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These are Sexual Assault Resources. Please also see: Acquaintance/Date Rape || Drug-Facilitated Rape || Prison Rape || "Rape Culture" || Sexual Harassment
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH (click here for Organizations/Agencies)
Police arrest Indian man accused of raping, torturing 5-year-old, sparking heated protests about sexual violence in the country
Daily News, April 20, 2013
Homeless man arrested in Brooklyn attempted rape case
Daily News, March 21, 2013
Indian police launch manhunt for men who killed and raped 3 young sisters
Daily News, February 21, 2013
Calif. man used Christian dating site ChristianMingle.com to find his rape victim: cops
Daily News, February 17, 2013
Suspects in custody in case of rape of 6 Spanish tourists in Acapulco: authorities
Daily News, February 11, 2013
Survivor of brutal attack by police officer heads to Albany to expand state's definition of 'rape' to include forced oral and anal sex: 'Rape is rape'
Daily News, February 10, 2013
Girl, 15, with low IQ gang-raped under desk during class in Elmont: suit
A mentally challenged 15-year-old girl was gang-raped beneath her desk during class — only feet away from her teachers — at an Elmont, N.Y., school, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. When the girl reported the horrific incident the next day, school officials failed to report it, the victim's mother claimed in the suit.
Daily News, January 12, 2013
Pakistani women slowly turning to divorce, at risk of death
Daily News, January 09, 2013
Millions of domestic workers worldwide lack legal protection and are vulnerable to abuse: U.N. report
Daily News, January 09, 2013
Defense lawyer in India rape case blames victim, says 'respectable' women in India are not raped: report
Daily News, January 09, 2013
- Viewpoints: What next after outcry over Delhi rape?
BBC News, January 04, 2013
- Brutal rape sets off debate over women's rights in India
USA Today, December 31, 2012
- Widespread outcry, demand for justice, as India rape victim's body cremated in New Delhi
Fox News, December 29, 2012
- Rape victim 'extremely critical', no New Year greetings for Congress
Gulf News, December 28, 2012
- Rape victim in India flown to Singapore for treatment, as PM pledges new laws, speedier trials to crack down on attacks
Daily News, December 27, 2012
- India Teen Commits Suicide After Police Pressure Her To Drop Gang Rape Case, Marry Attacker
Huffington Post, December 27, 2012
- India Rape Protests: Reporter 'Shot Dead'
Sky News, December 23, 2012
- Rape protesters battle Indian police for 2nd day
USA Today, December 23, 2012
'Long way to go' to stop violence against women in Afghanistan, U.N. report says
Daily News, December 11, 2012
Richard Mourdock: 'It is something God intended' when women are impregnated during rape
Daily News, October 24, 2012
Rape and Sexual Assault Analyses and Laws (PDF 4.4mb)
AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women, October 15, 2012
Indonesia Gang-Rape Victim Reportedly Expelled From School For 'Tarnishing Institution's Image
Huffington Post, October 10, 2012
Spanish Official: 'Laws Are Like Women, They're To Be Raped'
Huffington Post, October 10, 2012
Richard Fourtin Case: Connecticut Court Sets Accused Rapist Free, Says Handicapped Victim Did Not Resist
Huffington Post, October 04, 2012
Todd Akin On Abortion: 'Legitimate Rape' Victims Have 'Ways To Try To Shut That Whole Thing Down'
Huffington Post, August 19, 2012
Air Force instructor guilty in sex abuse scandal
Daily News, July 20, 2012
University Of Montana's Jim Foley Tried To Punish Alleged Rape Victim For Speaking Out, According To Emails Huffington Post, May 21, 2012
Suspected rapist mocks Bronx DA's office Daily News, February 19, 2012
FBI Takes Major Step Toward Updating Narrow Definition Of Rape Huffington Post, December 06, 2011
Accused serial sex attacker on trial for raping prostitute, threatening to slice women with razor Daily News, June 08, 2011
In 2 Gang Rape Cases, Communities Blame 11-Year-Old Victims AOL News, March 08, 2011
Suicide Attempts, Gender, and Sexual Abuse: Data From the 2000 British Psychiatric Morbidity Survey
