News Coverage Roundup – New Report Highlights Retaliation Against Military Sexual Assault Survivors
On May 18, at a press conference in Washington, D.C., Human Rights Watch and Protect Our Defenders released a report...
Ask President Obama to #EndVictimBlaming Against Military Sexual Assault Survivors
A message from Protect Our Defenders President Don Christensen: President Obama told victims of military sexual assault that he has...
[VIDEO] CNN: Miranda Petersen on Military Sexual Assault and Retaliation Against Victims
Miranda Petersen, Protect Our Defenders’ Program and Policy Director speaks with Carol Costello on CNN Newsroom.
Stars and Stripes: Report: Most military sexual assault victims still face retaliation
Protect Our Defenders President Col. Don Christensen is featured in this Stars and Stripes article: But Christensen, who served in...
Reuters: Retaliation hurts military bid to curb sexual assault: report
Protect Our Defenders is mentioned in this Reuters article: “The U.S. military’s progress in getting people to report sexual assaults...
USA Today: Insults to injury: Military sexual-assault victims endure retaliation
Protect Our Defenders President Col. Don Christensen is featured in this USA Today article “Retaliation doesn’t encourage people to report,”...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders’ Remarks from Human Rights Watch Press Conference
*** STATEMENT *** REMARKS FROM MIRANDA PETERSEN, PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PROGRAM AND POLICY DIRECTOR AT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH PRESS...
PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders and Human Rights Watch Release Report on Retaliation of Military Sexual Assault Survivors
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The US Military’s Sexual-Assault Problem Is So Bad the UN Is Getting Involved
Mother Jones reports: Denmark’s representative to the UN Human Rights Council, Carsten Staur, recommended “removing from the chain of command...
US troops charged with crimes in Italy often elude punishment
Stars and Stripes reports: In an Italian court last month, Pvt. Darius McCullough was convicted of rape and sentenced to...
The US Military’s Sexual-Assault Problem Is So Bad the UN Is Getting Involved
Mother Jones reports: The US military has a problem with sexual violence. That’s the conclusion of the Universal Periodic Review...
Improve response to sex crimes in the military
From an op-ed in the Missoulian supporting Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) Military Justice Improvement Act: It is our belief that...
New York Times Op-Ed: Stop Assaults on Military Campuses
From the opinion pages of the New York Times: There is a simple way for President Obama, in his capacity...
Twice as many sex assault victims opting out
Protect Our Defenders President Col. Don Christensen is featured in this Air Force Times article: But retired Col. Don Christensen,...
In light of new report, ROTC students ponder military’s sexual assault policies
USA Today reports: For students enrolled in Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) or those considering enlisting in the armed forces...
Editorial: Protecting our service members against sexual assault
The Washington Post editorial board writes in support of fundamental reform: A DEFENSE Department report this month found that fewer...
No witnesses or arguments at Air Force Academy sexual assault hearing
The Colorado Springs Gazette reports: The academy said the brief hearing came amid changes in military procedures for evidence hearings....
Senator Says Pentagon ‘Declaring Victory’ as It Distorts Sexual Assault Numbers
ABC News reports: When the Pentagon released a new report last Friday detailing what one top official described as “meaningful...
Sexual Assault By Military Personnel Still Hidden ‘In The Shadows,’ US Senator Says
The International Business Times reports: Just days after the Pentagon said its initiatives to tackle sexual assault in the military...
[VIDEO] Military sex assaults ‘far greater’ than reported, says Senator
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand joins Andrea Mitchell to talk about why the numbers in the Defense Department’s annual report on sex...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to Sen. Gillibrand’s Report on Military Sexual Assault
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2015 *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO NEW MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORT THAT...
[VIDEO] Bulk of women soldiers who report sexual assault report retaliation
A survey published this week showed that a large percentage of women soldiers who reported unwanted sexual advances said they...
AP: Pentagon struggles to assess, stamp out retaliation in sexual assault cases
The Associated Press reports: It’s not against the law or military regulations to choose not to sit with someone in...
STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Responds to New Military Sexual Assault Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2015 *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RESPONDS TO NEW REPORT EXPOSING RAMPANT RETALIATION AND...