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02/03/2012 - Some of 550 people seeking restitution for alleged Wisconsin clergy abuse say claim not about money
02/03/2012 - WikiLeaks' Assange fights extradition at UK Supreme Court
02/03/2012 - VAWA Reauthorization Passed by Committee on Party Line Vote
01/24/2012 - Aboriginal Groups Warily Watch Canada Brothel Law
01/24/2012 - UN police in Haiti accused of sexual abuse
01/24/2012 - Men Struggle for Rape Awareness
01/24/2012 - Increase in reported sex crimes at Air Force Academy offers no simple explanations
01/24/2012 - 'Invisible War' Exposes Widespread Rape, Cover-Up in U.S. Military
01/18/2012 - Kuwait: End Police Abuses Against Transgender Women
01/18/2012 - Sexual violence in Haiti’s displacement camps still ‘rampant’ says new report
01/18/2012 - Iraq: New research highlights link between FGM/C and mental disorders
01/18/2012 - Taboos Undercut Nepal's Marital Rape Law
01/18/2012 - Contestant removed after Big Brother Brazil rape claim
01/11/2012 - On the front lines of sexual assault in the military: Army chaplains
01/11/2012 - Child-on-child sex abuse poses complex challenges
01/11/2012 - FBI Director Approves of New Rape Definition
01/11/2012 - Jerry Sandusky's book, 'Touched,' helped police investigation into alleged sex crimes
01/11/2012 - Haiti Outrage: UN Soldiers from Sex Assault Video Freed
01/03/2012 - For Somali Women, Pain of Being a Spoil of War
01/03/2012 - Human Rights Watch: Harsh Conditions for Young Lifers
01/03/2012 - Department of Defense Releases Sexual Assault Report, Two New Policies Announced
12/14/2011 - Nearly 1 in 5 Women in U.S. Survey Report Sexual Assault
12/12/2011 - Rights groups want prison-rape-prevention rules expanded
12/12/2011 - Pennsylvania liquor board pulls ad on heavy drinking, rape
12/12/2011 - Plan to Widen Availability of Morning-After Pill Is Rejected
12/12/2011 - Penn State details plans for Center for the Protection of Children
12/05/2011 - Bill would permit experts to testify about sex abuse victim behavior in Pennsylvania
12/05/2011 - South Africa: LGBT Rights in Name Only?
12/05/2011 - Jailed Afghan rape victim freed with no pre-conditions
12/05/2011 - Libya: ICC begins investigating sex crimes by Gaddafi loyalists
12/05/2011 - Syracuse Criticized for Its Handling of Sexual Abuse Case
11/23/2011 - UN: Spotty enforcement undermines Afghan law to protect women from abuse
11/23/2011 - President Obama Signs Law to Protect Peace Corps Volunteers
11/18/2011 - Speier Introduces Bill to Eliminate Rape in the Military
11/18/2011 - Gangs Enter New Territory With Sex Trafficking
11/18/2011 - Citadel abuse accuser says there are more victims
11/18/2011 - Abuse claims hit Syracuse University basketball coach
11/18/2011 - Is this Caribbean idyll the worst place in the world to be a woman?
