Through this work, I have…
Melissa Arvin, Prosecutor in the Marion County Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit, has been on the CVHR Board of Directors for several years. She currently serves as secretary and we recently interviewed her to learn a little more about who she is and why she got involved with the CVHR. Here is what we…
In the summer of 2016, three new members joined the Center for Victim and Human Rights board of directors. For this month’s Board Member Spotlight, we interviewed one of these new members, Marios Fellouka, to learn a little more about who he is. Here is what we learned: What initially sparked your interest in becoming…
In order to serve victims of crime and human rights abuses, the Center for Victim and Human Rights relies on our volunteer law clerks to help us accomplish our mission of empowering victims. Thus, we selected Hayley Kemp, volunteer law clerk and student at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law, for this month’s Volunteer…
How can protection orders be used as a tool in the fight against domestic violence? By: Elaine McCreery, Law Clerk and student at Robert H. McKinney School of Law The criminal justice system is charged with prosecuting perpetrators of domestic violence; however, for most victims, the criminal justice system cannot address all the effects of…
In the summer of 2016, three new members joined the Center for Victim and Human Rights board of directors. For this month’s Board Member Spotlight, we interviewed one of these new members, Mary Hutchison, to learn a little more about who she is. Here is what we learned: What initially sparked your interest in becoming…
