Amnesty report on violence against Native women

[Waya]

Amnesty International is releasing a 113-page report today on "shocking" rates of sexual violence against Native women.

"Maze of Injustice: The failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA" focuses on three areas: Oklahoma, Alaska and the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North and South Dakota. The report says the federal government's system of jurisdiction in Indian Country puts Native women at risk of sexual assault and rape.

"The high levels of sexual violence experienced by Indigenous women in the USA are compounded by failures at every level of the justice system. Amnesty International stands in solidarity with Indigenous women's demands that the United States Government provide them the protection and justice they deserve," said Kate Gilmore, Executive Deputy Secretary General of Amnesty International.......


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