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Craig Whitlock reports for the Washington Post on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our...

Washington Post: Air Force General Defends Overturning Sexual-Assault Conviction

Craig Whitlock reports for the Washington Post: His explanation further infuriated some lawmakers, who said he had no business substituting...

Air Force General Defends Decision To Overturn Sex Assault Conviction: Criticism Is ‘Utter Nonsense’

Molly O’Toole reports for the Huffington Post: “I am keenly aware of the significant Congressional interest and media coverage of...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls for Gen. Franklin to be Dismissed from US Military

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT ***   PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS FOR LT. GEN. CRAIG FRANKLIN...

APNewsbreak: Air Force Officer Defends Move to Overturn Sex Assault Verdict

The Associated Press reports: [Lt. General Craig Franklin] acknowledged that Wilkerson didn’t pass a polygraph test and that there were...

Tucson Sentinel: More Az Veterans Report Dealing with Military Sexual Trauma

Christina Silvestri reports for the Tuscon Sentinel: “We’ve developed this stigma, this patriotism, this culture, that just because they wear...

NBC News: Army Employs Video Game to Help Curb Sex Assaults; Critics Call it ‘Affront’

Bill Briggs reports for NBC News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “For decades, leaders in our military have...

STATEMENT: Internal Pentagon Conflict Hinders Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights

**A copy of Air Force LTC Joshua Kastenberg’s US v. Daniels, USAF decision and other cases mentioned in the statement...

Listen: Protect Our Defenders Advocates for Change in Military

550 KTSA News in San Antonio reports on Protect Our Defenders: Military Rights Group, Protect Our Defenders, is calling for...

Protect Our Defenders Issues Statement on Pentagon Conflict of Interest

Washington DC – New legal attacks from all branches of the military are denying victims of sexual assault their fundamental...

UPI: Hagel Calls for Rape Reform in Military

UPI reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of the Protect Our Defenders advocacy group for...

Bloomberg: Hagel Seeks to Bar Overturning of Sex Assault Convictions

David Lerman reports for Bloomberg on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “We have always contended that the more insidious...

NBC News: Defense Secretary Hagel Demands Rape Reform in Military

Bill Briggs, Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube report for NBC News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The military...

Reuters: Hagel to Ask Congress to End Commanders’ Power to Overturn Jury Verdicts

David Alexander reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “Today’s proposed changes from the Pentagon fall short...

Guardian: US Defense Secretary Pushes for Overhaul of Military Sexual Assault Cases

Karen McVeigh reports for The Guardian on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Parrish said: “The Aviano case has shown...

SecDef: End Commander Authority to Overturn Court-Martial Convictions

Jeff Schogol reports for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “We have always contended that the...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls UCMJ Proposed Article 60 Reform Insufficient

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2013  Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS UCMJ PROPOSED ARTICLE 60 REFORM INSUFFICIENT —...

US Officials: Hagel Moving to Strip Commanders’ Ability to Reverse Criminal Convictions

The Associated Press reports: According to defense officials, Hagel will seek legislation requiring that cases go through the U.S. Court...

Hard Labor for Lackland Convicts: Cleaning Kennels