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Updates from Pretty Bird Woman House
Pretty Bird Woman House reviews some of their recent history and talks about the impact of the Office on Violence Against Women and the services provided by this program at Standing Rock Reservation....
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Attorney General Eric Holder on Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Excerpts from remarks by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Full text . . . . Last year, there were over a half million non-fatal violent victimizations committed...
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Oregon Domestic Violence Murders
18 people have lost their lives in less than 30 days. Along with seven women, two young children were shot and killed along with their mothers, and an adult son died trying, unsuccessfully, to protect...
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Failure to Protect: The Crisis in America’s Family Courts
Source: Inside Criminal Justice Thursday, May 6th, 2010 When a mother’s bitter custody battle ends with the death of her child, something has gone terribly wrong with the system. Wyatt Garcia was...
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Review: Unspeakable – Father-Daughter Incest in American History
Book Review from Wellesley Centers for Women Unspeakable: Father-Daughter Incest in American History By Lynn Sacco Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press Reviewed by Mary Hamer Excerpt from...
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Training: Olga Trujillo, A Survivor’s Story
S.A.R.A., Inc. and S.H.A.R.E., Inc are pleased to present Olga Trujillo “A Survivor’s Story” A unique training opportunity about the impact of violence from the inside out. This is an interactive...
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President Obama Signs Critical Legislation to Prevent Child Abuse and...
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/12/20/president-obama-signs-critical-legislation-prevent-child-abuse-and-domestic-violence by Lynn Rosenthal December 20, 2010 President Barack Obama signs S. 3817,...
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No Way Out But One
No Way Out But One is a feature length documentary currently in post-production. It tells the story of an American woman accused of kidnapping her own children, a woman who fled the country and became...
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International Human Rights Commission Finds U.S. Government Failed Domestic...
This week, in a landmark decision, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has found the U.S. government in violation of international human rights treaties in Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales) v....
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Addressing Sexual Offenses and Misconduct by Law Enforcement: Executive Guide
Source – International Association of Chiefs of Police The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has just released Addressing Sexual Offenses and Misconduct by Law Enforcement: Executive...
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Not my coach. Not my town.
Source: Dec. 26 issue of ESPN The Magazine. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused before their 18th birthday. That’s...
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Article by Olga Trujillo on getting through the Sandusky trial
My Dog Griffin: My Not-So Secret Strategy for Getting Through the Sandusky Trial Complete article Published on June 15, 2012 by Olga Trujillo, J.D. in The Sum of My Parts I find summers, and in...
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NCAA Penalizes Penn State
Source A potential exodus of star athletes. No hope of playing in the postseason. More than a decade of accomplishments erased from the record books. And Joe Paterno’s legacy in shreds. The NCAA...
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Sign Letter to Urge Authorization of Violence Against Women Act S-1925 NOW
Dear Advocates, service providers, and allies: Please sign this letter in support of reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) put together by the National Task Force to End Sexual and...
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Radical men’s groups: wrong, dangerous, and need to be stopped
Attack of the 50-Foot Feminist Agenda Angry, radical men’s groups believe males are being victimized by out-of-control judges and politicians. They’re wrong and they’re dangerous and they need to be...
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Ariel Castro Pleads Not Guilty
Source and complete story Facing 329 charges, including two counts of aggravated murder, 139 counts of rape and 177 counts of kidnapping, Ariel Castro entered a not-guilty plea July 12 in a Cleveland...
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Battered mothers take their case to Washington
Source and full story Figures released by the Leadership Council on Child Abuse & Interpersonal Violence (a nonprofit independent scientific organization composed of scientists, clinicians,...
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U.S. Fails to Adequately Comply with Domestic Violence Recommendations Issued...
The American Civil Liberties Union and several other human rights groups appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today and presented testimony that detailed the United...
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Domestic violence death should have been prevented
Amid an uproar over the death of 5-year-old Phoebe Jonchuck, whose father is accused of dropping her from a bridge into Tampa Bay last month, questions are being raised about whether domestic-violence...
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Sexual assault is a serious public health issue that affects all communities.The impact of sexual assault can be wide-ranging and can have long-term impacts. One in five women and one in 71 men will be...
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