Associated Press reporter Jessie L. Bonner writes about a little known Idaho rape-by-fraud law that could be changed in the next year’s state legislature: “A quirk in Idaho law that prevented an unmarried woman from pressing rape charges after she was tr…
Militarism perpetuates a chronic state of insecurity. As long as we accept that there will always be an enemy and something to fear, we will not be able to find genuine security, and women will continue to be attacked and disadvantaged.
Saeed Shabaz of The Final Call reports on the disturbing sexual assault case in New York City that has raised concerns about abuse of young girls in the Manhattan Family Court system by an employee assigned to protect them: “A rape case continues to dra…
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is taking a very close look at the 2009 NOW Resolution to criminalize sexual exploitation by clergy.
J. Taylor Rushing writes on The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room: “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Wednesday that a critical Defense Department authorization measure that contains a repeal of the controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) poli…