Violence Against Women

August 27, 2021

No Time Like Now for New Gillibrand/Moore Bill

For survivors of childhood sexual abuse, the No Time Limit for Justice Act has been a long time coming. Introduced last month by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and U.S.......
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August 04, 2021

VAW Project: Call for Volunteers!

The Violence Against Women Project is urgently seeking volunteers to gather information that will help American women overseas who are victims of violent situations. We’re looking for a minimum 6......
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June 30, 2021

VOCA Fix shores up bipartisan support

Sometimes bipartisanship works. When the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 (H.R. 1652) passed – 384 to 38 – in the U.S. House of Representatives......
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May 10, 2021

Call to Action: The Military Justice Improvement and Increased Prevention Act

Immediate attention needed from across the globe - You CAN make a difference. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE EMAILS SENT BY NEXT WEEK SO PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ON TO......
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May 01, 2021

They have our backs. It's our turn to have theirs

By Denise Roig, DA Canada If Protect Our Defenders (POD) has anything to do with it, military justice will no longer be an oxymoron. Three members of POD, the pre-eminent......
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April 01, 2021
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Reauthorizing VAWA: Once Bipartisan, Today a Fight for Rights and Protections

  “A matter of justice and compassion.” That’s how President Joe Biden describes the issues at the heart of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2021. The issues......
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April 01, 2021
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) The Global Women’s Caucus Violence Against Women Action Team hopes you will join us in observing Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The impact of sexual assault......
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March 10, 2021

RED ACTION Reauthorization Of The Violence Against Women Act   The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a U.S. federal law, signed by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994. ......
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March 04, 2021

End Culture of Rape, Silence

GWC Supports Effort to End Culture of Rape, Silence in U.S. MilitaryBy: Denise Roig The numbers are staggering: 20,500 U.S. service members sexually assaulted or raped in 2018, a 40%......
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February 16, 2021

State of the VAWA

By Kathryn Tullos Congress probably will consider reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) during the current session. Authored by then-Senator Joe Biden, the bill originally passed in 1994. VAWA......
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