Epstein abuse survivors set to press Congress for law change

爱泼斯坦性侵受害者将向国会施压要求法律变革

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2026-02-10

47 分钟
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Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, campaigners, and politicians are heading to Washington today to press for a change in law around time limits on seeking compensation. This comes after US lawmakers say files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were improperly redacted ahead of their release by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Also in the programme: The UN warns that Tigray in northern Ethiopia may be about to tip back into all-out conflict; we'll hear why the French president is concerned about whether Europe can stand up to American and Chinese muscle; and we'll look at what nature can do for a person's state of mind. (Photo shows a file photo of the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington DC, USA on 4 March 2025. Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA)
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  • and to stain all those it touches.

  • It will take us today to Washington and also the very heart of the British establishment.

  • Let's begin in Washington

  • because there's an attempt going to be launched there in just under an hour for the law to be changed so that victims and survivors of Epstein's trafficking and abuse can more easily seek some sort of recompense.

  • Rebecca Zipkin is the policy director of the advocacy group World Without Exploitation.

  • She's in Washington as part of the campaign.

  • So the law that's being introduced today would eliminate the federal civil statute of limitations under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.

  • And what that would do would allow survivors to bring claims against their abusers civilly.

  • And this is very relevant in the Epstein case.