11/11/2011 - Cain again denies harassment allegations in GOP debate
11/11/2011 - 'Horrified' mother of Penn State victim wants 'justice'
11/11/2011 - Penn State President and Head Coach Fired
10/24/2011 - ACLU: Lawsuit alleges 3 immigrant women assaulted while in ICE custody
10/24/2011 - Hackers take down child pornography sites
10/18/2011 - Department of Justice Announces the Defending Childhood Task Force
10/18/2011 - Charges of Mass Abuse at Vienna Foster Home Expand
10/18/2011 - Bishop Indicted; Charge Is Failing to Report Abuse
10/12/2011 - Human Trafficking Survivors Launch Speakers Bureau
10/12/2011 - Disabled men at higher risk of sexual abuse than non-disabled men
10/07/2011 - Baltimore kicks off outreach campaign to sexual assault victims
10/07/2011 - U.S. military starts curfew after rape claims
10/07/2011 - South Africa: Protests over lesbian killings
09/28/2011 - Federal Rules on Rape Statistics Criticized
09/22/2011 - Justice Department Announces $2.7 Million in Grants for Six Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative Projects
09/20/2011 - D.C.’s violent crime down in 2010, but rapes increased by 25 percent
09/20/2011 - Study: Thousands Of Immigrant Women Forced Into Marriage
09/20/2011 - 1,100 girls sexually exploited in Peru mining camps
09/16/2011 - Afghanistan: Rein in Abusive Militias and Afghan Local Police
09/16/2011 - Senior UN team heads to Haiti in wake of alleged sexual abuse by peacekeepers
09/16/2011 - Case Against Pope Filed Before International Criminal Court
09/07/2011 - Uruguay apologises for alleged rape by its soldiers
09/07/2011 - Vatican Refutes Allegations of Child Abuse Cover-up in Ireland
09/07/2011 - Bangladesh Rape Victims Say War Crimes Overlooked
08/31/2011 - Qaddafi war crimes in Misrata widespread as civilians allege rape, torture: report
08/31/2011 - Underreported and Unchecked: Sexual Violence against Somali Refugee Women
08/31/2011 - Haiti: Earthquake Recovery Failing Women and Girls
08/26/2011 - Strauss-Kahn gets passport back after US case dropped
08/26/2011 - Austrian Man Allegedly Abused Daughters for Decades
08/26/2011 - Church posts names of Boston clergy accused of child sex abuse
08/18/2011 - Lawsuit alleges Missouri school expelled girl for making rape claim
08/18/2011 - The Mennonite Rapes: In Bolivia, a Trial Tears Apart a Religious Community
08/15/2011 - Rape, mutilation: Pakistan's tribal justice for women
08/15/2011 - Anthony Sowell faces lethal injection for 11 murders
08/08/2011 - US frees Abu Ghraib abuse ringleader Charles Graner
08/08/2011 - Marange diamond field: Zimbabwe torture camp discovered
08/08/2011 - Nephew, niece allege polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs abused them
08/03/2011 - Sexual assault, domestic violence can damage long-term mental health
07/27/2011 - Strauss-Kahn Lawyers Agree to Delay of Hearing in Rape Case Until Aug. 23
07/27/2011 - Iraqi Kurdistan: Law Banning FGM a Positive Step
07/27/2011 - Mexican police arrest more than 1,000 in human trafficking raids
07/27/2011 - Iranian Activists Decry Violence Against Women Amid Reported Gang Rapes
07/27/2011 - Sen. Lisa Murkowski Calls Attention to Sex Trafficking of Alaska Native Women
07/14/2011 - Jury rejects rape claims against KBR employees
07/14/2011 - Somali rape survivor rebuilds life
07/14/2011 - Students Sue 'Troubled Teen' School for Systematic Sexual, Emotional Abuse
07/14/2011 - Mexico Changes Constitution to Combat Human Trafficking
07/14/2011 - Chorus of voices rises urging NY prosecutors to see Strauss-Kahn sex assault case through
06/13/2011 - Jury being selected in KBR, Halliburton rape case
06/13/2011 - The midnight cowboys of Tel Aviv
06/07/2011 - The silencing crime: Sexual violence and journalists
06/01/2011 - Rwanda: Mixed Legacy for Community-Based Genocide Courts
06/01/2011 - Holocaust Women's Rape Breaks Decades of Taboo
06/01/2011 - NYPD: Another financial figure accused of hotel sexual assault
05/26/2011 - Too Young to Wed: The Secret World of Child Brides
05/26/2011 - Aung San Suu Kyi condemns sexual violence by Burmese army
05/25/2011 - Côte d'Ivoire: Both sides responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity
05/20/2011 - Sexual 'pirates' prowled IMF for women
05/20/2011 - Judge Grants Former IMF Chief $1 Million Bail
05/19/2011 - Op-Ed on Sexual Assault Accusations against Dominique Strauss-Kahn
05/17/2011 - Peace Corps chief expresses regret for sexual assaults on young volunteers
