Lexington Herald-Leader: Kentucky Voices – Military justice bill protects victims of sexual assault
Kelly Knight, a Glasgow, Kentucky native who served as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly under President George...
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San Antonio Express-News Editorial: Hagel misses important opportunity
A San Antonio Express-News editorial writes: There is much to admire in what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is imposing on...
Poughkeepsie Journal Editorial: Sexual assaults in military must be addressed
A Poughkeepsie Journal editorial writes: Under the bipartisan effort called the Military Justice Improvement Act, many offenses, including directly disobeying...
POD Advisory Board Member Garry Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” on Military Sexual Assault Epidemic
Today’s Doonesbury strip tackles the issue of rape and sexual assault in the military, biased commanders, and a broken justice...
Houston Chronicle: “Cracking Down” Editorial Cartoon
Houston Chronicle cartoonist Nick Anderson tackles the epidemic of rape and sexual assault in the military: Read more here.
Not Changing: An Active Duty MST Survivor blogs about SHARP
In the wake of repeated sexual assault crises, the military earlier this year revamped its Sexual Harassment/ Assault Response and...
CBS News: Remove sexual assault cases from chain of command, says Speier
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) spoke with Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation yesterday to explain why she doesn’t think the Pentagon’s...
Connecticut Post: Legislation supported to pull sex-assault cases from chain of command
The Connecticut Post reports: Paula Coughlin exposed military sexual assault two decades ago. Now, the “Tailhook” whistleblower is leading a...
San Antonio Express-News: Support builds for military sex-assault reform legislation
San Antonio Express-News Reports: Paula Coughlin exposed military sexual assault two decades ago. Now, the “Tailhook” whistleblower is leading a...
MSNBC: Critics pan Pentagon sexual assault reforms
MSNBC reports: The Pentagon’s Thursday announcement of new reforms to how it handles military sexual assault received a tepid response from advocates...
Miami Herald: Senators differ on role for military brass in sexual assault cases
The Miami Herald reports: The Pentagon on Thursday unveiled new efforts to combat sexual assaults in the military, but it...
Al Jazeera America: Pentagon moves to curb sexual assault
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Colleen Bushnell and Communications Director Brian Purchia are featured in this article from Al Jazeera:...
Politico: DOD rolls out new sexual assault policies
Politico reports: Taryn Meeks, executive director of the victim advocacy group Protect our Defenders, questioned the Pentagon’s motivations for the...
Wall Street Journal: Pentagon Unveils Changes on Handling Sexual Assault
The Wall Street Journal Reports: Lawmakers and advocacy groups praised many of the steps, particularly the decision to expand pilot...
PBS Newshour: Does the Pentagon’s Plan Do Enough to Curb Sexual Assault in the Ranks?
Attorney Susan Burke discusses new Pentagon announcements on the PBS Newshour: Watch Does the Pentagon’s Plan Do Enough to Curb...
Stars and Stripes: Hagel formalizes new policies on sexual assault; no massive revisions to military justice code
Stars and Stripes reports: Pentagon officials on Thursday formally unveiled new sexual assault policies designed to bolster victim resources and...
Statement: Protect Our Defenders Says Pentagon’s Changes Still Fall Short of Fundamental Reform
Protect Our Defenders issued the following statement today: Washington DC – Today, the Pentagon announced changes to address the epidemic of...
Guest Blog: Why I support S.967 Military Justice Improvement Act
Thanks to Rosie Palfy for her guest blog post on serving in the U.S. Marines and why she supports Sen....
PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Launches “Educate Your State” Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug 14, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS LAUNCHES “EDUCATE YOUR STATE” INITIATIVE;...
The Key Differences: Gillibrand’s Amendment and Levin/McCaskill’s Proposal
We’ve received a lot of questions about two proposals in the Senate from people who are concerned about the way...