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The SVC, Special Victims’ Counsel, expanded legislation to assist sexual assault victims…
The changes will will affect policy and courts-martial procedures. The SCV has attorneys who help victims through the legal process. Now, not just Department of Defence civilians as well as active service members and their families are eligible.
Trigger warning: this article contains references to physical and sexual violence The killing of a 15-year-old Iraqi girl is sparking outrage and renewed warnings about the dangers of forced child marriage and so-called “honor” crimes in Iraq. Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi was reportedly shot 10 times and killed by male relatives after refusing a second forced marriage. Her killing has become a symbol of the risks faced by girls trapped between
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