05/17/2011 - Nearly Every Minute a Women is Raped in the Congo
05/17/2011 - ICC to investigate institutionalized gang-rape of women in Libya
05/17/2011 - Pressure grows on IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign
05/17/2011 - Pope Benedict orders action on sex abuse
05/10/2011 - Emergency Contraception Use Doubles Since 2006
05/10/2011 - Eman al-Obeidy flees Libya
05/10/2011 - Local Health and Violence Prevention Organizations team up for Big Impact
05/06/2011 - Report: Sexual abuse widespread among Nepal's street children
05/04/2011 - Braley hopes to end sexual and domestic violence against women in the military
05/04/2011 - Germany: Groundbreaking Trial for Congo War Crimes
05/04/2011 - South African activists want action from government on "corrective rape"
04/26/2011 - For Prostitutes, An Alternative To The Streets
04/26/2011 - Harvard Law's Sexual Assault Policies Being Investigated
04/26/2011 - Nashville rape examinations are limited to one hospital
04/18/2011 - Ivory Coast-Liberia: Refugees Report Murder, Rape, Abuse
04/18/2011 - States Resist Federal Sex-Offender Registry
04/18/2011 - Match.com to begin checking for sex offenders in wake of lawsuit
04/18/2011 - Anti-Sex Trade Turns to Focus on Men Who Buy Sex
04/16/2011 - FRONTLINE examines a little-known chapter of the Catholic Church sex abuse story
04/12/2011 - MEN SPEAK FOR GENDER JUSTICE
04/08/2011 - 1 in 5 Air Force women victim of sexual assault, survey finds
04/08/2011 - Feds Launch Inquiry Into Sexual Harassment At Yale
04/08/2011 - Mau Mau case: UK government cannot be held liable
04/08/2011 - Libya: Allow Eman al-‘Obeidy to Leave Tripoli
04/08/2011 - Garridos plead not guilty in Jaycee Dugard kidnapping
03/29/2011 - Bountiful men implicated in human smuggling scheme to send child brides to United States
03/29/2011 - US Jesuits agree to school sex abuse pay-out
03/29/2011 - Libya: Immediately Release Woman Who Alleged Rape
03/23/2011 - Former Israeli President Katsav gets 7 years in rape case
03/23/2011 - Department of Justice Finds NOPD Negligent
03/23/2011 - Struggling to be Heard: Giving Voice to Victims of Sexual Violence During the Holocaust
03/23/2011 - New York Times Journalist Endured Sexual Assaults, Death Threats in Libya
03/23/2011 - Egyptian Women Protesters Forced to Take "Virginity Tests"
03/11/2011 - At least 18 charged in alleged sexual assault of Texas girl
03/11/2011 - 'Corrective Rape': Fighting a South African Scourge
03/11/2011 - Egyptian women's protest for equal rights turns violent
03/11/2011 - 21 US priests named in grand jury sex abuse report are suspended
03/04/2011 - Dickinson College students demand more changes to school's sexual misconduct policies
03/04/2011 - Ex-CIA official sentenced for drugging, assaulting woman in Algeria
02/24/2011 - A Call to Action: The Department of Defense Must Support Victims of Rape and Hold Offenders Accountable
02/24/2011 - A Call to Action: The Department of Defense Must Support Victims of Rape and Hold Offenders Accountable
02/23/2011 - Reid: Time Has Come To 'Outlaw Prostitution' in Nevada
02/23/2011 - Children in Haiti sold for as little as one euro
02/22/2011 - Amnesty International: Sexual violence and other human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire must stop
02/21/2011 - House Blocks Federal Aid for Planned Parenthood
02/21/2011 - Culture of Rape
02/21/2011 - Hillary Clinton Calls on Egypt to Hunt Down Lara Logan's Attackers
02/16/2011 - Case Announced Against Sexual Assault in the Military
02/16/2011 - Human Rights Watch: Protect Detainees in Immigration Facilities from Rape
02/16/2011 - CBS correspondent assaulted in Egypt
02/09/2011 - New DR Congo centre for rape victims opens
02/09/2011 - Afghans Plan to Stop Recruiting Children
02/09/2011 - UN officials call for end to female circumcision
02/09/2011 - Bangladeshi Rape Victim Flogged To Death
02/03/2011 - Police watch for sex trafficking ahead of big game
02/03/2011 - GOP loses 'forcible rape' language
02/03/2011 - Abortion Rights Activists Decry House Bill They Say Attempts to Redefine Rape
02/03/2011 - LAPD clears backlog of more than 6,000 rape kits
01/28/2011 - Ivory Coast Security Forces Accused of Raping, Killing Ouattara Supporters
01/28/2011 - Campaign launched to halt so-called corrective rape in South Africa
01/19/2011 - Tsongas: More to do to help military sex-assault victims
01/19/2011 - Vatican officials told Irish not to report child abuse
01/19/2011 - Peace Corps Gang Rape: Volunteer Says U.S. Agency Ignored Warnings
