Guest Blog: Annamarie’s Story
Annamarie was raped while serving in the US Air Force at the age of 19 and wrongfully discharged. Thirty-six years...
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[AUDIO] Protect Our Defenders working to eliminate bias in military justice
Col Don Christensen (ret.), President, Protect Our Defenders and Former US Air Force Chief Prosecutor is interviewed on Michigan Radio’s “Stateside”...
Protect Our Defenders Monthly News – MJIA Edition
A message from Protect Our Defenders President Col Don Christensen (ret.): Here is a recap of top stories about stopping...
Terri Odom: On Serving Your Country In The Military and Being LGBT
A message from Protect Our Defenders Advisory Board Member Terri Odom: LGBTQ service members have been silenced throughout history. Many...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls on President Obama to Support Victims After MJIA Vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2015 *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO SUPPORT SEXUAL ASSAULT...
Col Don Christensen: Military Justice Improvement Act Ensures Justice
Military Justice Improvement Act Ensures Justice By Don Christensen, Former Air Force Chief Prosecutor and Protect Our Defenders President Col...
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Show Pentagon Misleads Public on Sexual Assault Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2015 *** PRESS RELEASE *** NEW REPORT SHOWS PENTAGON MISLEADS PUBLIC ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS...
[VIDEO] Senator Gillibrand Speaks In Support of The Military Justice Improvement Act
Watch Senator Kirsten Gillibrand speak on the floor of the Senate urging her colleagues to support the Military Justice Improvement Act...
May News Roundup: DC press conference, WaPo editorial, @potus Twitter campaign
Here’s the top news from the past month on our fight against sexual assault and harassment in the military. New...
News Coverage Roundup – New Report Highlights Retaliation Against Military Sexual Assault Survivors
On May 18, at a press conference in Washington, D.C., Human Rights Watch and Protect Our Defenders released a report...
Ask President Obama to #EndVictimBlaming Against Military Sexual Assault Survivors
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
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
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
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
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
*** 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
***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
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
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
Mother Jones reports: The US military has a problem with sexual violence. That’s the conclusion of the Universal Periodic Review...