Investigation of the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women
http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/spl/documents/tutwiler_findings_1-17-14.pdf Reports on findings of Justice Department investigation of allegations of sexual abuse of prisoners in an Alabama state...
View ArticleMemorandum: Establishing a White House Task Force to Protect Students from...
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/01/22/memorandum-establishing-white-house-task-force-protect-students-sexual-a Creates a task force to strengthen higher education compliance efforts and...
View ArticleConcluding Observations on the Report Submitted by the Holy See … on the Sale...
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CRC-OP-SC/Shared%20Documents/VAT/CRC_C_OPSC_VAT_CO_1_16307_E.pdf Criticizes the Catholic Church for greater concern about protecting the reputation of the church...
View ArticleSurvey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2012
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bjs/grants/244563.pdf Reports on results of the twelfth survey of criminal history information systems in the 50 states and territories, including number of individuals...
View ArticleGPS Monitoring: An Effective, Cost-Saving Option
https://ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/244914.pdf Argues that California tests among 516 parolees showed that sex-offenders had lower recidivism rates and were cheaper to monitor when GPS methods were used....
View ArticleGender at Work: A Companion to the World Development Report on Jobs
http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/Gender/GenderAtWork_web.pdf Examines constraints which prevent women from learning and earning as much as men. Also surveys policies and...
View ArticleGender at Work: A Companion to the World Development Report on Jobs
http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/Gender/GenderAtWork_web.pdf Examines constraints which prevent women from learning and earning as much as men. Also surveys policies and...
View ArticleEEOC Charge Receipts by State and Basis for 2013
http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/state_13.cfm Provides statistics on the number of discrimination charges filed with the federal government by state during 2013 and the basis of the...
View ArticleEEOC Releases FY 2013 Enforcement and Litigation Data
http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-5-14.cfm Press release detailing the number of discrimination charges filed with the federal government during 2013, the differing bases for charges of...
View ArticleHate Crime Victimization, 2004-2012, Statistical Tables
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/hcv0412st.pdf Provides statistics on 293,000 nonfatal violent and property hate crime victimizations in the U.S. in 2012. Tables also show changes in the number and...
View ArticleSame Sex Couples: Frequently Asked Questions
https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/ArticleFolder/407/Same-Sex-Couples A set of 9 questions about social security benefits for partners in same-sex relationships. From the Social Security...
View ArticleViolence Against Women: An EU-Wide Survey: Main Results
http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra-2014-vaw-survey-main-results_en.pdf Reports that gender-based violence that disproportionately affects women is an extensive human rights abuse in the...
View ArticleViolence Against Women: An EU-Wide Survey: Technical Report
http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra-2014-vaw-survey-technical-report_en.pdf Presents a detailed overview of the research methods used to collect survey data on women’s personal experiences of...
View ArticleViolence Against Women: An EU-Wide Survey: Results at a Glance
http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra-2014-vaw-survey-at-a-glance_en_0.pdf Presents key findings of the survey of violence against women in the European Union. From the European Union Agency...
View ArticleFY2014 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R43184.pdf Presents a synopsis of sections of the Act that pertain to personnel policy including force size, pay, health care, and sexual assault. From the...
View ArticleLaws on Homosexuality in African Nations
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/laws-on-homosexuality-in-african-nations.pdf Chart which shows laws on homosexuality in 49 African nations as of February 2014. From the Law...
View ArticleHuman Rights and Democracy: The 2013 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/302423/Cm_8842_Accessible_v0.3.pdf The British human rights report. Describes British efforts to defend human rights and...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage: A Legal Background after United States v. Windsor
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43481.pdf Explores the legal climate for same-sex marriage following the Supreme Court’s Windsor decision which held that the Defense of Marriage Age was...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education Releases List of Higher Education Institutions...
http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-list-higher-education-institutions-open-title-i Press release which describes the nature of the investigation into allegations...
View ArticleFact Sheet: Not Alone—Protecting Students from Sexual Assault
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/29/fact-sheet-not-alone-protecting-students-sexual-assault Announces actions by the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault...
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