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STATEMENT Army Doctor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Multiple Active-Duty Servicemembers; POD Calls for End to Feres Doctrine

Aug 31 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** Army Doctor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Multiple Active-Duty Servicemembers; POD Calls for End...

STATEMENT Washington Post Breaks News of Army Doctor Sexually Assaulting More than Twenty Active-Duty Servicemembers; POD Call for End to Feres Doctrine

Aug 28 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** Washington Post Breaks News of Army Doctor Sexually Assaulting More than Twenty Active-Duty...

STATEMENT Protect Our Defenders Applauds President Biden for New Executive Order Implementing Historic Military Justice Reforms

Jul 28 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** Protect Our Defenders Applauds President Biden for New Executive Order Implementing Historic Military...

STATEMENT Protect Our Defenders Challenges Partisan House Passage of Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act

Jul 14 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** Protect Our Defenders Challenges Partisan House Passage of Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense...

STATEMENT POD, Service Women’s Action Network & Minority Veterans of America Call for Re-Examination of Pretrial Procedures by DAC-IPAD

Jun 09 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** Protect Our Defenders, Service Women’s Action Network and Minority Veterans of America Call...

STATEMENT Convicted Air Force General Loses Two Stars, To Retire as Colonel After Sexual Misconduct

May 31 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** Convicted Air Force General Loses Two Stars, To Retire as Colonel After Sexual...

STATEMENT Protect Our Defenders Celebrates Historic Joint Chiefs of Staff Nomination of Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown

May 30 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** Protect Our Defenders Celebrates Historic Joint Chiefs of Staff Nomination of Air Force...

STATEMENT Univision Film #IamVanessaGuillen Wins Webby Award, Recognizing Power of Survivors’ Storytelling

May 16 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** Univision Film #IamVanessaGuillen Wins Webby Award, Recognizing Power of Survivors’ Storytelling Made in partnership with...

STATEMENT New Pentagon Report Details Increase in Sexual Assault Reports

May 03 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** New Pentagon Report Details Increase in Sexual Assault Reports Reported military sexual assault...

STATEMENT POD Calls For Independent Investigation Into Fort Hood Climate & Culture Following the Tragic Death of Private Ana Fernanda Basaldua Ruiz

Apr 06 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** POD Calls For Independent Investigation Into Fort Hood Climate & Culture Following the...

STATEMENT POD Announces Legal Counsel for The Family of Private Basaldua Ruiz

Mar 17 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** POD Announces Legal Counsel for The Family of Private Basaldua Ruiz POD and...

STATEMENT POD Calls on Biden Administration and Congress to Scrutinize Fort Hood Investigation Following the Tragic Death of Private Ana Fernanda Basaldua Ruiz

Mar 16 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** POD Calls on Biden Administration and Congress to Scrutinize Fort Hood Investigation Following...

STATEMENT POD Calls For Congressional Hearings and Legislative Action in the Wake of Abhorrent Military Academies Report

Mar 13 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** POD Calls For Congressional Hearings and Legislative Action in the Wake of Abhorrent...

STATEMENT New Report Details Dramatic Increase in Sexual Assault at US Military Academies

Mar 10 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** New Report Details Dramatic Increase in Sexual Assault at US Military Academies Nearly...

Announcement Protect Our Defenders’ Next Chapter

Feb 16 2023

February 16, 2023 ***Announcement*** Protect Our Defenders’ Next Chapter We have a lot to celebrate. As we reflect on the...

Announcement #IAmVanessaGuillen to be shown at this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Jan 26 2023

January 26, 2023 ***Announcement*** #IAmVanessaGuillen to be shown at this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival Protect Our Defenders is...

STATEMENT POD Files Amicus Brief on Mental Health Privilege as RAND Report Highlights Barriers to Mental Health Care Faced By Military Sexual Assault Survivors

Jan 11 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2023 ***STATEMENT*** POD Files Amicus Brief on Mental Health Privilege as RAND Report Highlights Barriers...

STATEMENT 2023 NDAA Advances Historic Military Justice Reform; Removes All Prosecutorial Authority From Chain of Command

Dec 07 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2022 ***STATEMENT*** 2023 NDAA Advances Historic Military Justice Reform; Removes All Prosecutorial Authority From Chain...

STATEMENT Netflix Releases “I Am Vanessa Guillen” Documentary; Details Guillen Family’s Fight to Reform Military Justice System

Nov 15 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2022 Netflix Releases “I Am Vanessa Guillen” Documentary; Details Guillen Family’s Fight to Reform Military...

YALE VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES CLINIC PRESS RELEASE Military Justice Reform Advocates Sue For Servicemember Prosecution Records

Nov 04 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2022 ***YALE VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES CLINIC PRESS RELEASE*** Military Justice Reform Advocates Sue For Servicemember Prosecution...