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Dispatches: How Archaic US Laws Punish Rape Victims
Sex without consent is a serious crime. Or so we thought. In the state of Oklahoma, consent to oral sex is apparently not required if your potential partner is passed out.ExpandOklahoma Capitol...
View ArticleDispatches: A Glimmer of Hope for US Military Rape Victims
When members of the US military report a sexual assault up their chain of command, they often experience terrible retaliation from other military personnel. But a bill introduced into the US Senate...
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Dispatches: Discounting Retaliation Against US Military Rape Victims
When United States service members report being sexually assaulted, we hope it leads to prompt investigations and appropriate prosecutions. Rather, reporting rape often marks the onset of retaliation...
View ArticleUS Military Sexual Assault Survivors Unfairly Discharged
Language EnglishThousands of United States service members, who lost their military careers after reporting a sexual assault, live with stigmatizing discharge papers that prevent them from getting jobs...
View ArticleÉtats-Unis : Victimes d'abus sexuels dans l'armée
Language FrenchTémoignages de trois victimes d’abus sexuels subis dans l’armée américaine – deux femmes et un homme – illustrant l’injustice fréquente d’un système dans lequel de nombreuses victimes...
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Region / CountryUnited StatesCriminal JusticeTopicLGBT RightsWomen's RightsSexual ViolenceWomen and Armed Conflict
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Dispatches: US Navy to Protect Soldiers With Mental Health Conditions
Traditionally, if a United States soldier had a mental health condition, like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and engaged in minor misconduct, they could be forced out of the military and given...
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Holding Abusive UN Peacekeepers to Account
Despite their mandate to maintain peace and protect people in war-torn countries, some UN peacekeepers have themselves been abusers. Highly publicized allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by...
View ArticleDispatches: A Glimmer of Hope for US Military Rape Victims
When members of the US military report a sexual assault up their chain of command, they often experience terrible retaliation from other military personnel. But a bill introduced into the US Senate...
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Dispatches: Discounting Retaliation Against US Military Rape Victims
When United States service members report being sexually assaulted, we hope it leads to prompt investigations and appropriate prosecutions. Rather, reporting rape often marks the onset of retaliation...
View ArticleHissène Habré: Scenes from an historic trial
The former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré's trial is taking place in Senegal. Habré’s trial, which began on July 20, 2015, was the first in the world in which the courts of one country prosecuted the...
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Witness: Raped in the US Military, Retaliated Against for Life
Liz Luras enlisted in the US Army because she came from a patriotic family – her father served in Vietnam and her grandfather fought in World War II – and to help pay for college. Her family, who lived...
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SummaryJuliet Simmons was drugged and raped in her US Air Force barracks in August 2007. She reported her assault through the proper channels, though her first sergeant made it clear he did not believe...
View ArticleUS Military Sexual Assault Survivors Unfairly Discharged
Thousands of United States service members, who lost their military careers after reporting a sexual assault, live with stigmatizing discharge papers that prevent them from getting jobs and benefits....
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Central African Republic: Raped and Abandoned as War Rages
The attack started while she was drawing water for her family. “Sophie,” then 20 years old, was returning to her home in Bambari, in Central African Republic (CAR), when she heard that the Seleka,...
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UN Panel Reports on ISIS Crimes on Yezidis
The “unimaginable horrors” that the Islamic State (ISIS) is committing against the minority Yezidis, documented in a report released on June 16 by the UN-mandated Independent International Commission...
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Dispatches: India’s Cow Hotline Underlines Misplaced Political Priorities
A 24/7 helpline for cows? No, this isn’t a joke.The Haryana state government in India has created a new helpline to report cow slaughter and smuggling. Last month, a group calling itself Gau Rakshaks...
View ArticleForced Anal Exams Humiliate, Violate Victims
Countries around the world should ban the practice of conducting forced anal examinations on men and transgender women accused of consensual same-sex conduct. These examinations, which have been...
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