01/18/2011 - The Arizona Shooting: a Call to Action from President Obama and a Response from the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan
01/14/2011 - War's overlooked victims
01/12/2011 - Words Do Matter: A Ms. Foundation Statement on the Arizona Shooting
01/10/2011 - Gang-rape case in Richmond focuses on force
01/10/2011 - Arrest made in California disabled rape case
01/10/2011 - Violence against women: an urgent public health priority
01/06/2011 - Haiti: Sexual Violence Against Women Increasing
12/22/2010 - Man gets nearly 20 years in Haiti sex abuse case
12/22/2010 - Pope stirs up victim fury with child sex comments
12/22/2010 - UN to Arab child conference: Stop violence against children
12/21/2010 - Holiday travel stokes sex crime victims' TSA pat-down fears
12/17/2010 - IVAWA Approved by Senate Committee
12/17/2010 - UN votes to name alleged rapists in war
12/17/2010 - Sexual Assaults Up 64% at Military Academies
12/17/2010 - Basra soldiers talk about sexual assault
12/10/2010 - TSA Horror Stories Remain in Wake of Nonexistent Citizen Uprising
12/10/2010 - Don't Scan Me, Bro! Why It's Men Leading the TSA Backlash
12/10/2010 - What The TSA Screenings Mean For Sexual Assault Survivors
12/10/2010 - For Survivors of Sexual Assault, New TSA Screenings Represent a Threat
12/01/2010 - Rape Survivor Devastated by TSA Enhanced Pat-Down
11/29/2010 - Amnesty International: Nicaragua Must Put an End to Rape and Sexual Abuse of Girls
11/29/2010 - More than a third of South African men admit to rape
11/29/2010 - IVAWA Vote in the Senate on November 30th
11/23/2010 - For Survivors of Sexual Assault, New TSA Screenings Represent a Threat
11/23/2010 - CEDAW Hearing Standing Room Only
11/23/2010 - Holistic approaches key to ending FGM/C - study
11/23/2010 - ICC: Trial Opens for Congo’s Ex-Vice President
11/08/2010 - Iraqi civilians systematically abused, court hears
11/08/2010 - Canada: Court ponders whether unconscious means 'no'
11/02/2010 - Home for sexually exploited girls, young women set to open in Chicago
11/02/2010 - Clergy Abuse Victims Rally at Vatican
10/21/2010 - Anita Hill: No apology coming for Thomas testimony
10/18/2010 - Two Indigenous Mexican Rape Victims Awarded Damages
10/18/2010 - L.A. County sends 4,763 rape kits out for testing
10/18/2010 - Rape victims deem Buck’s support of abortion ban ‘appalling’
10/15/2010 - Funding Alert
10/15/2010 - Funding Alert
10/11/2010 - Eleven women hospitalised after their drinks were spiked with a date rape drug
10/11/2010 - 8 arraigned in string of anti-gay hate crimes in New York City
10/07/2010 - Congo rebel chief arrested over mass rape
10/07/2010 - UN condemned over 'appalling' Haiti earthquake camps
10/07/2010 - US sex offenders unmonitored as tagging system fails
09/22/2010 - Kids sexually assaulted at psychiatric hospitals, reports say
09/20/2010 - Hearing Held on Trafficking of Minors in US
09/20/2010 - Feds undercounting rape victims, advocates warn
09/16/2010 - Amnesty International: Pope must take decisive action against child abuse by clergy
09/16/2010 - Beyond Craigslist, Many Markets For Sex Traffickers
09/16/2010 - Victims' testimony at congressional hearing show "chronic failure" in rape investigations
09/07/2010 - A Crisis in Amish Country
09/07/2010 - Craigslist removes adult services section
09/03/2010 - Declaring WAR on human trafficking
09/01/2010 - Female Genital Mutilation Helps Spread of HIV/AIDS: Obasanjo-Bello
09/01/2010 - 80% of trans people suffer abuse at home, says Scottish report
08/26/2010 - California legislature passes bill protecting LGBT prisoners
08/26/2010 - Attorneys general call for Craigslist to get rid of adult services ads
08/26/2010 - US: Immigration Detainees at Risk of Sexual Abuse
08/23/2010 - Being gay in Iran
08/23/2010 - At least 150 women raped in weekend raid in Congo
08/17/2010 - Vows for justice in New Jersey child rape falling short
08/17/2010 - FDA Approves 5-Day Emergency Contraceptive
08/17/2010 - New York Sex Trafficking Victims Allowed to Clear Names from Public Records
08/11/2010 - Plaintiffs Give Up Sex Abuse Case Against Vatican
08/11/2010 - US law enforcement 'failing' on child prostitution
08/11/2010 - Female circumcision victims seek out Colorado doctor
08/11/2010 - Few Governments Answer UN Queries on Peacekeeper Scandals
07/28/2010 - Darfur rebels sign deal with the UN to protect children
07/28/2010 - A Polygamist's Win: Will Texas Have Better Luck with Warren Jeffs?
