Sexual Violence

New Law Protects Sexual Assault Survivors from Insurance Discrimination

February 23, 2010
New legislation, passed by the OR House and Senate, ensures that insurance companies can't consider sexual assault a "preexisting condition."

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February 22, 2010

OR Legislators Pass Human Trafficking Bill

February 22, 2010
New legislation, passed by the House and Senate, will make it easier for trafficking victims (often sexually-exploited adolescents) to find help. (The Oregonian)

Oregon Senate passes bill to fight human trafficking

By Bill Graves, The Oregonian

February 19, 2010, 3:49PM

Kids in Crisis (Behind Bars)

January 28, 2010
Over the years, I’ve written many columns about Guantánamo Bay, Abu Ghraib and torture, ... But I’ve never written about the horrors that unfold in American prisons — especially juvenile correctional facilities — on a far larger scale than at Guantánamo. (New York Times)
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    • We all can help victims, survivors of abuse

    January 15, 2010
    The community is asking why 12 women and 3 children have been murdered in OR in less than 2 months. Women's crisis centers, like Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service, are trying to answer those questions and support survivors in our community. (Statesman Journal)

    President Obama Nominates OVC Director

    January 4, 2010
    On Dec. 22, 2009, President Obama nominated Beatrice Hanson to direct the Office for Victims of Crime in the U.S. Department of Justice.

    The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime.

    Domestic violence: the lessons of nine lives in two weeks

    November 25, 2009
    Domestic violence has claimed 9 lives in less than 2 weeks in Oregon. These tragedies highlight the need to fully fund Oregon's emergency shelter and specialized victim advocacy services. (The Oregonian Op Ed)

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    Prison Fails Women

    October 22, 2009
    The convictions of three former prison workers and pending lawsuits are leading to criticism that the state is failing to protect women inmates from predatory prison workers. (The Oregonian)

    Critics say Oregon fails female inmates at Coffee Creek

    The Oregonian

    15 Years of VAWA

    September 18, 2009
    President Obama highlighted the success of the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by issuing a presidential proclamation on its 15th anniversary.

    In September 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was the first law to create a comprehensive response to end violence against women.  President Obama celebrated 15 years of VAWA b

    Tough on Crime is Tough on Crime Victims

    September 3, 2009
    CS Program Director Kerry Naughton writes about "Less Law, More Order: The Truth About Reducing Crime," by Dr. Irvin Waller, a highly regarded victim advocate in the US and abroad, which outlines how governments can use their tax-generated income wisely to prevent crime and support crime survivors.

     

    Female inmates sue over Coffee Creek sex assaults

    August 24, 2009
    The agency that runs the state's prisons is being sued by female inmates who say they were preyed upon sexually by state employees. (The Oregonian)

    Female inmates sue over Coffee Creek sex assaults

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