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| 18 Mar 2011 - 10:27 | Christian Science Monitor
URL: www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2011/0317 . . .
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Exclusive: 1 in 5 Air Force women victim of sexual assault, survey finds
The Air Force is set to release a comprehensive survey about sexual assault, which could become a model as the Pentagon begins to address sexual assault within its ranks more openly.
Washington
In a quiet push to more honestly address sexual crimes within the military, the Air Force will release a survey later this week that finds 1 in 5 women say they have been sexually assaulted since joining the service.
.It is one of the most comprehensive studies undertaken by the US military to assess sexual assaults within its ranks, and could become a model for how the military as a whole begins to address the problem, defense officials say.
While the data suggest the sexual-assault rate in the Air Force is roughly equal to what it is in the broader civilian population, the survey – obtained exclusively by the Monitor – points to unique challenges presented by the culture of the service. The vast majority of crimes are committed by male arimen on female airmen, and nearly half of rape victims said they did not report the crime because they "did not want to cause trouble in their unit.”
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| 18 Mar 2011 - 10:24 | Service Women's Action Network
URL: servicewomen.org/
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Service Women’s Action Network Statement on Air Force Survey
Christian Science Monitor Previews Survey’s Release: 1 in 5 Air Force Women and 1 in 20 Men Victims of Sexual Assault
NEW YORK – According to an exclusive piece published today online in the Christian Science Monitor, the Air Force is set to release a comprehensive survey later this week that finds almost 1 in 5 women and 1 in 20 men in the Air Force say they have been sexually assaulted or raped since joining the service. According to the story, among the women surveyed, 58% revealed they had been raped and 20% had been sodomized. Additionally, almost half of the victims didn’t report the crime because they “did not want to cause trouble in their unit.” To read the entire exclusive Christian Science Monitor story online, click here.
In reaction to the findings outlined in the story earlier today, Anu Bhagwati, executive director of Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), released the following statement:
“It should be no surprise that rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment are an every day fact of life for women in the Air Force, and every any other branch of the military,” said Anu Bhagwati, former Marine Corps Captain and Executive Director of Service Women’s Action Network.
“Despite having more women than any other branch of service, it’s clear that the Air Force, like the rest of the military, is in over its head when it comes to reducing this threat to our servicemembers," Bhagwati continued. "Survivors don’t feel safe enough to report their attacks, and frankly, there’s little reason for them to feel safe in today’s military climate. Senior military leadership has failed to protect survivors, punish perpetrators or hold commanders accountable for failing to enforce sexual assault policy. Immediate legislative action by our elected officials is the best tool we have to stop this crisis now.”
SWAN
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| 18 Mar 2011 - 09:55 | Pagina 12, Ar
URL: www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/suplementos/l . . .
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Privación de patria potestad por femicidio
Por Claudia Hasanbegovic *
¿Es beneficioso para una criatura que su protección y crianza esté a cargo del asesino de su madre? Si la patria potestad es un instituto de “protección para la niña o niño” y el mayor interés de éstos debe guiar su interpretación, ¿puede el Estado confiar la formación moral, cuidado y asistencia de la criatura a quien la privó de su madre? Contestaríamos estas preguntas con un no rotundo si habláramos de un extraño a la familia, pero cuando el asesino de la madre es el padre biológico la respuesta no es tan clara.
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| 17 Mar 2011 - 12:35 | Diario Judicial
URL: www.diariojudicial.com/noticias/Todos-un . . .
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Un emprendimiento a nivel nacional
Todos unidos contra la trata de personas
En una iniciativa de todas las provincias con el Estado nacional, el ministro de Justicia, Julio Alak, firmó ayer un convenio para la prevención e investigación de este delito. Además, con este proyecto buscan crear un cuerpo de custodia especial para proteger testigos judiciales en causas complejas.
