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Despite Promises, Some Rape Victims Stuck Paying Exam Bills

Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Pro Publica | Ben Protess and Emily Witt | Posted 11.04.2009 | Home

Read More: Violence Against Women Act, Rape Exam, Vawa, Rape Victims, Rape Kit, Rape Victim Exam, Home News

By Ben Protess, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, and Emily Witt, ProPublica When a woman is raped, police turn to scientific evidence-semen, blo...

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Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Violation

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 02.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Human Rights, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Vawa, Women Lawyers, Social Justice Advocate, Human Rights Institute, Human Rights Violation, Order of Protection, Caroline Bettingger-Lopez, Women in Law, Domestic Violence, Jessica Gonzales, Jessica Lenahan, Jessica Gonzales v. United States, Restraining Order, Violence Against Women Act, Iachr, Convention for the Elimination of the Discrimination Against Women, Spousal Abuse, Domestic Abuse as a Human Rights Violation, Cedaw, Jessica Gonzales Domestic Abuse, Living News
Arlene M. Roberts

Jessica Gonzales is a domestic violence survivor. Ms. Gonzales filed suit, alleging violation of her civil rights, but after the Supreme Court rejected her claims, what options remained?

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McCain-Palin's Extreme Position On Violence Against Women

Heather Tirado Gilligan and Nikki Jones | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

Read More: Abortion, Radical Feminists, Obama/Biden, Vawa, Misogny, Mccain/Palin, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Rape Kit, Men's Rights, Barack Obama, Mccain Palin Violence Against Women, Home News
Heather Tirado Gilligan and Nikki Jones

Sexual assault prevention and the treatment of victims is not a divisive partisan issue. The Republican party is putting forward two candidates profoundly out of sync with most Americans and the vast majority of legislators.

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A Culture of Violence Against Women: More Than Rape Kits

Amie Newman | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Vawa, Rape, Rape Kits, Palin Rape Kits, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Palin Rape Kits, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Democrats, Sexual Assault, Barack Obama, Politics, Sarah Palin, Sexual Assault in Military, Republicans, Violence Against Women Act, Amnesty International, Bia, Violence Against Native American Women, Politics News
Amie Newman

There is good reason to hunt down the facts about the rape kits. But the larger issue - of rape, sexual assault and how we deal with violence against women in this country - has been overlooked.

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Reminder To PUMAs: Biden Is Longtime Advocate For Women

Jim McKay | Posted 09.22.2008 | Home

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Jim McKay

Here's the choice: (a) support Obama and his VP Joe Biden who authored the Violence Against Women Act; or (b) support McCain, whose former press secretary was arrested for violating the Violence Against Women Act.

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