Ask President Obama to #EndVictimBlaming Against Military Sexual Assault Survivors May 26 2015 A message from Protect Our Defenders President Don Christensen: President Obama told victims of military sexual assault that he has...
[VIDEO] CNN: Miranda Petersen on Military Sexual Assault and Retaliation Against Victims May 19 2015 Miranda Petersen, Protect Our Defenders’ Program and Policy Director speaks with Carol Costello on CNN Newsroom.
Stars and Stripes: Report: Most military sexual assault victims still face retaliation May 18 2015 Protect Our Defenders President Col. Don Christensen is featured in this Stars and Stripes article: But Christensen, who served in...
Reuters: Retaliation hurts military bid to curb sexual assault: report May 18 2015 Protect Our Defenders is mentioned in this Reuters article: “The U.S. military’s progress in getting people to report sexual assaults...
USA Today: Insults to injury: Military sexual-assault victims endure retaliation May 18 2015 Protect Our Defenders President Col. Don Christensen is featured in this USA Today article “Retaliation doesn’t encourage people to report,”...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders’ Remarks from Human Rights Watch Press Conference May 18 2015 *** STATEMENT *** REMARKS FROM MIRANDA PETERSEN, PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PROGRAM AND POLICY DIRECTOR AT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH PRESS...
PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders and Human Rights Watch Release Report on Retaliation of Military Sexual Assault Survivors May 18 2015 ***Download raw footage: http://multimedia.hrw.org/distribute/dsrcwzqlox FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2015 *** PRESS RELEASE *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS AND HUMAN RIGHTS...
The US Military’s Sexual-Assault Problem Is So Bad the UN Is Getting Involved May 14 2015 Mother Jones reports: Denmark’s representative to the UN Human Rights Council, Carsten Staur, recommended “removing from the chain of command...
US troops charged with crimes in Italy often elude punishment May 14 2015 Stars and Stripes reports: In an Italian court last month, Pvt. Darius McCullough was convicted of rape and sentenced to...
The US Military’s Sexual-Assault Problem Is So Bad the UN Is Getting Involved May 14 2015 Mother Jones reports: The US military has a problem with sexual violence. That’s the conclusion of the Universal Periodic Review...
Improve response to sex crimes in the military May 13 2015 From an op-ed in the Missoulian supporting Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) Military Justice Improvement Act: It is our belief that...
New York Times Op-Ed: Stop Assaults on Military Campuses May 12 2015 From the opinion pages of the New York Times: There is a simple way for President Obama, in his capacity...
Twice as many sex assault victims opting out May 12 2015 Protect Our Defenders President Col. Don Christensen is featured in this Air Force Times article: But retired Col. Don Christensen,...
In light of new report, ROTC students ponder military’s sexual assault policies May 11 2015 USA Today reports: For students enrolled in Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) or those considering enlisting in the armed forces...
Editorial: Protecting our service members against sexual assault May 07 2015 The Washington Post editorial board writes in support of fundamental reform: A DEFENSE Department report this month found that fewer...
No witnesses or arguments at Air Force Academy sexual assault hearing May 06 2015 The Colorado Springs Gazette reports: The academy said the brief hearing came amid changes in military procedures for evidence hearings....
Senator Says Pentagon ‘Declaring Victory’ as It Distorts Sexual Assault Numbers May 05 2015 ABC News reports: When the Pentagon released a new report last Friday detailing what one top official described as “meaningful...
Sexual Assault By Military Personnel Still Hidden ‘In The Shadows,’ US Senator Says May 04 2015 The International Business Times reports: Just days after the Pentagon said its initiatives to tackle sexual assault in the military...
[VIDEO] Military sex assaults ‘far greater’ than reported, says Senator May 04 2015 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand joins Andrea Mitchell to talk about why the numbers in the Defense Department’s annual report on sex...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Sen. Gillibrand’s Report on Military Sexual Assault May 04 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2015 *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO NEW MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORT THAT...