[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 20829-20830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9142]



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Vol. 76

Wednesday,

No. 71

April 13, 2011

Part II





The President





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Proclamation 8650--National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2011



Proclamation 8651--Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2011



Proclamation 8652--National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 
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                Proclamation 8650 of April 8, 2011

                
National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Though our homes and neighborhoods are safer than they 
                have been in decades, millions of Americans still 
                become victims of crime each year. For many citizens, a 
                sense of security remains painfully elusive, and we 
                must continue to fight crime wherever it exists.

                During National Crime Victims' Rights Week, we renew 
                our commitment to assisting those who have been 
                victimized by crime and supporting those who help 
                survivors rebuild their lives. Crisis counselors, law 
                enforcement professionals, legal advocates, safe haven 
                staff, and other service providers help victims meet 
                basic needs and find renewed hope for their future.

                My Administration remains focused on advancing the 
                progress made in preventing crime and enforcing the 
                rights of its survivors. We have shined a light on 
                hidden crimes like cyberbullying, online child sexual 
                exploitation, and sexual assault on college campuses. 
                Through the President's Interagency Task Force to 
                Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, we are 
                coordinating efforts to address this heinous offense 
                and support its victims. The Tribal Law and Order Act I 
                signed into law last year gives Native communities new 
                tools to fight crime and greater resources to assist 
                American Indian and Alaska Native women who have been 
                the victims of sexual assault or domestic abuse.

                To avoid the recurrence of another financial crisis, we 
                are also working to prevent and prosecute financial 
                crimes. My Administration's Financial Fraud Enforcement 
                Task Force helps combat fraud and restore losses 
                suffered by individuals affected by predatory lending, 
                mortgage fraud, and other deceptive financial 
                practices.

                For assistance, resources, or additional information, 
                Americans can visit: www.CrimeVictims.gov. As we 
                commemorate National Crime Victims' Rights Week, we 
                reaffirm our pledge to join in supporting crime victims 
                and creating safer communities.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim April 10 through 
                April 16, 2011, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week. 
                I call upon all Americans to observe this week by 
                participating in events that raise awareness of 
                victims' rights and services and by volunteering to 
                serve victims in their time of need.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth. 
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2011-9142
Filed 4-12-11; 11:15 am]
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