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Rape and other forms of sexual abuse have long been used as means of control, humiliation and dominance in wartime situations. These vicious acts have been perpetuated by systems that call for world peace over all else. 

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA)

“We don’t want to ever see something like what happened with my sister happen to any other victims,” Mayra Guillén told The 19th. A new bill aims to cha...

Service members who report an attack have to navigate a system that does not necessarily protect them. A group of lawyers, advocates and survivors is jo...

Service members who report an attack have to navigate a system that does not necessarily protect them. A group of lawyers, advocates and survivors is joining the fight to change that policy.

As Congress works to pass the annual defense policy bill, lawmakers work to ensure efforts to reform the military justice system remain.

In letters sent to leadership of each chamber and of their armed services committees, the groups call for full passage of the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention, which would overhaul how the military handles non-military felonies, including sexual assault.

If Army veteran Crystal Ellington had known about the disparity between white service members and service members of color in military discipline, the

Unequal punishment based on race is a problem across the armed forces. Veterans and military experts say that racial bias in military discipline has become a serious threat to national security.

Advocates Frustrated By Bidens Silence On Justice Reform By Sarah Martinson | July 25, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT Criminal justice reform advocates are frustrated that President Joe Biden hasnt made more progress on his reform campaign promises during his first six months in office and hasnt laid out his plans for fulfilling these promises. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) One of President Joe Bidens most powerful tools for advancing criminal justice reform is his voice and ye...