Rape

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently signed a memorandum enacting internal reforms across the Department of Defense (DOD) relating to how the military handles equal opportunity complaints.  The memorandum, which Secretary Hegseth nicknamed the “No More Walking On Eggshells” policy, seeks to counteract specious Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints.   According to Hegseth, unsupported EEO complaints […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the conviction of Gambian national Michael Sang Correa for his role in torturing numerous victims. A Colorado jury found that Correa tortured five victims for their involvement in a failed coup in 2006 to overthrow former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. Correa reportedly worked in an army unit called […]

Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) suggested President-elect Donald Trump is on board with raising the mandatory minimum sentencing for sexual crimes, especially those against children, in recent comments to Fox News Digital, reiterating that "you cannot rehabilitate predators." Rep. Luna introduced legislation in April that would raise the federal minimum sentence for child sexual abuse […]

The Incidents Report Center of the Foundation for Pan-American Democracy (FDP) has released dismaying reports outlining the Cuban government’s myriad human rights violations in recent months.  The FDP’s report claims over 500 different human rights violations occurred from September to November, including nearly 300 arbitrary detentions and tens of extrajudicial executions.  One significant execution was […]

President-elect Donald Trump has reassured his supporters he is committed to seeing Pete Hegseth confirmed by the Senate as the next Secretary of Defense.  Hegseth has enjoyed a groundswell of support following increasing criticism of his nomination by Democrats and some conservatives.  Hegseth had been facing pressure to rescind his nomination after reports emerged suggesting […]

US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has condemned Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro for  torture practices.  Dictator Maduro has been previously broadly accused of human rights violations including arbitrary deprivations of life, arbitrary detentions, short-term forced disappearances, acts of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as well as sexual and gender-based violence. Senator Rubio’s condemnation of […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—A nonprofit organization opposed to the death penalty is accusing the Governor of being "calculated" and "hypocritical" in the Thursday evening execution of rapist and murderer Loran Cole, citing confusion over why the Legislature would honor victims of a horror boys' school that Cole attended but still choose to execute him. Floridians for Alternatives […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Murderer and rapist Loran Cole is trying to use a new DeSantis-signed law as his get-out-of-jail-free card—literally. The issue? He's a murderer and rapist. So, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the 57-year-old's death warrant on July 29th, 2024—the first execution of the year. Cole is set to be executed on Aug. 29th, though he argues […]

The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner (OCHR) has published a report accusing Israel of committing war crimes throughout their war against Hamas. The list of OCHR’s accusations include the use of sexual violence starvation as a method of warfare, murder or wilful killing, intentionally directing attacks against civilians and civilian objects, forcible […]

The White House recently published a fact sheet outlining President Joe Biden’s actions to address sexual violence in war. However, some conservatives have criticized the fact sheet for failing to mention any actions taken in light of Hamas’ October 7th attacks, which included widely-documented sexual violence. Late last week, Vice President Kamala Harris hosted an […]

Over the weekend, Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced on X (formerly Twitter) that she will introduce legislation this week increasing the Federal minimum sentence for child sexual abuse to a capital offense or life in prison, saying, "You cannot cure predators." I am introducing a bill this Thursday that will raise the federal minimum […]

SARASOTA, FL—Following a now-shuttered sex scandal, the recently deposed GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, have filed a lawsuit to keep text messages they exchanged during the Republican leader's rape investigation out of the public's hands. On March 15, the formerly powerful Zieglers sued the City of Sarasota […]

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Subcommittee Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (D-CA) have jointly introduced legislation to protect Coast Guard members from sexual violence.  The proposed legislation was drafted after the Coast Guard published a report detailing the service’s mishandling of reports of sexual misconduct.  The report was the final […]

President Joe Biden’s Gaza humanitarian relief air campaign, which began late last week, has made its second delivery of aid. The second aid airdrop mission focused on areas in Northern Gaza and was jointly conducted with the Royal Jordanian Air Force. According to the U.S. Central Command  (CENTCOM), U.S. C-130s dropped over 36,800 meal equivalents […]

Florida lawmakers are celebrating the passage of a bipartisan resolution condemning Hamas’ use of sexual violence in its war against Israel.  Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) introduced the resolution condemning Hamas' horrific practices last January.  Since then, the resolution gained 200 total co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle.  “The U.S. Congress […]