En la tercera reunión del Consejo Federal de Justicia (Cofesus), encabezada por el ministro de Justicia Julio Alak, se trataron varios temas, pero hubo dos destacados: el compromiso federal para generar una coordinación entre las distintas partes que se encarguen de investigar y prevenir este tipo de delitos y el impulso de tareas que promuevan la creación de cuerpos de custodia especial para brindarles seguridad a los testigos de los casos en las distintas jurisdicciones. El encuentro fue en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
El acuerdo, firmado por todas las provincias, promoverá el desarrollo de tareas de capacitación a los agentes de las fuerzas de seguridad de cada jurisdicción. Pero también serán beneficiarios de esta iniciativa los funcionarios y empleados judiciales y a las organizaciones sociales que estén involucradas con esta problemática.
En relación a la protección de testigos, la creación de cuerpos de custodia especial resultó un avance que será aplicado a causas de lesa humanidad o complejas y de mayor envergadura. Este emprendimiento nace de un proyecto presentado por el Programa Nacional de Protección de Testigos de la Secretaría de Justicia de la Nación.
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| 17 Mar 2011 - 12:17 | International Center for Research on Women
URL: www.icrw.org/publications/evolving-men
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Evolving Men
Initial Results from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES)
Gary Barker, Manuel Contreras, Brian Heilman, Ajay Singh, Ravi Verma, Marcos Nascimento
2011
This report summarizes multi-country findings from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES), a comprehensive household questionnaire on men’s attitudes and practices – along with women’s opinions and reports of men’s practices – on a wide variety of topics related to gender equality. From 2009 to 2010, household surveys were administered to more than 8,000 men and 3,500 women ages 18 to 59 in Brazil, Chile, Croatia, India, Mexico and Rwanda. The report focuses on the initial comparative analysis of results from men’s questionnaires across the six countries with women’s reports on key variables. Topics included health practices, parenting, relationship dynamics, sexual behavior and use of violence.
Go to this link for pdf download
www.icrw.org/publications/evolving-men
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| 17 Mar 2011 - 11:39 | End Violence Against Women International
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Free Webinar
End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI)
RTI International presents Challenges in Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault Investigations Webinar
March 21, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) announces an upcoming webinar hosted by Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International's Forensic Science Education Program:
Challenges in DFSA Investigations
March 21, 2011 @ 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
This FREE web-based course is designed to summarize the challenges associated with drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) investigations. Materials covered include terminology, drugs, reporting the crime, evidence collection, and laboratory methodologies. Furthermore, recommendations for medical professionals, investigators, prosecutors, and toxicologists will be reviewed to ensure effective investigations of DFSA cases.
This course will be led by subject matter expert Dr. Marc LeBeau, Chief of the FBI Laboratory's Chemistry Unit. Dr. LeBeau has worked as a Forensic Chemist and Toxicologist for the FBI since 1994 and has testified as an expert in federal, state, and county courts throughout the United States.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing Continuing Education Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 1.3 contact hours will be awarded for this activity.
In order to receive contact hours for this activity, both a pre-course and post-course test must be completed. (The pre-course test begins 30 minutes prior to the scheduled training session.) Information on how to obtain the contact hours is included in the training curriculum and course syllabus.
This course is being offered free-of-charge and documentation of attendance will be provided.
Sign up today at:
www.forensiced.org/alltraining.htm
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| 16 Mar 2011 - 20:13 | Ximena Ramirez
URL: www.care2.com/causes/womens-rights/blog/ . . .
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VIDEO
Girls Call Out Lil Wayne For His Misogyny in Their Own Rap Video posted by: Ximena Ramirez
I'm a huge fan of combining art and activism, especially when it comes from 3 such bold young ladies.
This talented trio of sisters -- 10-year-old Nia, 9-year-old Nya, and 5-year-old Kamaria -- have made their very own rap video condemning Lil Wayne for his degradation of black women in his music.
The girls, who also call themselves "Watoto From the Nile," titled the video "A Letter to Lil Wayne" which has become a YouTube hit with nearly 850,000 views to date.
Take a look for yourself!
