By Tracy Russo

On campuses, students face unique challenges. A victim of dating violence, domestic violence, or sexual assault may continue to live in danger if the perpetrator resides in the same dormitory or attends the same classes. On smaller campuses, a victim may wish to remain anonymous but may find this to be virtually impossible in such a small environment.

The Department of Defense today released the fiscal 2009 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military. 
 
 

Victims of rape and sexual violence worldwide are denied access to justice due to gender discrimination and assumptions about the sexual behaviour of victims of rape, Amnesty International said in two regional reports released on Monday.

By Rebecca Harshbarger

UNITED NATIONS, New York (WOMENSENEWS)--Isatu Kalokoh, a 32-year-old mother of three, lives in the far-eastern suburbs of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.

(This article first appeared in the Winter 2009 issue of Peace Corps WorldView, pp. 26-27.)

By Casey Frazee

By Michael Bugeja

A college campus isn't the first place that comes to mind in a discussion about violent crime.

By Andy Tighe

So-called date-rape drugs are on the rise, according to the United Nations drug control agency's annual report.

The International Narcotics Control Board says tough measures against the best-known drug, Rohypnol, have worked.

Pope Benedict XVI has upbraided Irish Roman Catholic bishops over their handling of child sex abuse scandals.
 

He condemned abuse of children by priests as a "heinous crime", and said Irish bishops must act to restore the Church's "moral credibility".
 

By Kimberly Hefling

WASHINGTON -- The sexual assault of employees of U.S. military contractors working in Iraq and Afghanistan will be tracked by the Pentagon under a system it is setting up.

The tracking will likely begin this year, Defense official Gail McGinn said in a memo to the Pentagon's Inspector General included in a report released Friday.