07/28/2010 - The shaping of things -- Gail Dines on pornography
07/21/2010 - Focus on shootings contributed to neglect of Baltimore rape claims, Bealefeld says
07/21/2010 - New Study Challenges Stereotypes of Adolescent Sex Offenders
07/16/2010 - Sexual Assault Left Out of Military's PTSD Reform
07/16/2010 - PCAR, NSVRC Celebrate Anniversaries
07/13/2010 - Critics riled as Polanski extradition fails
07/07/2010 - Baltimore unveils hotline for rape victims
07/07/2010 - Most Rape Kits Never Tested in Illinois
07/07/2010 - Fear of attack leaves Kenyan women prisoners in their homes
07/01/2010 - NY City Council Eliminates Sexual Violence Funding!
06/28/2010 - Virginia inmates file suits to stop prison violence
06/28/2010 - Pennsylvania auditor general report finds the state's Megan's Law website needs 'dramatic' improvement
06/28/2010 - Pope deplores abuse raid on Belgium church headquarters
06/18/2010 - Iraqi Kurdistan: Girls and Women Suffer the Consequences of Female Genital Mutilation
06/18/2010 - Victims recount horrors of ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan
06/18/2010 - FDA advisers back 5-day "morning after" pill
06/18/2010 - National Sexual Violence Resource Center Celebrates a Decade of Service
06/18/2010 - Dubai: Alleged victim of gang rape sentenced to one year in prison
06/10/2010 - Family Violence Linked to Child Obesity
06/10/2010 - Texas Rep. Kay Granger draws attention to sex trafficking at 2010 World Cup
06/10/2010 - Roethlisberger case: Records' release called nightmare for rape victims
06/10/2010 - Ohio failing human trafficking victims, task force concludes
06/01/2010 - When Teen Pregnancy Is No Accident
06/01/2010 - Veterans’ Committee Investigates Military Sexual Trauma
05/27/2010 - The Global Fight Against Child Exploitation
05/27/2010 - Schoolboys' rape case triggers debate in UK
05/27/2010 - Obama sides with Vatican in sexual abuse lawsuit
05/20/2010 - SANE/SART Program Provides Support for Rape Victims in Alabama
05/20/2010 - Alaska Attorney General Sullivan convening "pro bono summit"
05/19/2010 - UCLA Conducts Study on Sexual and Physical Violence in California
05/19/2010 - Supreme Court: Sexually Dangerous Can Be Kept in Prison
05/14/2010 - Kansas First Lady, KDHE Recognize National Honor in Injury and Violence Prevention
05/14/2010 - Military Sexual Trauma: A Little-Known Veteran Issue
05/12/2010 - Milwaukee mental health administrator defends sex crime risk
05/12/2010 - Pope Blames Church's Own Sins for Sex Scandal
05/05/2010 - California Senate approves bill prompted by Richmond rape
05/03/2010 - $2 Million NIH Grant to Study Sexual Assault Recovery
05/03/2010 - Sexual assault advocate gets national recognition
04/28/2010 - Torture, rape was norm at illegal Iraq prison: report
04/21/2010 - Sexual violence used as weapon in 31 armed conflicts in 2009
04/21/2010 - 10 year-old rape victim's pregnancy fuels Mexican abortion debate
04/16/2010 - Justice Department Leadership Tour College Campuses to Raise Awareness about Violence Against Women
04/06/2010 - Date Rape is a Crime, Not an "Incoherent Concept"
04/05/2010 - 'RapeLay' video game goes viral amid outrage
04/02/2010 - New film has Japan vets confessing to Nanjing rape
04/02/2010 - Vice-president calls for changing attitudes about violence
04/02/2010 - Rape blights lives of Haiti's quake survivors
03/24/2010 - KBR drops rape-case appeal
03/19/2010 - Catholic Church sex abuse scandals around the world
03/19/2010 - South Carolina legislators reject rape, incest abortion ban
03/17/2010 - Department Officials Visit Campuses to Raise Awareness On Violence Against Women
03/16/2010 - Department of Defense Releases Annual Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Report
