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Truthout - All Articles - Feb 17, 2010
A Department of Defense (DoD) Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military told a Congressional committee on February 3, 2010, "DoD's procedures for collecting and documenting data about military sexual assault …
Also tagged: military, army, congress, dod, rape, women and 039 s issues, susan davis
Truthout - All Articles - Feb 10, 2010
The Defense Department office that oversees sexual assault prevention and response in the military needs more oversight and funding, according to a task force created to assess the program. Although the department and …
Also tagged: prevention, task force, dunbar, littlepage, iasiello, response office
Truthout - All Articles - Dec 20, 2009
Washington - Four years ago, Jamie Leigh Jones, a 20-year old Texas contract employee working in Iraq, was drugged, stripped, beaten and gang-raped by her co-workers on her fourth day in country. She finally managed to …
Also tagged: iraq, rape, al franken, contractors, women and 039 s issues, kbr, kay bailey hutchinson, jamie leigh jones
Truthout - women's issues - Aug 13, 2009
Prague - Several groups across Eastern Europe have called for a crackdown on mafia-run job agencies amid reports that their members are raping and torturing migrant workers who have lost their jobs in the economic …
Also tagged: czech republic, rape, eastern europe, women and 039 s issues, migrant workers
Truthout - All Articles - Jul 3, 2009
Remnants of the "marital rape exemption" still exist in many states' laws, even though all 50 states now criminalize spousal rape. Plea bargains can also lead to more lenient sentencing. Caroline Johnston Polisi looks …
Also tagged: domestic violence, women and 039 s issues, women and 039 s rights, spousal rape, marital rape exemption
Truthout - All Articles - Jun 22, 2009
One in four South African men questioned in a survey said they had raped someone, and nearly half of them admitted more than one attack. The study, by the country's Medical Research Council, also found three out of …
Also tagged: south africa, rape, women and 039 s issues, sexual violenc
Truthout - All Articles - May 1, 2009
Marfa, Texas - Sexual assault of women serving in the U.S. military, while brought to light in recent reports, has a long tradition in that institution. Women in America were first allowed into the military during the …
Also tagged: rape, us military, ptsd, women and 039 s issues
Truthout - All Articles - Apr 17, 2009
New York - Female U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have more to fear than roadside bombs or enemy ambushes. They also are at risk of being raped or sexually assaulted by fellow soldiers. "The Lonely …
Also tagged: afghanistan, iraq, rape, women and 039 s issues, us soldiers, female soldiers, helen benedict, the lonely soldier the private war of women serving in iraq
Truthout - All Articles - Apr 1, 2009
Wake up, America. The boys are coming home, and they're not the boys who went away. read more
Also tagged: afghanistan, domestic violence, military, soldiers, rape, murders, brain injury
Truthout - All Articles - Mar 9, 2009
Winter 2009 Issue San Francisco shows how an international treaty can help in the fight for gender equality and why the US government should sign on. Ten years ago, when San Francisco's Public Works Department was …
Also tagged: domestic violence, san francisco, jimmy carter, un, women and 039 s issues, cedaw, gender discrimination