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Protecting Rape Victims’ Rights to Privacy and Access to Justice

This week NCVLI will file an amicus curiae brief in a sexual assault case before the Oregon Supreme Court involving Oregon’s rape shield statute.
Register now for the Crime Victim Law Conference

Join us at the 11th Annual Crime Victim Law Conference - the only national conference focusing on rights enforcement. The purpose of the 2012 Conference, themed Enhancing Justice: Empowerment Through Victims’ Rights, is to recognize that each victim has unique needs, and that we must respond to those needs to empower each victim and enhance justice. The Conference will take place June 8-9, 2012 in Portland, Oregon.
Become a Co-Sponsor of the Crime Victim Law Conference

Show your support for the Crime Victim Law Conference and increase your organization’s visibility at the Conference by becoming a co-sponsor! Financial sponsorship not only helps give back to the victim services field by supporting the only national conference on enforcing victims’ rights, but entitles co-sponsors to complimentary Conference registration(s) (depending upon level of sponsorship). For more information on sponsorship opportunities, click here.

NAVRA Webinar - Responding to the Unique Challenges Facing Victims in Cases with an International Component
Join NCVLI and the National Alliance of Victims’ Rights Attorneys & Advocates (NAVRA) for the next webinar in our 2012 Enhancing Justice for Crime Victimstraining series! This webinar will discuss the hurdles victims face in the aftermath of crimes with an international component, and will explore the resources and services that are available. This is the second of two NAVRA webinars in May!

Child-Victims: Providing Effective Rights Enforcement Representation
Join NCVLI’s Safeguarding Child-Victims’ Rights Initiative in Boulder, Colorado for a specialized two-day training on serving child-victims of crime.

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Alix Wicks began working with NCVLI in the fall of 2011, providing pro bono assistance on a question concerning how attorney-client privilege applies when representing a child victim or acting as the child’s guardian ad litem.
2011-2012 Interns: We were fortunate to have our largest ever group of interns this academic year. Throughout the year we were joined by 10 interns – students from the fields of law, philosophy, and social work. In their positions they provided hundreds of hours to NCVLI’s programming.
Karla Salp is the Executive Director of the Washington Coalition of Crime Victim Advocates (WCCVA) and a strong partner to NCVLI in working to advance victims’ rights in Washington State.