03/08/2010 - Rape victims worldwide denied justice and dignity
03/08/2010 - Gender Violence Blocks Development Targets: Report
03/02/2010 - No More: By Adopting Best Practices in the Handling of Sexual Assault Cases, Peace Corps Can Be a Leader
02/26/2010 - Avatar Rape in Second Life
02/24/2010 - Campus Rape Victims: A Struggle for Justice
02/24/2010 - Date Rape Drugs Are On the Rise, UN Warns
02/17/2010 - Pope Condemns Irish Bishops Over Child Sex Abuse
02/17/2010 - Pentagon to track sexual assaults of contractor employees
02/17/2010 - Sex offender law could go global with California lawmaker's bill
02/17/2010 - Women at War: Sexual Violence in the U.S. Military
02/17/2010 - Half of women blame the victims of sexual assault
02/08/2010 - Childbirth hard for rape victims
02/08/2010 - Pentagon Plans to Provide Emergency Contraception on US Military Bases Worldwide
02/08/2010 - Anti-violence group funds processing of untested rape kits at Detroit crime lab
01/29/2010 - Novel emergency contraception pill works for five days
01/29/2010 - Reproductive coercion is a factor in unintended pregnancies
01/26/2010 - Human Rights Watch documents torture and sexual abuse in Cambodia's drug rehabilitation centers
01/26/2010 - Two Studies Explore Consequences of Not Reporting Sexual Abuse
01/26/2010 - Haiti earthquake: aid agencies fear child trafficking
01/11/2010 - 1 in 10 Children in Juvenile Facilities Report Sexual Abuse by Staff
01/06/2010 - Report: 77% of Gaza women face violence
01/06/2010 - Mexican activist brought to light killings, rapes of women
01/06/2010 - Judge: Why no restitution in child porn cases?
12/17/2009 - Congressional Hearing Held on Rape Kit Backlog
12/11/2009 - Study explores link between child pornography consumption and child abuse
12/11/2009 - Pope Benedict shares Irish "child abuse outrage"
12/11/2009 - UN marks Human Rights Day with call to end all forms of discrimination
12/03/2009 - V-Day and Students Active for Ending Rape Launch Campus Accountability Project: A Demand for Sexual Assault Policy Reform
12/01/2009 - Sexual Assault on Campus Shrouded in Secrecy
11/25/2009 - Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
11/25/2009 - Statement by Vice President Biden on the 10th Anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
11/25/2009 - Prison rape conviction first in Idaho's history
11/18/2009 - Report: Homosexuality no factor in abusive priests
11/18/2009 - San Antonio changes policy in wake of CBS report; will now test all rape kits in stranger cases
11/16/2009 - Violence Against Women and HIV
11/16/2009 - Rape and the plight of the female domestic worker
11/16/2009 - Police arrest sixth member of family accused of child sex abuse
11/16/2009 - Anthony Sowell, suspect in multiple Cleveland killings, pleads not guilty to rape and attempted murder
11/06/2009 - Violence against women, female teens, surges on TV
11/05/2009 - Arte Sana’s position statement: Sexual victimization & political agendas
11/02/2009 - Professors Available to Discuss Bystander Phenomena in Crimes
10/28/2009 - House Passes Act that Includes Coast Guard and Cruise Sexual Assault Provisions
10/21/2009 - Rape case to force U.S. defense firms into the open
10/21/2009 - Tracking of sexual assaults in Alaska 'inadequate', Senate committee says
09/29/2009 - California struggles with paroled sex offenders
09/29/2009 - New initiative to address sexual violence against girls launched at Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
09/17/2009 - Justice Department Commemorates Fifteen Years of the Violence Against Women Act
09/11/2009 - Baylor University Study Finds 1 in 33 Women Experience Sexual Advances by a Religious Leader
09/10/2009 - A Move to Register Sex Offenders Globally
09/04/2009 - LA Sheriff Commits $3 million for rape case DNA testing
09/04/2009 - Generic of Plan B Approved for Over-the-Counter Distribution
08/27/2009 - Reconsideration of Asylum Petition Granted in Genital Mutilation Case
08/27/2009 - 'John schools' try to change attitudes about paid sex
08/27/2009 - Sexually exploited runaway girls reap strong benefits from nurse interventions
08/17/2009 - Karzai's approval of "marital rape" law in Afghanistan leads to international rift
08/14/2009 - Clinton Pushes DR Congo on Atrocities Against Women
08/14/2009 - Reports of Rape in Iran Jails Surface
08/05/2009 - Symbol of Unhealed Congo: Male Rape Victims
08/03/2009 - UNHCR attends landmark meeting on discrimination against women
08/03/2009 - Clinton to visit troubled eastern DR Congo
08/03/2009 - Culture Is Not An Excuse For Rape
07/23/2009 - Chicago Bishop Remained Silent About 25 Abusive Priests
07/23/2009 - Bridge Still Home for Miami Sex Offenders
07/14/2009 - Sexual Abuse Often Taboo For Black Boys
07/13/2009 - NOPD downgrading of rape reports raises questions
07/13/2009 - Pharmacists can't refuse Plan B pill, appeals court says
07/08/2009 - Maine Court Rejects 'Charitable Immunity' in clergy sex abuse case
07/06/2009 - Sexist jokes favor the mental mechanisms that justify violence against women
06/29/2009 - Defense task force on sexual assault wraps up its worldwide base tour
06/29/2009 - Vice President Biden Announces Appointment of White House Advisor
06/23/2009 - Los Angeles sheriff's dept. halts rape DNA tests due to lack of funds
06/23/2009 - National Prison Rape Elimination Commission releases report and standards
06/22/2009 - The UN has started an Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict campaign.
06/17/2009 - 2009 Human Trafficking Report Issued by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
06/17/2009 - Human Rights Watch: U.S. Congress Should Fix Law on Prisoner Lawsuits
06/17/2009 - Dozens of rape kits not submitted for testing by Chicago suburban police departments
06/17/2009 - VAWA Aims To Assist And Protect Sexual Assault Victims
06/10/2009 - US abortion doctor's clinic shut
06/10/2009 - UN-Habitat and UNIFEM Join Efforts to Make Cities Free from Violence against Women and Girls
06/04/2009 - Murder Charge Filed in Death of George Tiller
05/29/2009 - Shamed by child abuse, Ireland to reform services
05/29/2009 - White House addresses detainee rape photos
05/28/2009 - Report: Photos show rape and sexual abuse in Iraqi jails
05/26/2009 - Violence dominates at Cannes
05/26/2009 - Oregon Legislature bill says courts shouldn't consider how a rape victim became vulnerable to attack
05/18/2009 - Experts Encourage Action Against Sex Trafficking
05/13/2009 - Human Rights Watch: U.S. Should Act to Prevent Rape in War
05/11/2009 - Japanese computer game featuring rape creates international outcry
05/11/2009 - Minnesota law requires that sex offenders' computers be monitored
05/11/2009 - V.A. Plans Review of Billing for Care in Sexual Assaults
05/04/2009 - Missouri State House Approves Plan B Restrictions
05/04/2009 - Department of Defense sexual assault evidence kits need to be updated
05/01/2009 - L.A. police arrest man linked to 30 rape-murders
05/01/2009 - Child stalking 'more aggressive'
05/01/2009 - Group finds drop in child-porn web sites
04/21/2009 - Message from pulpits: Stop sexual violence
04/21/2009 - Illinois Gov. Quinn declares day for human trafficking
04/17/2009 - Afghan Women Protest New Law on Home Life
04/17/2009 - Sandra Cantu Case: Accused Female Molesters Rare, Often Accomplices
