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Jamie Leigh Jones

Franken’s amendment survives

December 16, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Earlier this year, Sen. Franken introduced an amendment (S.2588) to the FY2010 Defense Appropriations Bill that would restrict funding to defense contractors who commit employees to mandatory binding arbitration in the case of sexual assault. The legislation, endorsed by 61 women’s, labor and public interest groups, was inspired by the story of Jamie Leigh Jones.

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Halliburton Rape Claim Goes to Court

May 13, 2008

posted in: Public Affairs

from ABC News A Houston woman who says she was gang-raped by co-workers at a Halliburton/KBR camp in Baghdad won a major court battle last week when a Texas judge ordered that she can bring her case to court instead of forcing her into secretive arbitration proceedings with Halliburton and KBR.

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House Judiciary Committee Hears Testimony from Jamie Leigh Jones About KBR “Lawlessness"

December 19, 2007

posted in: Public Affairs

Cross-posted from the Feminist Peace Network: The following commentary is from Nancy Pelosi’s blog: “The Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security has just concluded a hearing, “Enforcement of Federal Criminal Law to Protect Americans Working for U.S. Contractors in Iraq.” Rep. Ted Poe (TX-02), Jamie Leigh Jones, a former employee of Kellogg, Brown

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Rep Poe: KBR Gang Rape Was Not "An Isolated Case Of Sexual Assault"

December 14, 2007

posted in: Public Affairs

Earlier this week, CALCASA Public Policy blogged about Jamie Leigh Jones case who says she was gang-raped by Halliburton/KBR coworkers in Baghdad, and the company and the U.S. government are covering up the incident. Yesterday, on CNN’s Lou Dobbs’ Tonight, Poe said that he does “not think this is an isolated case” and encouraged “other

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