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A new report, based on a 9 month investigation by The Center for Public Integrity, sheds some light on college and univerity disciplinary procedures with cases of sexual assualt. Many colleges and universities use a flawed system to adjudicate allegations of student sexual assault. From the report: But official data from the schools themselves doesn’t [...]
Encouraging news via The New York Times: The Obama administration has opened the way for foreign women who are victims of severe domestic beatings and sexual abuse to receive asylum in the United States. The action reverses a Bush administration stance in a protracted and passionate legal battle over the possibilities for battered women to [...]
Lynn Rosenthal has been appointed as the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women: From the office announment: Washington, DC – Vice President Biden, the author of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, announced today the appointment of Lynn Rosenthal as the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women. Ms. Rosenthal is one [...]
Amnesty International recently put out a press release applauding Oklahoma’s training program which teams up law enforcement and victim advocates in the fight against rape and sexual assault. “The success of the program is twofold,” said Jennifer McLaughlin, sexual violence specialist for the Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, who has trained many [...]
A new study by Sandra L. Martin and Rebecca J. Macy looks at sexual violence and how it impacts women’s behavioral and reproductive health. From Vawnet.org: Adult female sexual violence survivors are more likely than other women to engage in unsafe sex practices, including having multiple sex partners, not negotiating condom use, having sex with [...]
Here’s an update from a previous post about a backlog of untested “rape kits” in Los Angeles. Human Rights Watch reports that the Los Angeles City Council recently voted to allocate more funding to help ease the backlog. While this is a positive development, it still does not solve the program. From the Human Rights [...]
An investigative report from a Houston television station found that sexual assault victims were being billed for ithe investigation of their own assaults: HOUSTON — Victims of sexual assault are getting bills, rejection letters and pushy calls from bill collectors while a state crime victims’ fund sits full of cash, Local 2 Investigates reported Thursday. [...]
In today’s New York Times, Nicholas Kristof talks about the backlog of untested rape kits. See this update!
The Avon Foundation for Women announced they will be giving money to help fight violence against women worldwide. Washington, DC (March 3, 2009) /PRNewswire/ — One in three women worldwide experience violence in their lifetime, and in the U.S., a woman is assaulted every nine seconds. Around the world, services for victims are often vastly [...]
Here’s a look at some stories that might be of interest: Domestic Violence: From the National Domestic Violence Hotline: A new study shows the link between economic stress and domestic violence. Sexual Assault: From Human Rights Watch:
