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RAINN uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) End User Messaging Social, which leverages the WhatsApp Connector to create on-demand crisis hotlines and additional online support mediums. This solution integrates RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline directly into social media messaging platforms, gaming, and other social networking sites. Washington, D.C. (April 28, 2025) — RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, announces a new point of access on WhatsApp, powered by Amazon Web Services’ End Messaging Social. Using…
Richmond, V.A. – RAINN released the following statement after Governor Glenn Youngkin signed H.B. 764. The bill modifies the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to make it easier for victims of sexual abuse or criminal sexual assault to terminate a rental agreement early if they are no longer safe in that location, without a financial penalty. “Our laws should provide victims every path to get to safety, including the ability to terminate a lease…
Jackson, M.S. – Today, RAINN, along with Representative Dana McLean (R-District 39-MS), the Center for Violence Prevention, Joyful Heart, and Ole Miss’ VIP: Survivor Support called for the passage of HB 1537 in Mississippi. The Bill provides immunity from offenses involving substance use to those seeking to report a sex crime. “As lawmakers, it is our responsibility to encourage victims and witnesses of rape and sexual assault to report these life-altering crimes,” says Representative Dana…
Washington, D.C. – On March 27, 2024, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) signed AB 940 — a RAINN-supported bill that provides critical services for victims of crime-into law. This law funds victim services and domestic abuse services, training for grant recipients, and grants to child advocacy centers in Wisconsin. The new law will help close funding gaps in Wisconsin left open after cuts to the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). “VOCA funding surrounds survivors…
Washington, D.C. (September 7, 2023) – RAINN released the following statement after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge sentenced Danny Masterson to 30 years to life today after Masterson was found guilty of two counts of rape in May 2023: “The victim-impact statements were incredibly powerful and we applaud the strong sentence handed down by Judge Olmedo,” said Scott Berkowitz, RAINN president and founder. “We are hopeful that today’s sentence sends a message that justice…
Va. Governor Youngkin Signs Three RAINN-supported Bills Into Law In a sweeping show of survivor-centered legislative progress, Monday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law three RAINN-supported bills that give survivors of sexual violence tools they need to seek justice and healing. “Virginia empowered survivors with these new laws,” says RAINN Director of State Legislative Affairs, Mollie Montague. “Whether it is protecting themselves and their children from a rapist, or seeking care after an assault,…
Too often, when survivors come forward to tell their stories, they are met with bad faith lawsuits trying to silence them. Thanks to a new law in California, survivors will be better protected from the risks, and costs, of lawsuits. Following a campaign led by survivor Victoria Burke and supported by RAINN, the legislature passed AB 933, which was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bill, sponsored by Assembly Members Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and…
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A 4992 would clear the way to establish patterns of behavior in prosecution of sex crimes in New York New York, N.Y. – Today, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, RAINN, and a coalition of New York City-based anti-sexual violence organizations are calling on New York lawmakers to support a bill that would stop the kind of ruling reversal that undermined the state’s 2020 case against Harvey Weinstein and subjected survivors who testified…
Victory for Survivors: New Law Protects Survivors Who Report Sexual Offenses Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves Signs RAINN-supported Bill Into Law Jackson, M.S. – April 2025, Mississippi takes a powerful stand for survivors with the enactment of HB 861 and SB 2313, landmark legislation designed to protect those reporting sexual assault. These crucial laws provide limited immunity from prosecution for alcohol and drug misdemeanors to survivors and witnesses who come forward to report sexual offenses. “Today,…