She says the rights committee's only function is to bring cases to public attention, so the plight of victims is not forgotten.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

The rights group says the government's foot-dragging on calls for justice for the victims of post-election violence threatens to undermine Kenya's stability and impede future economic development.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

South Africa's Victims' Charter was drafted in 2004, granting seven fundamental rights to every victim of crime.

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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will try to balance the rights of Americans who have not been convicted of a major crime to keep their DNA out of the government's hands against the government's interest in closing cold cases and the rights of crime victims to finally see justice done.

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The general's foes most of the Labour Party as well as victims and human-rights groups praised it as a victory for the legal process.

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