January 11 in DC: Attend US Commission on Civil Rights briefing on military sexual assault
Friends in the Washington, DC region: On Friday, January 11, 2013 the US Commission on Civil Rights will hold a...
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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces Annual Enforcement Report Briefing and Speakers
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has announced a briefing set for next Friday, January 11th. Protect Our Defenders President...
List of Those Linked to Lackland Scandal Gets Longer
Sig Christenson reports for The San Antonio Express-News: Two more Lackland instructors are being investigated for possible illicit relations with...
VA Finds Sexual Assaults More Common in War Zones
Gregg Zoroya reports for USA Today: Scientists found that military women who had served between 2001 and 2004, and who...
Lackland Misdeeds Are About Abuse of Power, Not Sex
The San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board writes: …the realization that the Lackland scandal is about the abuse of military personnel...
MST Survivor Veterans Reflect: Gathering for LaVena Johnson in St. Louis
On September 11, 2012, Protect Our Defenders hosted an event in St. Louis, organized by Terri J. Odom, to honor...
DOD Report on Sexual Harassment Released
The US Department of Defense has released a report on sexual harassment in Military Service Academies from 2011-2012: Anonymous survey...
Sexual Assault Reports Jump at Military Academies, Pentagon Finds
Anna Mulrine reports for The Christian Science Monitor on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The spike in the report...
Navy Calls for Changes After Report on Sex Assaults at Military Academies
Jennifer Hlad reports for Stars and Stripes on Protect Our Defenders: Nancy Parrish, executive director of Protect Our Defenders, a...
Statement: Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish on Department of Defense Report on Sexual Assaults
Today, the Department of Defense released a new report for 2012 that shows sexual assaults at military academies have increased...
An Eventful Year at Protect Our Defenders
This has been an eventful year for Protect Our Defenders, with important progress made as we work to protect the...
Washington Post: Military Academies Report Increase in Sexual Assaults
Ernesto Londoño reports for the Washington Post on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “This report shines a light on...
Reuters: Sexual Assault Reports Jump 23 Percent at US Military Academies
David Alexander reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our Defenders, said...
Report Says Few Military Academy Students Report Sex Assaults and Harassment
The Associated Press reports on Protect Our Defenders: Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group for military personnel who have been...
Sexual Assaults at Military Academies Escalate: Report
The Associated Press reports: Officials are concerned whenever the number of reported sexual assaults goes down while the anonymous survey...
Reported Sex Assaults Leap 23 Percent at US Military Academies
Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube reports for NBC News: Defense officials stress that the increase in “reported” sexual assaults appears...
Growing Problem: Military Sex Crimes
CNN reports, featuring Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier:
Statement: Protect Our Defenders Shares Recommendations for National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013
Washington DC – The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) are currently finalizing the National...
Marines Retreat on Sponsorship of Ultimate Fighting
Charles S. Clark reports for Government Executive on Protect Our Defenders: In May, the Nevada-based UNITE HERE union formed a...
Chairman McKeon Will File NDAA Conference Report
Charles S. Clark reports for Government Executive on Protect Our Defenders: Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Howard...