Protect Our Defenders Calls on White House to Direct an Independent Investigation into Pentagon Misleading Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** PRESS RELEASE *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON WHITE HOUSE TO DIRECT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION...
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STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls on Congress to Enact Fundamental Reform to Fix Broken Military Justice System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2016 ***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON CONGRESS TO ENACT FUNDAMENTAL REFORM TO FIX BROKEN...
PRESS RELEASE: Military Sexual Assault Survivor Launches Petition Asking President Obama to Investigate Claims that Pentagon Misled Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2016 ***PRESS RELEASE*** MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR LAUNCHES PETITION ASKING PRESIDENT OBAMA TO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS...
Washington Post: To stop bill that would reform military justice system, Pentagon misled Congress, report says
The Washington Post reports on Protect Our Defenders’ (POD) “Debunked: Fact-Checking the Pentagon’s Claims Regarding Military Justice.” Since 2013, lawmakers...
Vox: How the Pentagon misled Congress to stop a law intended to help rape victims
Vox featured Protect Our Defenders’ (POD) report, “Debunked: Fact-Checking the Pentagon’s Claims Regarding Military Justice.” A shocking new investigation has...
The Hill: Pentagon misled Congress on sexual assault cases
The Hill reported on Protect Our Defenders’ (POD) report, “Debunked: Fact-Checking the Pentagon’s Claims Regarding Military Justice.” The Pentagon misled...
AP: Senators Call on Obama to Investigate Sexual Assault Cases
ABC News published a report by the Associated Press on Protect Our Defenders’ (POD) “Debunked: Fact-Checking the Pentagon’s Claims Regarding...
Associated Press: Pentagon misled lawmakers on military sexual assault cases
Protect Our Defenders (POD) released a report, “Debunked: Fact-Checking the Pentagon’s Claims Regarding Military Justice,” on the heels of an...
PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Report & AP Investigation Show the Pentagon Misled Congress
PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS REPORT AND AP INVESTIGATION SHOW THE PENTAGON MISLED CONGRESS DURING HEATED DEBATE OVER MILITARY JUSTICE TO...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Protect Our Defenders President Joins Panel to Discuss UCMJ Reforms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2016 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT JOINS PANEL OF MILITARY AND LEGAL EXPERTS TO...
Military Sexual Assault Victim Advocates Recognized for Their Efforts
San Francisco’s local ABC affiliate recently aired a “Beyond the Headlines” piece on military sexual assault with Protect Our Defenders...
Remarks from POD Founder on Receiving Ivan Allen Jr Prize for Social Courage
Remarks from Nancy Parrish, Founder of Protect Our Defenders on receiving the Ivan Allen Jr, Prize for Social Courage at...
FOUNDER OF PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RECEIVES IVAN ALLEN JR. PRIZE FOR SOCIAL COURAGE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2016 ***PRESS RELEASE*** FOUNDER OF PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RECEIVES IVAN ALLEN JR. PRIZE FOR SOCIAL...
2016 Protect Our Defenders Justice Award Photos
Photos from Protect Our Defenders’ First Annual Justice Awards! On January 28, 2016, Protect Our Defenders awarded the first two...
Guest Blog Post: Sexual Harassment in ROTC
This post was written by Teresa, a past POD intern. I joined the ROTC unit at my university one semester...
PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Announces First Annual Justice Award Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2016 ***PRESS RELEASE*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS ANNOUNCES FIRST ANNUAL JUSTICE AWARD WINNERS Two California attorneys...
Founder of Protect Our Defenders to Receive Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2016 ***PRESS RELEASE*** FOUNDER OF PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS TO RECEIVE IVAN ALLEN JR. PRIZE FOR...
Blog post: A holiday message for the survivor and family community
A holiday message from Protect Our Defenders Advisory Board member and survivor Terri Odom: As 2015 comes to an end,...
Washington Post: In the war against sexual assault, the Army keeps shooting itself in the foot
A front page Washington Post investigative report broke the story of a U.S. Army First Lieutenant who filed a report...
STATEMENT: Military Turns Blind Eye Towards Commander Accused of Sexual Assault and Harassment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2015 ***STATEMENT*** MILITARY TURNS BLIND EYE TOWARDS COMMANDER ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT Accused...