Senator Barbara Boxer Delivers Keynote Address on Ending Gender-Based Violence
Senator Barbara Boxer delivered the keynote address at “A Call to Action: Taking a Stand Against Gender-Based Violence,” a special event...
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San Antonio’s KTSA News on Air Force’s Sexual Assault Report
Protect Our Defenders Policy Director Miranda Petersen spoke with San Antonio’s KTSA on the newly released Air Force report on...
Columbia Post: Combating the military on sexual assault
Freelance columnists, Jan Collins writes an op-ed for the Columbia Post: Now, the military brass has been saying for years...
New York Times: Intrusive Grilling in Rape Case Raises Alarm on Military Hearings
The New York Times reports: More broadly, the case at the Naval Academy illuminates what critics say is wrong with...
RH Reality Check: Gillibrand’s Drive Challenges Senate Power Brokers on Military Sexual Assault Remedy
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish, Executive Director Taryn Meeks, and Advisory Board Member Terri Odom are featured in this...
STATEMENT: Air Force Report On Sexual Assault Highlights Need for Sentencing Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, ,brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** AIR FORCE REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR...
PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Receives $1,000,000 Gift & Matching Grant from Delores Barr Weaver
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, ,brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RECEIVES $1,000,000 GIFT AND MATCHING...
Truman National Security Project: What Senior Leaders Get Wrong on Military Sexual Assault
Kayla Williams, a former sergeant and Arabic linguist in a Military Intelligence company of the 101st Airborne Division writes for...
San Antonio Express-News: Changing times at Lackland
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this San Antonio Express-News article: Nancy Parrish, president of the victim...
Baltimore Sun: The Naval Academy sex assault hearing should be the last of its kind
The Baltimore Sun reports on the recent military sexual assault case at the United States Naval Academy and the need to...
Al Jazeera America: Official: Reports of sex assault in Navy increase
Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia is quoted in this Al Jazeera America article: However, Brian Purchia, spokesman for...
Huffington Post: Newly Disclosed Documents Reveal Extreme Lengths Military Brass Go to Protect High-ranking Perpetrators of Sexual Assault
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish highlights newly disclosed emails from the Aviano Air Base scandal, and how it is...
Air Force Times: Emails accuse former Aviano vice wing commander of protecting Wilkerson
The Air Force Times reports: The Air Force made public late last month hundreds of pages of emails between top...
Baltimore Sun: Naval Academy case is fuel for proponents of military justice reform
Protect Our Defenders Executive Director Taryn Meeks is festured in this Baltimore Sun article: Critics say Article 32 hearings can...
Air Force Times: Lawmakers lambaste ‘old boy’s network’ in email exchange
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish and Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier are featured in this Air Force Times article: Rep....
Politico: Accuser Kimberly Hanks takes on Air Force
Politico reports on Aviano victim Kimberly Hanks, who worked with Protect Our Defenders to push lawmakers to create an independent...
RH Reality Check: Federal Lawsuit Seeks Removal of U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent From Rape Case
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this RH Reality Check article: As reported by RH Reality Check‘s...
Politico: Military sex assault bill stalled by Syria
Protect Our Defenders’ efforts are highlighted in this article from Politico: Protect Our Defenders, a victim-advocacy group, has delivered more...
San Antonio Express-News Editorial: The system on assaults is still broken
The San Antonio Express-News takes on the Aviano Air Force Base scandal and the United States’ broken military justice system:...
Washington Post Editorial: The military must better serve victims of sexual assault
The Washington Post Editorial Board comes out in support of Senator Gillibrand’s Military Justice Improvement Act: The Pentagon has undertaken...