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Consumers’ Guide to Legal Help
Publisher(s): This site provides a listing of legal assistance resources in each state, accessed by selecting a state from the drop-down menu under “Do You Need to Find Legal Help?” or clicking on the state on the map. Listings include information on legal aid for low-income people and specialized help for those who qualify. Information is also available in Spanish.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Publisher(s):Adopted in 1948 by 58 member states of the United Nations, UDHR defines human rights as fundamental to all human beings and requires governments to take actions to protect human rights of all beings.
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Interactive Public Benefits Maps
Publisher(s): NIWAP's Interactive Public Benefits Maps break down the types of public benefits available to immigrant survivors and immigrant children, based the victim’s or the child’s immigration status, the type of immigration case the victim may have filed, and the state in which the immigrant resides.
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Elder Abuse
Publisher(s): This page from WomensLaw.org is about older adults who are being abused by a caregiver. Sometimes a family member or an intimate partner can also be a caregiver. This means that if you are being abused by a caregiver, you may also qualify for a domestic violence restraining order in your state.
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Special for Immigrant Women
Publisher(s):The article suggest that the immigrant women ask for interpreter when seeking help, leave clear phone messages when calling for help, and to not to give up if the person they contact the first time is not helpful.
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Assisting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, Prosecutor's Guide
Publisher(s):This document provides information to prosecutors on assisting immigrant victims of domestic violence. The document suggests prosecutors collaborate with community-based domestic violence and immigrant service organizations to provide services to immigrant women.
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Factsheet: The Violence Against Women Act
Publisher(s):This fact sheet presents information on how VAWA has improved criminal justice response to gender-based violence, improved access to services, and created positive changes.
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Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
Publisher(s):This brochure summarizes the three prongs of VAWA confidentiality (Disclosure Limitations, Source Limitations & Enforcement Limitations) for advocates and attorneys, including information on best practices and complaint instructions.
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CEDAW's Key Cases on Violence against Women
Publisher(s): This resource puts together brief summaries of some of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Committee’s (CEDAW) key decisions related to violence against women and state responsibility to end it.
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T Nonimmigrant Status - Immigration Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking Video
Publisher(s):This video provides information of how the T Visa can assist victims of human trafficking and connect them with the different services/benefits available to them.
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Language Assistance Planning and Self-Assessment Tool
Publisher(s):This document provides a framework to help organizations develop a Language Assistance Plan.
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Female Genital Mutilation in the U. S. Factsheet
Publisher(s):This factsheet gives a brief overview of federal laws against FGM in the United States and also lists state laws against FGM.