Scroll down this page for video
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| 16 Mar 2011 - 19:56 | Service Women's Action Network, Change.org
URL: www.change.org/petitions/tell-congress-h . . .
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Tell Congress: Hold the Armed Forces Accountable for Rape, Sexual Assault and Harassment
SIGN THIS PETITION
PETITIONING
The U.S. Senate+ 1 other
STARTED BY
Service Women's Action Network
OVERVIEW
Every day, women and men in the United States Armed Forces are subject to rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. This crisis threatens our national security by undermining operational readiness, draining morale, harming retention, and destroying lives.
The government has studied this issue for decades, and yet assaults on our troops continue year after year with no end in sight.
Servicemembers who are preyed upon have little or no protection against unsympathetic commanders and vengeful perpetrators. Sexual predators regularly walk away with slaps on the wrist instead of hard time. A hostile workplace environment of harassment and intimidation prevails.
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| 15 Mar 2011 - 11:12 | CIMAC mx
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/11031408-Se-r . . .
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Mi situación es de vida o muerte”
Se refugia Marisela Ortiz en EU
Por Anayeli García Martínez
México, DF, 14 mar 11 (CIMAC).- La defensora de Derechos Humanos (DH) y fundadora de la organización Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa, Marisela Ortiz Rivera, se vio obligada a optar por el exilio y se refugió en Estados Unidos tras las amenazas de muerte que recibió el pasado 10 de marzo.
En entrevista con esta agencia, Marisela –quien abandonó Ciudad Juárez el viernes 11 de este mes– lamentó que ni con escoltas su integridad física estuviera garantizada, y que pese al apoyo de su gente no tenga manera de enfrentar amenazas como las que recibió.
La madrugada del 10 de marzo apareció un manta con frases intimidatorias en la escuela secundaria donde Ortiz daba clases en Ciudad Juárez. La activista no dudó en tomar medidas urgentes, ya que –afirmó– una situación de esta naturaleza es “de vida o muerte”.
Con profunda tristeza aseguró que las defensoras tienen que buscar sus propias estrategias para evitar que sucedan asesinatos como los de las activistas Josefina Reyes, el 3 de enero de 2010, Marisela Escobedo, el 16 de diciembre del mismo año, y Susana Chávez, este 6 de enero.
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| 15 Mar 2011 - 10:56 | Amecopress
URL: www.amecopress.net/spip.php?article6371
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Carta abierta al Secretario General de Naciones Unidas, Ban Ki Moon
Las mujeres reclaman compromiso internacional ante el incremento de los feminicidios en Centroamérica
Sólo en Honduras, El Salvador y Guatemala fueron asesinadas el pasado año más de 1530 mujeres
por Gloria López
Madrid, 15 Mar. 11. Amecopress. Con motivo de la visita del Secretario General de Naciones Unidas, Ban Ki Moon, que tendrá lugar en Guatemala del 15 al 17 de marzo de 2011, diversas organizaciones han elaborado una carta en la que exponen datos y consideraciones ante el incremento de los feminicidios en Centroamérica, especialmente en el triángulo norte, formado por El Salvador, Honduras y Guatemala, así como sus principales demandas.
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| 15 Mar 2011 - 10:08 | Sexual Violence Legal News Online
URL: www.nesl.edu/centers/clsr_svln_online.cf . . .
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Sexual Violence Legal News Online
State of Connecticut v. Gray, Appellate Court of Connecticut
126 Conn. App. 512; 2011 Conn. App. LEXIS 55
Nature of the case:
Sexual intercourse with a person under the age of thirteen, sexual contact with a child under the age of sixteen.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: This case represents and endorses a growing trend in the use of a bogus so-called "alcohol blackout" defense. Such a defense allows perpetrators to assert that they "unknowingly" committed a rape - thus should be acquitted on the grounds an unknowing act can never amount to criminal liability. Alongside this defense tactic is a similarly growing trend where the accused claims a victim - though drunk and not not acting "knowingly" - was acting as if she consented. In other words, a victim might be extremely intoxicated, thus incapable of consenting, yet because she acts in a sexually aggressive manner, the accused claims he mistakenly believes she was consenting. Combining these two theories, a perpetrator’s "blackout" will mitigate his criminal liability by blaming alcohol for causing him to mistakenly or unknowingly commit rape - while the very same extreme intoxication condition in the victim enables him to claim a mistaken belief regarding her consent. In short - the bogus "blackout" defense allows the issue of alcohol to help only the offender. In light of research showing that predatory offenders use alcohol as a tool to commit rape, and that intoxicated victims - whether in a blackout or not - in fact lack capacity to consent - this irrational trend should fizzle, but advocates and prosecutors should beware and argued vehemently against the evolution of any doctrinal support for this "blackout" tactic.
