Katie: Hollywood on the Front Lines
Katie Couric interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jessica Hinves, Attorney Susan Burke and other survivors of military sexual...
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Air Force Orders NCOs to Train Airmen
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: In a historic change driven by the sexual misconduct scandal at Joint...
Abuse Claims Need Civilian Oversight
The San Antonio Express-News writes: No one who volunteers to serve in the nation’s armed forces should be subject to...
‘The Invisible War’: How Oscar’s Military Rape Documentary Might Change Everything
Alyssa Rosenberg reports for The Daily Beast on Kirby Dick, director of The Invisible War, an Oscar-nominated documentary on the...
Q&A: The Man Making the Military Talk About Rape
Kay Stoefel interviews Kirby Dick, director of the The Invisible War, an Oscar-nominated documentary on military sexual assault, for The Cut:...
Jennifer Norris: A Review of Sexual Misconduct by Basic Training Instructors at Lackland Air Force Base
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris writes in her guest blog for the Huffington Post: After being chosen to...
[Video] Sgt Smith on CNN
Sgt Jennifer Smith was featured by Christiane Amanpour on CNN, January 31st. We urge you to watch Sgt. Smith talks about...
Delays Added to Lackland Problems
The San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board writes: Yes, Congress does share in the responsibility of addressing the problem of sexual...
Hagel Vows Policies Worthy of U.S. Service Members, Families
Jim Garamone reports for American Forces Press Service: “I will work with the service chiefs as we officially open combat...
Military Provides Inadequate Care for Injuries Suffered During Sexual Assaults
Kay Steiger reports for The Raw Story on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish...
Even After Lackland Scandal, Military Still Isn’t Fixing Its Sexual Abuse Epidemic
Robert Beckhusen reports for Wired: The Pentagon has talked a lot about putting a stop to sexual abuse and harassment...
Now That Women Are Cleared For Combat, How About A Rape-Free Workplace?
Matthew Fleischer reports for Huffington Post: Many women, like U.S. Marine Stephanie Schroeder, are punished or even discharged for reporting...
Former Centcom Official Pleads Guilty in Teen Sex Case
Howard Altman reports for The Tampa Tribune on Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia: Brian Purchia, spokesman for Protect...
Political Cartoon: “Because I was too Afraid”
The Mercury, a student newspaper for the University of Texas at Dallas printed this comic on the lack of perspective...
Watch: Tsgt Jennifer Norris is featured on CBS Evening News
Tsgt Jennifer Norris was featured on CBS Evening News, January 27, 2013: (CBS News) NEW YORK – Jennifer Norris has...
Women Ready for Combat; Are Men Ready for Change?
Maria Sanchez reports for The Kansas City Star on Protect Our Defenders: According to the advocacy group Protect Our Defenders,...
Air Force Hotline Aiding Misconduct Probes
Sig Christenson reports for The San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris: In an interview...
The Guardian: Sexual Assault Crisis Tempers Euphoria Over End of Combat Ban
Karen McVeigh reports for The Guardian on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris: Norris told lawmakers: “It breaks...
Women in Combat Units: Could it Reduce Sexual Assault in the Military?
Anna Mulrine reports for Christian Science Monitor on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Colleen Bushnell: “That’s an abuse of...
Sexual Abuse Victims Testify in Lackland Hearing
Michael Barajas reports for the San Antonio Current on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris: Retired Air Force...