Deschutes County Offers Boat Inspections
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office will once again be providing an opportunity for boaters to have their boats inspected at three different locations in Deschutes County. The inspections will be offered Saturday, April 10th, at Big Country RV in Redmond, the Main Sheriff’s Office parking lot in Bend and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office substation in La Pine. DCSO Marine Deputies and Volunteers will be present at the above locations on April 10th, between the hours of 9am-3pm.
A city of McAlester employee clears snow from East Electric Avenue in McAlester.Â
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing information regarding free legal services to winter storm survivors impacted by the February winter storms.
1. Who is eligible for the service?
Oklahomans living in the 16 designated counties that were impacted during the February severe winter storms, including Pittsburg County, who need legal assistance but cannot afford an attorney can call the Disaster Legal Services hotline.
2. What is the phone number to call and when is assistance available?
The phone number for the legal assistance hotline is 1-800-522-8065 and is available from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays. The Disaster Legal Services attorneys are not FEMA employees and services are confidential. You can call 2-1-1 outside of those hours.
District Manager, HRLS Program, conducts a client workshop in the presence of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Sakhipur Upazila, Tangail. Cedit: BRAC
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Mar 16 2021 (IPS) - The 410 Legal Aid Centers that I manage in Bangladesh for BRAC’s Human Rights and Legal Aid Services received approximately 35,900 requests for assistance in 2020. Almost all of them involve gender-based violence against women and girls.
In Bangladesh, gender-based violence comes in many forms: physical abuse; husbands throwing wives out of the home in domestic disputes; husbands demanding that their wives get more dowry money from their families, and child marriage, among others. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the problem, as unemployment and other financial stresses have grown. BRAC documented a nearly 31 percent (8,709) increase in reported incidents of violence against women and girls in 2020 compared to the same time last year (4,566).