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US military under fire over treatment of sexual assault victims
Thousands of United States military service members have lost their military careers after reporting incidents of sexual assault, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch published Thursday.
There were more than 6,000 sexual assaults reported in the military in 2015, the Department of Defense said earlier this month in its annual report on sexual assault in the military. The actual number is likely much higher because rapes are frequently not reported, just like in the civilian world.
The Pentagon acknowledged this in its report, saying that sexual assault victims in the military often fear retaliation from their peers and superiors. But the Human Rights Watch report finds the Defense Department is not doing enough to help these victims.
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/us-military-fire-sexual-assault-victims/
There were more than 6,000 sexual assaults reported in the military in 2015, the Department of Defense said earlier this month in its annual report on sexual assault in the military. The actual number is likely much higher because rapes are frequently not reported, just like in the civilian world.
The Pentagon acknowledged this in its report, saying that sexual assault victims in the military often fear retaliation from their peers and superiors. But the Human Rights Watch report finds the Defense Department is not doing enough to help these victims.
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/us-military-fire-sexual-assault-victims/
