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RAINN Applauds Congress Passing Bill Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment

Washington, D.C. - RAINN released the following statement after the Senate passed H.R. 4445 - The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. The bill passed the House of Representatives earlier this week, and will now move to the president’s desk:

RAINN Statement on Introduction of Bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act

Washington, D.C. - Today, a bipartisan group of lawmakers will be joined by eight national advocacy organizations to introduce the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA).

New RAINN-Supported Legislation Incentivizes Tech Companies to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation

A bipartisan group of members of Congress, led by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Representative Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), and Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) has introduced the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (EARN IT Act)....

RAINN Report Examines the State of Post-Rape Care in Six African Nations

Washington, D.C. – A sobering new report from RAINN looks at the state of sexual violence and post-rape care in six African nations: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. Based on limited data available from the United Nations, lifetime rates of...

Philanthropist on the Importance of Supporting Survivors During the Pandemic and Every Day

Each month, RAINN features a member of its National Leadership Council (NLC). The NLC is a group of dedicated individuals who have shown their commitment to RAINN’s mission of supporting survivors and ending sexual violence. We last interviewed Rochelle Rubin, executive director of the Alpern...

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