5 Myths About Military Sexual Assault In The Military

Hannah Slater writes for ThinkProgress: “On Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee convened a hearing on sexual assault in the military. The Joint Chiefs of Staff and Judge Advocate Generals of the Armed Forces testified, discussing proposals to ad…

Guatemalan war rape victims break silence in genocide trial

Anastasia Moloney writes for the Thomas Reuters Foundation: “In a courtroom in Guatemala’s capital, Guatemala City, a landmark genocide trial that has raised victims’ hopes that justice will prevail is nearing an end.

Former Guatemalan dictator Jose E…

Facebook pulls page that denigrates female Marines

Tom Vanden Brook writes for USA Today: “Facebook has removed a page that denigrated women in the Marine Corps after a House member complained to the Pentagon and called the page another example of the military’s lax attitude toward sexual harassment.”