Tag: sexual assault
Syracuse University Seeks to Prevent Campus Rape Victim From Obtaining Police...
The university, whose 1980s rape crisis figured prominently in a ProPublica article, committed to support survivors at “every step of the process.” Now it’s in court to stop police from sharing many records with a student who was assaulted in 1987.
Trump’s Epstein problem proves ‘Pedocon Theory’ is real and needs to...
“Pedocon Theory” is real and it’s time Democrats not only acknowledge that, but start using it to win elections.
Jury in civil case finds Trump sexually abused, defamed E. Jean...
Lisa Bloom called on the New York Legislature to "extend the CRIMINAL statute of limitations for sex crimes so Trump can be criminally prosecuted for the sexual abuse that this civil jury found Trump committed."
4 ways the media does a disservice to sexual assault survivors
People who work in the media have a tremendous responsibility to report the facts without letting unnecessary information taint them.
Here is how we can keep women safe from sexual violence
We need to rethink and reassess it and focus on how to stop the harassing behavior irrespective of how women dress or act.
Changing the way the military handles sexual assault
Or how not to leave the fox guarding the henhouse.
‘It shattered my life’: Former Joe Biden staffer Tara Reade says...
Reade told journalist Katie Halper in an interview published Tuesday that Biden repeatedly touched her without her consent and sexually assaulted her.
Celebrities, activists and women’s groups respond to Weinstein guilty verdict
“While the fight to stop the pervasive effects of rape culture is far from over, today is a good day.”
It’s not a woman’s job to protect a man’s virtue
The Mississippi gubernatorial candidate who wouldn’t allow a female reporter to cover his campaign without a male chaperone is recycling centuries of misogynistic mythology.
The taint on Trump
What has our country become? A country that accepts rapists as their leaders?
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
Humanitarian Needs Grow as Nepal Recovers from Catastrophic Floods
1,367 people are confirmed dead and 5,132 remain missing, including 587 foreign nationals, two weeks after a glacial collapse triggered Nepal's floods.