The American Journal of Psychiatry, September 1, 2009
Women protesting 'rape law' in Afghanistan pelted with stones by angry mob Daily News, April 15, 2009
Safety for Indian Women from Sexual Assault Offenders Demonstration Initiative A report from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center regarding sexual assault, on- and off-reservation, among Native American populations, including jurisdictional problems and prevalence of violence (2005)
Childhood Sexual Assault Victimization in Virginia Report from the Center for Injury & Violence Prevention at the Virginia Department of Health, August 2004 [PDF]
The Case of Dr. John Schneeberger Article archive of the case of Dr. John Schneeberger, of Canada, convicted sex offender and court ordered visits with his young daughters (November 27, 1999 - July 22, 2004)
Prevalence of Sexual Violence in Virginia Report from the Center for Injury & Violence Prevention, Virginia Department of Health (2003) [PDF]
Judge Durke G. Thompson Rapists, child molesters, domestic violence perpetrators, and others of that ilk terrorize more than just their individual victims; their presence in the community endangers us all. Alice Vachss, former Chief of the Special Victims Bureau for the Queens County (NY) District Attorney's Office, wrote a non-fiction account of her experiences on the front lines of the war against such criminals. In it, she coined the term collaborator to describe those who, by their attitudes and actions, aid and abet them. What follows is a series of news accounts, all featuring the same protagonist. You be the judge... (January 06, 2000 - September 18, 2002)
Pakistani Tribal Jury Ordered Gang-Rape for Teen to Punish Family Associated Press, July 2, 2002
Girl, 17, Kills Herself After Giving Rape Evidence The Telegraph, July 19, 2002
Former Officer Sentenced in Sex Assault on Inmate Las Vegas Sun, July 18, 2002
Ireland Man Convicted of Wife Rape Associated Press, July 18, 2002
Woman to Plead to Reduced Rape Charge Associated Press, May 9, 2002
In Mexico, an Unpunished Crime Washington Post, June 30, 2002
U.S. Rape Victims Shortchanged in ER, Study Finds Reuters Health, June 3, 2002
Rape Victim Faces Stoning Death New York Times, May 19, 2002
Anger Over Rape Law Newsday, June 3, 2002
Calls to Students Offering Scholarships Are Actually Harassment Scams The Kansas City Star, May 22, 2002
Rape Convictions Plummet in Britain, Report Says Women's eNews, May 13, 2002
Emergency Contraception Not Offered in Many Assault Cases Reuters Health, May 6, 2002
Ex-Convict Charged in Sexual Assault of 'Girl X' CNN, April 4, 1997
South African Government Approves AIDS Drugs For Sexual Assault Victims Associated Press, April 17, 2002
You've Been Raped. Why Bother Reporting It? The Guardian, April 10, 2002
Sex Without Consent is Judged to Be Rape The Scotsman, March 23, 2002
Vatican Plays Down Abuse ReportBBC News, March 21, 2001
Police Officer Convicted of Raping Woman After Responding to Call at Her Apartment Associated Press, March 15, 2002
Judges Lash Soft Sentences In Gang Rape The Sydney Morning Herald, February 2, 2002
Test Can Prove Rape Days Later New Scientist, February 28, 2002
One Rape Case in Ten Gets to Court The Scotsman, February 11, 2002
Why Is He Free?: Convicted Rapist Evades Prison For 13 Years The Boston Herald, July 27, 2001
Lawmakers Want to Remove Deadline for Rape Prosecutions Associated Press, January 21, 2002
Row as Teenage Rapist is Freed The Scotsman, December 22, 2001
Defining the Rights of Victims The Hartford Courant, November 28, 2001
Top Lawyer Says Juries Fail on Rape The Age, November 19, 2001
DNA Alters Thinking on Swift Justice The Dallas Morning News, July 30, 2001
Sex Abuse Priest Must Pay £64,000 The Guardian, July 26, 2001
Abortion Blocked For Raped 12-year-old Girl in Mexico Associated Press, July 13, 2001
2nd Time Rape Offender Sentenced to Prison The Billings Gazette, July 12, 2001
Rising Number of Sexual Assault Cases Linked to Internet The Korea Herald, July 7, 2001
U.S. May Deport Krome Women Who Accused Guards of Sexual Assaults Sun-Sentinel, June 12, 2001
All Agreed the Retarded Woman Was Raped: Case Closed The Boston Globe, June 10, 2001