Submitted By: Sabrina Andrews -- Law Student
See Case Details
www.nesl.edu/centers/clsr_svln_online.cfm?SVID=705
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| 14 Mar 2011 - 09:49 | CNN
URL: thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/
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The CNN Freedom Project
Ending Modern-Day Slavery
see
thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/
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| 14 Mar 2011 - 09:13 | Huffington Post, Jack Mirkinson
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New York Times Rape Story Criticized By Public Editor
The Huffington Post Jack Mirkinson
The public editor of the New York Times, Arthur Brisbane, sided with readers who expressed outrage over a story in the paper about a brutal gang rape in Texas.
The story, which was published last Tuesday, focused on the rape of an 11-year-old girl by 18 boys and men in Cleveland, Texas. But critics excoriated the Times for, in their view, blaming the girl for the attack.
In a blog post on Friday, Brisbane said he agreed.
"My assessment is that the outrage is understandable," he wrote. "The story dealt with a hideous crime but addressed concerns about the ruined lives of the perpetrators without acknowledging the obvious: concern for the victim."
Brisbane pointed to the sections that drew the most ire, where residents were quoted expressing worry about the burden the men will have to carry because of their crimes, and where the girl was described as often "dressed older than her age, wearing makeup and fashions more appropriate to a woman in her 20s."
"If indeed that is the only sentiment to be found in this community - and I find that very hard to believe - it becomes important to report on that as well by seeking out voices of professional authorities or dissenting community members who will at least address, and not ignore, the plight of the young girl involved," Brisbane wrote.
The Times initially defended the story in a statement, saying the writer of the article, James C. McKinley, was merely reporting what he had been told. But the paper's standards editor, Phillip Corbett, seemed to walk back that defense in an interview with Brisbane, saying that the Times "could have done more to provide more context" to stress the fact that the victim was not being blamed.
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| 14 Mar 2011 - 09:02 | El Pais
URL: www.elpais.com/articulo/portada/Maltrata . . .
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REPORTAJE
Maltratadores ¿Pueden cambiar?
RAFAEL RUÍZ
Vota Resultado 33 votos . .Condenados a seguir una rehabilitación por haber agredido a su pareja. Cada mes hay miles de sentencias así, pero quedan ocultas por los casos más graves de asesinatos. ¿Cómo son estos hombres? Les acompañamos en la terapia y abordamos a través de ellos el problema de la violencia de género, que en 2010 causó 73 víctimas en España.
Yo no sabía que era una persona violenta. Y lo era. Gracias a que me detuvieron, entendí que hay muchas otras formas de violencia que ejercemos y no nos damos cuenta. Tuvimos una discusión. En la calle. Con testigos. Mi mujer nunca me habría denunciado, pero había testigos, que fueron a la policía, normal. Fue por una cuestión de celos, la discusión fue subiendo de tono, la insulté, y en un momento de arrebato le di un cabezazo, empezó a llorar y a sangrar. Se sentó en la acera. Llegó la policía y una persona para atender a mujeres maltratadas. Y a mí se me encendió una luz, como si te quitaran un velo, sobre qué vida estaba llevando. También creo que le sirvió a mi pareja. Porque yo creo que ella estaba metida en un proceso de entender toda esa violencia como algo normal, asumible dentro del matrimonio".
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