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PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Pentagon’s Sexual Assault Panel Findings That Support the Status Quo

Jun 30 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO...

Sexual assault panel: Keep prosecutions in chain of command

Jun 30 2014

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from Stars and Stripes: But Nancy Parrish, president of...

Independent panel releases report on ending military sexual assault

Jun 30 2014

Protect Our Defenders Advisory Board Member BriGette McCoy and Advocacy Committee Member Brian Lewis are featured in this story from...

Barack Obama taps ex-Procter and Gamble exec Robert McDonald to lead VA

Jun 29 2014

Politico reports: President Barack Obama plans to nominate former Procter and Gamble executive Robert McDonald to lead the embattled Department...

Commander Says He Was Fired for Helping Airmen

Jun 27 2014

Military.com reports: The Air Force’s removal of a squadron commander for showing favoritism to subordinates in his unit has some...

Marines: Officials encourage male victims to report sexual assault crimes

Jun 26 2014

Officials encourage male victims to report sexual assault crimes: While the number of reported sexual assaults shot up sharply in...

Governor’s inadequate response to Alaska National Guard sexual assault complaints

Jun 25 2014

The Anchorage Daily News reports: Questions remain as to why Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell waited almost four years to open an...

Why Military Sexual Assault Survivors Have Trouble Getting The Benefits They Deserve

Jun 23 2014

The Huffington Post reports: When a veteran submits a disability claim for post-traumatic stress disorder, a troubling factor can predict...

[VIDEO] Congresswomen Speier Introduces Amendment to Protect Military Sexual Assault Survivors

Jun 20 2014

Congresswoman Jackie Speier stood with victims of sexual assault in the military and offered an amendment on the floor of...

Op Ed on MCM Changes from Protect Our Defenders President

Jun 20 2014

The National Institute of Military Justice Blog highlighted Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish’s Huffington Post blog post on their...

NBC News: Army Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair Accused of Sexual Assault Demoted

Jun 20 2014

NBC News: A U.S. Army general who became the face of a sexual assault problem plaguing the military was demoted...

New Presidential Executive Order Proposed by Pentagon Strips Victims of Their Privacy

Jun 19 2014

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish writes for the Huffington Post: Last Friday, President Obama signed an Executive Order amending...

Hillary Clinton Backs Gillibrand Bill to Curb Military Sexual Assault

Jun 18 2014

From Politico: At another point in the CNN event, she took a position that appears to put her opposite the...

Politico: Hillary Clinton tackles Benghazi, pot and more

Jun 18 2014

Politico reports: At another point in the CNN event, she took a position that appears to put her opposite the...

PRESS RELEASE: President Obama Signs Executive Order Undermining Rape Shield Protections for Victims of Rape in the Military

Jun 18 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER UNDERMINING...

PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Pentagon’s Sexual Assault Panel Findings That Support the Status Quo

Sexual assault panel: Keep prosecutions in chain of command

Independent panel releases report on ending military sexual assault

Barack Obama taps ex-Procter and Gamble exec Robert McDonald to lead VA

Commander Says He Was Fired for Helping Airmen

Marines: Officials encourage male victims to report sexual assault crimes

Governor’s inadequate response to Alaska National Guard sexual assault complaints

Why Military Sexual Assault Survivors Have Trouble Getting The Benefits They Deserve

[VIDEO] Congresswomen Speier Introduces Amendment to Protect Military Sexual Assault Survivors

Op Ed on MCM Changes from Protect Our Defenders President

NBC News: Army Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair Accused of Sexual Assault Demoted

New Presidential Executive Order Proposed by Pentagon Strips Victims of Their Privacy

Hillary Clinton Backs Gillibrand Bill to Curb Military Sexual Assault

Politico: Hillary Clinton tackles Benghazi, pot and more

PRESS RELEASE: President Obama Signs Executive Order Undermining Rape Shield Protections for Victims of Rape in the Military

The Atlantic: Teaching Sexual Assault Prevention Through Comedy

Fort Bragg Soldier Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, Convicted of Sex Assault and Battery

Reps. Tsongas & Turner: What it will take to end sexual assault in the military

National Guard commander leads from experience

Putting a Band-Aid on rape won’t work

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