Interview with Dr.Nusrat Ameen: PhD and DV Advocacy Lawyer
Dr. Nusrat Ameen has devoted her professional career towards fighting against gender abuse, completing her PhD in domestic violence and working towards implementing legal laws for dealing with domestic violence in Bangladesh. She is currently conducting research at Rice University and also serves as the Transitional Home Coordinator for Daya, a South Asian domestic violence organization located in Houston.
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American Bar Association’s New Standards for Representing DV Victims
The following is an article posted February 12, 2008 by Alison Bowen on Women’s E-News (www.womensnews.org)
The American Bar Association’s new standards for representing domestic-violence victims are designed to instruct lawyers on how to help their clients outside the courtroom. That includes enforcing protection orders, which are too often ineffective.
Legal Standards Target Protective-Order Breakdowns
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