And, as Obama and HRW noted, there is near total impunity for these crimes, with the government successfully prosecuting less than 3% of the over 2600 trade union assassinations since 1986.
Crassus launched his legal career in 119 by successfully prosecuting the politician Gaius Papirius Carbo, probably for extortion or treason.
The human trafficking charity Hope for Justice said ensuring victims were properly supported was essential to successfully prosecuting offenders.
For more than three decades, the United States Attorney's Office in Chicago has made its reputation successfully prosecuting public servants.
In addition, I had accomplished some personal goals, successfully prosecuting murders, sexual assaults and other violent crimes, and it was time for a change.
A German appeals court ordered a retrial on Thursday for Mounir el-Motassadeq, the only person successfully prosecuted for involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks.
In St. Paul, organizers from the Tea Party and related groups announced this week that they were offering a $500 reward for anyone who turned in someone who was successfully prosecuted for voter fraud.
Just 24 people have been charged and only five successfully prosecuted for Syria-related offences.
No police officer was ever successfully prosecuted for Doomadgee's death, but several Aboriginal men, including Palm Island spokesperson Lex Wotton, were successfully prosecuted for the ensuing riots and received a seven year prison sentence.
