Leading National Human Rights Organization Launches Support Network for Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma
Protect Our Defenders sent out a press release today: Park City, Utah – Following the premiere of The Invisible War...
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Victim advocates want radical overhaul in handling of military sex assaults
Stars & Stripes reports: Just a day after the Defense Department announced a sharp rise in the number of sexual...
A Call for Fundamental Change: An open letter to the Honorable Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense, on the need to fix how rape and sexual assault is handled in the military
Protect Our Defenders and Service Women’s Action Network write: Dear Secretary Panetta: We appreciate your acknowledgment that efforts by the...
Reports Of Sexual Assault At Military Academies Increase Drastically
Jezebel.com reports: Today the Defense Department released its “Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies,”...
Question 21: Making Progress
The Huffington Post reports: In the last 7 years, have you consulted with a mental health professional (psychiatrist, psychologist, counselor,...
Speier Speaks Out Against Military Handling of Sexual Assault
Human Events reports: A leading congressional advocate for military victims of sexual assault announced November 17 support for legislation that...
New bill takes military sexual assault cases out of high-ranking officers’ power
Feministing reports: Via Ms. Blog, we find a new bill was introduced late last week regarding sexual assault in the...
Will the Military Finally Confront its Rape Epidemic?
The Daily Beast reports: A radical new bill gathers momentum in Congress, a critical case has a surprisingly good day...
Panetta preparing DOD directive on investigating sexual assaults
Stars & Stripes reports: In the face of a rising tide of criticism over the military’s handling of reported sexual...
Military protects sexual predators
San Francisco Chronicle reports: Jackie Speier is so disturbed by the numbers of rapes and sexual assaults in the U.S....
Panetta to issue new guidance on dealing with sexual assault
CNN reports: Amid congressional and legal pressure on the Pentagon to fight harder against sexual assault in the ranks, the...
Legislation aims to remove rape accusations from military ‘chain of command’
The Daily Caller reports: The U.S. military already knows thousands of cases of sexual assault go unreported each year in...
Speier bill would protect military rape victims
San Francisco Chronicle reports: Women in the military are more likely to be raped by a service member than killed...
A Crisis in Our Military
Rep Speier @ The Huffington Post writes: Less than three percent of rape and sexual assault cases in our military...
Speier Introduces Bill to Eliminate Rape in the Military
Ms Magazine reports: Yesterday Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) introduced legislation to strengthen protections for victims of sexual assault in the...
Rep Speier Introduces Bill To Combat Sexual Assault In The Military
LezGetReal.com reports: Representative Jackie Speier has introduced legislation that is aimed at mitigating or even ending the conflict of interest...
Democrat Jackie Speier introduces military rape bill
Southern California Public Radio reports: A California congresswoman has launched a campaign to combat military rapes. Democrat Jackie Speier has...
Rep. Speier wants new office to investigate military sexual assaults
The Hill reports: Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) is introducing a bill Thursday that would create a new office for investigating...
Sexual Assault in the Military: New Legislation Seeks to Alter Reporting Process
ABC News reports: Terri Odam, like so many military personnel, suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The difference, hers...
Speier Introduces Legislation to Address Rape in the Military
San Jose Mercury News reports: Diana Coontz was 17 when she enlisted in the Air Force in May 1979, and...