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STATEMENT: House Armed Services Committee Adopts Sexual Assault Provisions Proposed by Protect Our Defenders

May 22 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** HOUSE OF RESPRENTATIVES ADOPTS SEXUAL ASSAULT PROVISIONS...

Claiming “Mixed Signals” Is a Great Rape Defense, Says Military Times

May 22 2014

Gawker reports: The United States armed forces have a sexual assault problem. As in: How does a service member avoid...

California Bill Could Change Military Sex Assault

May 22 2014

US News and World Report writes: A new initiative in California may succeed where the federal government has so far...

[VIDEO] Combating the military sexual assault epidemic

May 21 2014

WNYT reports: Kelly Busch likes being out in nature. At the Guardian House, she often can be found sprucing up...

Investigations underway on reports of mishandling of sexual assault complaints in Alaska Guard

May 21 2014

The Anchorage Daily News reports: Two investigations are underway of the Alaska National Guard over reports that sexual assault complaints...

[AUDIO] Despite increased reporting of sexual assaults, DoD still struggles to tackle issue

May 20 2014

Protect Our Defenders Board of Directors Member Paula Coughlin is interviewed by Federal News Radio: Twenty-three years ago, Paula Coughlin,...

Lawmaker Moves To Remove Military Sex Assault Claims From Chain Of Command

May 19 2014

CBS Los Angeles reports: State lawmakers Monday voted to approve legislation aimed at curbing a sharp rise in the number...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Pentagon Report on Sexual Harassment in the Military

May 16 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT ***   PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO PENTAGON REPORT...

Pentagon punished nearly 500 for sexual harassment

May 15 2014

The Associated Press reports: The U.S. military says it fired or disciplined nearly 500 workers for sexual harassment in a...

Pentagon’s pathetic victory lap: Why its supposed military rape “solution” is just spin

May 15 2014

Salon reports: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel recently grabbed the kind of massive media attention normally reserved for celebrity scandals....

Gillibrand Calls on Obama to Back Military Sexual-Assault Bill

May 14 2014

Bloomberg Businessweek reports: New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said she will keep pressuring President Barack Obama to support her proposal...

Kirsten Gillibrand Wants Meeting With Obama To Revive Military Sexual Assault Bill

May 14 2014

The Huffington Post reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who spearheaded a ferocious, ultimately unsuccessful public fight to revamp how sexual...

San Antonio Express-News wins national reporting award for ‘Twice Betrayed’ series

May 14 2014

A big congratulations to the San Antonio Express-News: The San Antonio Express-News won the American Bar Association’s 2014 Silver Gavel...

House of Cards Boss Beau Willimon Answers Vulture Readers’ Questions

May 14 2014

Vulture interviews House of Cards creator Beau Willimon who discusses his inspiration behind the series’ military sexual assault storyline: We...

Female veterans, service members not seeking needed services

May 14 2014

The Bangor Daily News reports: Maine — If you’ve served in the military, that makes you a veteran, right? Right,...

Stop tolerating rape

May 13 2014

An op-ed from the Baltimore Sun: At every Washington Capitals home game, hockey fans at the Verizon Center — including...

Blog Post: Elected Leaders Stand With Victims, Progress Made Towards Fundamental Reform

May 12 2014

Last week, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) voted to adopt three military sexual assault reform provisions proposed by Protect...

[VIDEO] Paula Coughlin on Al Jazeera America

May 12 2014

Watch Paula Coughlin on Al Jazeera America here.

Bill pushes military on sexual assault prosecution

May 09 2014

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports: California appears poised to pass first-in-the-nation legislation that would require the National Guard to turn...

STATEMENT: House Armed Services Committee Almost Passes Amendment to Remove Prosecution of Sexual Assaults from Chain of Command, Adopts Additional Provisions Proposed by Protect Our Defenders

May 08 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2014 Contact: Brian Purchia, Brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE ALMOST PASSES AMENDMENT...

STATEMENT: House Armed Services Committee Adopts Sexual Assault Provisions Proposed by Protect Our Defenders

Claiming “Mixed Signals” Is a Great Rape Defense, Says Military Times

California Bill Could Change Military Sex Assault

[VIDEO] Combating the military sexual assault epidemic

Investigations underway on reports of mishandling of sexual assault complaints in Alaska Guard

[AUDIO] Despite increased reporting of sexual assaults, DoD still struggles to tackle issue

Lawmaker Moves To Remove Military Sex Assault Claims From Chain Of Command

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Pentagon Report on Sexual Harassment in the Military

Pentagon punished nearly 500 for sexual harassment

Pentagon’s pathetic victory lap: Why its supposed military rape “solution” is just spin

Gillibrand Calls on Obama to Back Military Sexual-Assault Bill

Kirsten Gillibrand Wants Meeting With Obama To Revive Military Sexual Assault Bill

San Antonio Express-News wins national reporting award for ‘Twice Betrayed’ series

House of Cards Boss Beau Willimon Answers Vulture Readers’ Questions

Female veterans, service members not seeking needed services

Stop tolerating rape

Blog Post: Elected Leaders Stand With Victims, Progress Made Towards Fundamental Reform

[VIDEO] Paula Coughlin on Al Jazeera America

Bill pushes military on sexual assault prosecution

STATEMENT: House Armed Services Committee Almost Passes Amendment to Remove Prosecution of Sexual Assaults from Chain of Command, Adopts Additional Provisions Proposed by Protect Our Defenders

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