A shadow report about violence against women and U.S. compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) submitted to the 109th Session of United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Violence Against Women and Girls
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In this webinar, we explore the nature and dynamics of stalking, focusing on its intersection with sexual assault. We also discuss ways in which this information impacts our responses to and services for victims.
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This webinar addresses the prevalence of intimate partner sexual abuse in domestic violence cases, its significance in risk assessment, strategies to encourage victim disclosure, and recommendations for addressing IPSA in cases where domestic violence is the primary allegation.
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This interactive webinar explores the language of sexual assault: how we talk about and write about this crime. We will discuss specific examples of the language we use and explore how to discuss sexual assault in a way that more accurately depicts the crime.
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Many domestic violence victims report losing their housing due, at least in part, to the violence in their lives. Several jurisdictions have enacted laws specifically indicating that domestic violence victims are protected from housing discrimination.
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This interactive module explores the research on the language we use to describe sexual violence, why that language isimportant, and how the use of accurate language by the judiciary has a far-reaching impacton societal understanding of and responses to sexual violence.
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This curriculum provides accurate information about the purposes and processes of medical forensic sexual assault examinations and what they can and cannot “prove.”
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This module guide describes our free web course on Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse for judges and justice system professionals.
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This course provides an in-depth look at dealing specifically with women, trauma, and substance abuse.
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This curriculum for new judges presents the unique challenges that exist in adult victim sexual assault cases and offers resources to assist judges in meeting them.
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This curriculum explores the research on how juries decide sexual assault cases in which the victim is an adult, and asks judges to explore and discuss their role in selecting a fair jury, protecting juror’s privacy, and minimizing jurors’ stress and trauma in these difficult cases.
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This Model Curriculum was developed out of emerging research documenting that sexual abuse is widespread in the domestic violence context, and that forced sex in addition to physical violence is a leading indicator of potential lethality for victims and their children. Thus, knowing whether there is sexual abuse and forced sex in a violent relationship is a key factor in risk assessment and decision-making in legal cases. The justice system needs strategies that encourage victims to disclose intimate partner sexual abuse and resources for effective offender dispositions and management.