Pediatricians Urged to Ask About Rape Associated Press, June 4, 2001
Sexual Attacks in New York City's Schools Are Up Sharply New York Times, June 3, 2001
Care of the Adolescent Sexual Assault Victim Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, June 2001
Sexual Attacks in Texas Prisons Seldom Prosecuted San Antonio Express-News, May 24, 2001
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs: Improving the Community Response to Sexual Assault Victims OVC Bulletin, April 2001
The Sexual Victimization of College Women Report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, and National Institute of Justice released January 2001 regarding the sexual victimization of college women, on- and off-campus, including sexual assault, harassment, and stalking (December 2000)
Ending Violence Against Women Reports from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Population Information Program (December 1999)
Crime or Custom? Violence Against Women in Pakistan Report from Human Rights Watch, August 1999
Nowhere to Hide: Retaliation Against Women in Michigan State Prisons Report from Human Rights Watch regarding retaliation against female prisoners who report sexual assaults by guards (July 1998)
Trauma Treatment Manual Written for those working with Bosnian rape victims; can also be used as a broad guide for those working with traumatized people (1996)
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COMMENTARY and OPINION
All Rape Is 'Real' Rape by Alice Vachss, The New York Times, OP-ED, August 11, 1993
The Charge of Rape, the Force of Myth by Alice Vachss, Washington Post, November 2, 2003
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES (click here for Articles/Information/Research)
Advice for Victims of Rape Advice and resources for victims of sexual assault in the U.K., from the Metropolitan Police Service
Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres
77 East 20th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5V 1L7
Canada
Phone: (604)876-2622
www.casac.ca
Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute
6160 Cornerstone Court East
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: (858) 623 - 2777
www.fvsai.org
Legal Momentum
395 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 925-6635
www.legalmomentum.org Formerly the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Locate the Law: Prosecuting Sex Crimes, Child Abuse, and Computer Crimes Comprehensive site from Dennis Nicewander, Asst. State Attorney (FL), with links to statutes, appellate decisions and case law pertaining to Sex Crimes, Child Abuse, and Computer Crimes, including child exploitation statutes for online crimes.
Men Can Stop Rape
P.O. Box 57144
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 265-6530
www.mencanstoprape.org
Empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men's violence.
National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization
PMB 103, 5505 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20015-2601
Toll-free: 1-800-738-4181
www.nomsv.org
This organization is committed through research, education, advocacy, and activism to the prevention, treatment and elimination of all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
123 North Enola Drive
Enola, PA 17025
Phone: (717) 909-0710
Toll-free: 1-877-739-3895
www.nsvrc.org
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE
www.rainn.org
RAINN is a national hotline for victims of sexual assault. Calls to the hotline are instantly computer-routed to the 24-hour rape crisis center nearest the caller.
Sexual Assault Hotlines in the U.S.
www.feminist.org/911/resources.html Local addresses and phone numbers for every U.S. state.
Sexual Assault Referral Services
http://www.acshp.org.au/sexual_health/assault.htm
Local addresses and phone numbers for Australia
Speak Out A directory of resources, information, and support services for rape victims in South Africa
Stop Family Violence
331 West 57th Street #518 New York, NY 10019
www.sfvo.org
Stop Family Violence's mission is to organize and amplify our nation's collective voice against family violence.
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