Victims' rights group

Victims' rights group

A victims' rights group is a type of interest group which advocates or lobbies for legal, social or political change on behalf of victims of serious crime or injustice. Members of such groups often include family members or friends of such victims.

ee also

*Mothers Against Drunk Driving
*Rights of the accused
*Mothers of Murdered Offspring

External links

* [http://www.wikicrimeline.co.uk/index.php?title=Victims%27_advocates WikiCrimeLine: Victims' Advocate Scheme Pilot: England and Wales]


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