News, 9/27/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   LAW ENFORCEMENT

IV.   FORENSIC EVIDENCE

V.    ARMED CONFLICT

VI.   CAMPUS

VII.  FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

VIII. CASE STORIES
IX.   COMMENTARY

GLOBAL NEWS

Violence against women: Police launch action plan in Northern Ireland
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-63035173

Children removed from Jewish sect's jungle compound in Mexico
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-62372365

Iran protester: 'They said if we didn't keep quiet, they would rape us'
(Trigger warning)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63047372

Canada: B.C. man guilty of 11 counts of sexual assault after befriending victims at Metro Vancouver churches
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/raymond-gaglardi-guilty-sexual-assault-1.6597218

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Virginia: Sen. Tim Kaine introduces bill to support survivors of sexual assault on college campuses
https://www.whsv.com/2022/09/27/sen-tim-kaine-introduces-bill-support-survivors-sexual-assault-college-campuses/

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tennessee: Memphis Mayor Strickland defends MPD amid questions about handling of rape cases
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2022/09/27/memphis-mayor-strickland-defends-mpd-handling-of-rape-investigations/69522837007/

FORENSIC EVIDENCE

Tennessee: Memphis City Council tackles rape kits, drag racing, and curfew for kids
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/memphis-city-council-rape-kits-drag-racing-curfew-for-kids-youth/522-7a8564a9-b03c-4bc5-86d3-51704ba7cd4c

ARMED CONFLICT

‘Dire’ and deteriorating pattern of rights abuse continues in Ukraine
(Trigger warning)
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1128131

CAMPUS

Colorado: CU sexual assault survey shows fewer incidences during the pandemic, but severity of assaults has increased
https://www.cpr.org/2022/09/27/cu-sexual-assault-misconduct-survey-pandemic-fraternities/

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

FGM still a running battle in south-west, south-east Nigeria
https://tribuneonlineng.com/fgm-still-a-running-battle-in-south-west-south-east-nigeria/

CASE STORIES

Ex-Alaska attorney general pleads not guilty to sexual abuse
https://apnews.com/article/sports-alaska-sexual-abuse-anchorage-6d7a984a8f17182dfe34d4f23be67358

COMMENTARY

"Maybe It Wasn’t Violent, but It Was Rape": Constance Wu Is Ready to Tell Her Story
(Trigger warning)
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/constance-wu-is-ready-to-tell-her-story

Child marriage comes with a heavy cost for young girls in Africa – but there’s one clear way out
https://theconversation.com/child-marriage-comes-with-a-heavy-cost-for-young-girls-in-africa-but-theres-one-clear-way-out-190924

James Geoffrey Griffin: The child abuse scandal that shamed Tasmania
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62173774