04/09/2009 - DR Congo: Brutal Rapes by Rebels and Army
04/09/2009 - UN joins forces with world’s parliaments to combat human trafficking
04/03/2009 - 'Bandana Project' to Spotlight Sexual Exploitation of Farmworker Women
04/03/2009 - Study Indicates Teens Understand Labeling for Emergency Contraception
04/01/2009 - 'Worse than the Taliban' - new law rolls back rights for Afghan women
04/01/2009 - Human Rights Watch: Los Angeles County should test thousands of rape kits
03/31/2009 - Department of Justice offers funds to combat violence against Native American women
03/31/2009 - Bishops were warned of abusive priests
03/26/2009 - UN tracks rising violence against women in Gaza
03/26/2009 - U.S. House to Hear Testimony on Sexual Violence Against Native American and Alaska Native Women
03/10/2009 - Pentagon plans sexual assault prevention campaign
03/10/2009 - Vatican Supports Brazilian Catholic Church for Excommunicating those who Aided Raped Child
03/10/2009 - Women Make History
03/10/2009 - Exhibition exposes sex slavery at Nazi camps
03/10/2009 - Ex-University of Portland Student in Alleged Rape Sues University for $1 Million
03/10/2009 - UNODC Report on Human Trafficking Exposes Modern Form of Slavery
03/10/2009 - Rubina Peroomian explores sexual violence during the Armenian Genocide
03/10/2009 - V-Day Spotlights Congolese Women Torn by War
03/10/2009 - Iraqi woman had 80 women raped then recruited as suicide bombers
02/04/2009 - Bill targets military sexual assaults and domestic assaults
02/04/2009 - MySpace: 90,000 sex offenders removed from site
02/03/2009 - Lawsuit alleges sexual and physical abuse at Florida reform school
01/29/2009 - Supreme Court Rules in Worker Retaliation Case
01/29/2009 - CIA Station Chief Accused of Rape
01/22/2009 - Supreme Court Decision Protects Remedies for Gender Discrimination in Public Schools
01/16/2009 - Technology alone 'won't assure youth safety on Internet'
01/16/2009 - Percentage of kids solicited online drops, Harvard report says
12/09/2008 - Ex-jailers jailed in young inmate's rape
12/05/2008 - Girls flee circumcision in Kenya
11/26/2008 - UN urges end to abuses of women
11/21/2008 - Documentary details ex-sergeant’s rape, PTSD
11/19/2008 - Texas has become a major hub for human trafficking
11/12/2008 - Band of Congo Radio Reporters Aid Rape Victims
11/06/2008 - Roman Catholic Church Issues Guidelines to Prevent Sex Abuse
10/20/2008 - Los Angeles Police Fail to Use Funds to Test Rape Kits
10/05/2008 - US Department of Justice Awards $114 Million to Address Violence Against Women
09/07/2008 - Study: More sex assaults occur in military than reported
07/27/2008 - Niger Delta Crisis: Women and Children of the Creeks Pay High Price for Nigeria's Oil
05/13/2008 - "Jane Doe" Rape Tests To Go Nationwide
05/12/2008 - KBR Rape Case to Go to Court
05/11/2008 - Rape victim pushes for expanded DNA database
05/11/2008 - 10 years on, Indonesia's rape riots denied but not forgotten
04/08/2008 - Senators Propose Bill to Improve Women Veteran's Health Care
04/06/2008 - Darfur: No Redress for Rape
03/17/2008 - US Senate to Increase Funding for Programs Under the Violence Against Women Act
03/05/2008 - Victim slams YouTube over rape footage
03/03/2008 - Oregon Implements New Emergency Contraception Law for Sexual Assault Victims
03/03/2008 - Wisconsin State Senate Approves EC Access for Rape Victims
02/27/2008 - Rice voices deep regret for Okinawa rape case
02/21/2008 - 2008 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide: “Justice for Victims. Justice for All.”
01/29/2008 - UN to hold first conference on human trafficking
04/21/2007 - National Center for Victims of Crime launches VictimLaw