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Hearing on International Violence Against Women

October 20, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

from Rep Delahunt’s office Last week, U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA) announced that the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight will hold a hearing on Wednesday October 21 to examine international violence against women. Delahunt said:

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BJS Releases Publications

October 13, 2009

info from OVW Last week, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released two new publications. One of the publications, Female Victims of Violence, discussed “current finding on nonfatal and fatal violent crimes committed against females.” The second publication, Crimes Against People with Disabilities, is the “first national study that presents findings about nonfatal violent and

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Obama nominates N.H. judge to Justice post

October 7, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

from the Office on Violence Against Women Last week, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Judge Susan B. Carbon to be the next Director of the Office on Violence Against Women. Susan Carbon, first appointed to the bench in 1991, has been a Supervisory Judge of the New Hampshire Judicial Branch Family Division

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Commemorating 15 Years of the Violence Against Women Act

September 14, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

A message from Catherine Pierce, OVW’s Acting Director Fifteen years ago, we saw the result of the hard work of dedicated advocates throughout the nation, when landmark legislation, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), was signed into law on September 13, 1994. Today, President Barack Obama commemorated the 15th anniversary of this historic law in

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Huffington Post: "Despite Promises, Some Rape Victims Stuck Paying Exam Bills"

August 4, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Earlier this week, the Huffington Post, posted a story about rape victims who have been required to pay for evidence collection. When a woman is raped, police turn to scientific evidence-semen, blood and tissue samples-to identify her attacker. The evidence is collected through a medical exam of the victim, who is not supposed to pay

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Rosenthal Named White House Adviser on Violence Against Women

June 30, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Information from the White House Press Office Vice President Biden, the author of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, announced today the appointment of Lynn Rosenthal as the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women. Ms. Rosenthal is one of the nation’s foremost experts in domestic violence policy, and has worked at the local,

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