Article: Families Turn Grief Into Fight for Victims' Rights

Article: Victims' families back execution moratorium
Chicago Sun-Times;  February 23, 1999 ;     700+ words ......without parole. As a member of Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation, I am profoundly...Illinois needs a moratorium, and murder victims' families in particular deserve one. Murder victims' families are a diverse group. Many issues...

Article: MURDER VICTIMS' FAMILIES SPEAK AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
The Boston Globe;  June 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ......next week, but a group of murder victims' families convening at Boston College...national spokesman for the Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation, will...idea of reconciliation for murder victims' families is often mistaken as a...

Article: Retreat plan for victims' families.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  January 31, 2000 ;     45 words ...THE parents of a murdered girl are backing a campaign to set up a pounds 250,000 retreat for murder victims' families. Margaret and Jim Watson, of Glasgow, say their son Alan, 16, would not have killed himself if counselling had been available after...

Article: Murder victims' memorial tomorrow
Capital (Annapolis);  September 24, 2007 ;     517 words ......will remember the silenced murder victims with their first official...Thompson said. Locally, murder victims will be memorialized tomorrow...National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims is not a law yet. According...said it's a little unusual murder victims only get a ...

Article: HOUSE PASSES SHADEGG RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR MURDER VICTIMS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 14, 2007 ;     281 words ......Remembrance for Murder Victims." "Too often, victims' families are left alone...loved ones of murder victims," said Rep...television programs, victims' families and friends...memory of all murder victims," said Rep...

Article: SURVIVORS OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY VICTIMS' FAMILIES SPEAK THEIR MINDS DURING BC FORUM
The Boston Globe;  June 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ......next week, but a group of murder victims' families convening at Boston College...national spokesman for the Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation, will...idea of reconciliation for murder victims' families is often mistaken as a...

Article: Victims' families oppose death penalty More hatred is no solution, says one
The Boston Globe;  March 14, 1999 ;     470 words ......speakers were part of Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation...retribution on behalf of victims' families do not...all relatives of murder victims. "When it comes...capital punishment, victims' families are risking adverse...

Article: Murder Victims Families Oppose Death Penalty for People with Severe Mental Illnesses
U.S. Newswire;  September 23, 2008 ;     350 words ......Contact: Susannah Sheffer of Murder Victims Families for Human Rights, +1-617-512-...PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- Murder Victims Families for Human Rights (MVFHR...Antonio,Texas78209 WHO: Murder Victims Families for Human Rights (MVFHR...

Article: MURDER VICTIMS' FAMILIES PROTEST DEATH PENALTY.(Local)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  February 13, 1989 ;     307 words ......International Hoping to show lawmakers that relatives of murder victims are not all out for revenge, a small band of lobbyists...drug-related homicide. We want those who care about victims to hear what we say and to provide real services...meet with lawmakers and members of Cuomo's staff. Victims' ...

Article: New court ordeal for victims' families.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 8, 2006 ;     275 words ...MURDER victims' families could face a grilling in court from hostile defence lawyers under...the amount of time killers spend in jail. Official advice tells victims' families: 'You should describe the effects of your grief, including emotional...

Article: Victims' families begin epic trek.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  June 4, 1999 ;     258 words ...Families of murder victims from across Britain yesterday set off on a sponsored...retreat and resource centre in London for families of murder victims. It also hopes the walk will raise awareness of the...support and rehabilitate criminals, but very few for the victims' families. Mr ...

Article: Families of murder victims get their say.(News)
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  June 4, 2003 ;     338 words ...Byline: By Brenda Hickman Relatives of murder victims across the country are gathering on Tyneside to give their views on the justice system. More than 100 homicide victims' families will be represented in the fifth annual North of England...victim Damilola Taylor. Dozens of relatives of other ...

Article: 'She didn't get a chance to appeal her murder' Victims' families in Lake County agree that Ryan's decision is a 'travesty of justice'.(News)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 12, 2003 ;     700+ words ......face lethal injection. All our victims' families feel the same way, Lake County...dn't get a chance to appeal her murder. All she got was her body dumped...promised to send one to all of the victims' families before his speech Saturday...s Dec. 11 meeting with the murder ...

Article: NSW: Police apologise to murder victims' families after stuff up
AAP General News (Australia);  July 5, 2002 ;     165 words ...00-00-0000 NSW: Police apologise to murder victims' families after stuff up The New South Wales Police service has apologised to the families of three murdered women for the force's bungling...