There was a House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting today concerning Peace Corps' safety and security procedures, particularly concerning sexual assault and the support Peace Corps provides.
It's 2011. It's so disappointing that survivors of sexual assault are still being blamed for their assaults.
Here are a few quality links:
http://firstresponseaction.blogspot.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/us/11corps.html?_r=1&src=tptw
http://firstresponseaction.blogspot.com/2011/05/changeorg-blog-by-casey-frazee.html
http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-peace-corps-protect-volunteers-back-anti-sexual-violence-legislation
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/raped-peace-corps-volunteer/story?id=13537674
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