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December 2011

Voice of America looks at right to counsel in civil legal cases

Posted on: 12/07/2011

A Voice of America story about the right to counsel in civil legal cases–and the lack of that right in the U.S.–focused on Maryland Legal Aid clients. From the article: Each year, millions of non-criminal cases in the United States are heard in civil court – cases involving child custody battles, housing evictions and other issues, including the case of Juliana Holmes in Baltimore, Maryland. Holmes’ estranged husband took away their three children when she was living in another state – and she could not afford a lawyer to get them back.

Language Line Services Issues 2012 Outlook, Predicts Shift to Mobile Language Access in New Year

Posted on: 12/08/2011

With more than 20 million over-the-phone interpretation calls served in 2011, Language Line Services, the global leader in interpretation and translation services, today issued a “2012 Outlook on Language Access” for services th

Changes to Baltimore County self help resources

Posted on: 12/12/2011

Baltimore County Pro Se program is now staffed by a paralegal supervised by Family Law Administrator of the Circuit Court, who is an attorney.

Another Human Rights Resource: The American University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law

Posted on: 12/14/2011

This appears to be a great place for some useful resources, explore it beyond this link:

http://www.wcl.american.edu/humright/center/humanrightsintheus.cfm#LHRL

From the link: 

For nearly a decade, the Center has been working to promote the incorporation of international human rights norms, language and strategies into the work of advocates on behalf of marginalized and vulnerable communities in the U.S.

New Intake Resource for victims of domestic violence and other crimes

Posted on: 12/21/2011

Please review let Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center's know what you think about MCVRC's new 24/7 on-line intake.

As part of Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center's updated website, victims and victim's representatives can request assitance at any time.

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