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New York Times Engages in Bias, Secret Alterations in Coverage of Campus Sex Ass...

3/25/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / March 25, 2013 – The New York Times has repeatedly published biased and inaccurate articles regarding allegations of sexual assault on campus, according to Stop Abusive and Violent Environments. This past week the NYT secretly altered an inaccurate statement by one of its reporters. SAVE is calling for acknowledgement of the change and a public commitment to balanced coverage in future articles on the...

SAVE Applauds New Inclusion Mandate of Violence Against Women Act

3/1/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / March 1, 2013 – SAVE, a leading victim-rights organization, is applauding the recent passage of the Violence Against Women Act which includes a new mandate for inclusive services. Following spirited debates that spanned a full year, the VAWA reauthorization bill was approved yesterday in the House of Representatives by a vote of 286-138.

Within hours of its passage, Attorney General Eric Holder...

Leading Scientists and Organizations Urge Reforming the Violence Against Women A...

2/5/2013 8:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / February 5, 2013 – A group of scientists, victim advocates, and 15 leading organizations have endorsed a series of reforms to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a law that is currently up for reauthorization in Congress. The endorsers include many of the acclaimed scientists who have elucidated the causes and dynamics of intimate partner violence.

The VAWA Reform Principles are endorsed by the...

Women Shortchanged by Violence Against Women Act, SAVE Charges

1/25/2013 9:10 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / January 25, 2013 – Following introduction of the Violence Against Women Act in Congress, SAVE, a leading victim-rights organization, is charging the bills fall short in addressing the causes of domestic violence, ignore abuse-prone women, and in some cases place victims at greater risk of harm.

The bills were introduced Tuesday in the Senate (S. 47) by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and in the House of...

Domestic Violence Programs Have Not Delivered on Promises to Women: SAVE Report

1/14/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / January 14, 2013 – Domestic violence programs have fallen short in meeting women’s needs, according to a report issued today by SAVE. Of greater concern are studies that document some violence-prevention strategies endorsed by the federal Violence Against Women Act place women at greater risk of victimization and even death.

The report, Have Domestic Violence Programs Delivered on Their Promises to...

Shrill Rhetoric and Partisan Squabbling Doomed Violence Against Women Act, SAVE ...

1/4/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON/January 4, 2013 – Anti-violence advocates are disappointed after the 112th Session of Congress ended without hammering out differences in the Senate and House versions of the Violence Against Women Act renewal. Last-minute talks between Vice President Joe Biden and House Leader Eric Cantor failed to resolve differences in provisions regarding immigrants, Indians, and lesbian/gay victims of intimate...

Anti-Violence Law May Dash the Presumption of Innocence, SAVE Warns

11/13/2012 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON/ November 13, 2012 -- In their zeal to stamp out sex crimes, proponents of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) may be trying to overturn centuries of legal protections for the accused.  The bills to reauthorize VAWA that are pending in Congress – S. 1925 and H.R. 4970 -- would strip away the presumption of innocence in cases in which a sex crime was alleged, says Stop Abusive and Violent Environments...

VP Biden Charged with Misrepresentation: Abuse Statement Ignores Three Decades o...

8/1/2012 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
Washington /August 1, 2012 – A leading victim-advocacy group is charging Vice President Joe Biden with spreading one-sided and false information regarding domestic violence. Stop Abusive and Violent Environments says Biden’s statement issued Tuesday (1) condones the cycle of violence by ignoring the widespread problem of female abusers and male victims.

Female-initiated aggression is the leading risk-factor for...

Most Women Support Reform of Violence Against Women Act: SAVE Urges Lawmakers to...

7/31/2012 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
Washington, DC/July 30, 2012 -- A strong majority of women support reforming the Violence Against Women Act, according to a survey commissioned by victim-advocacy group Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE).

The survey shows that 74 percent of women responding to the survey support reform measures currently being debated in Congress to curb waste and fraud, 71 percent wish to stop discriminatory practices,...

Most Support Reform of Violence Against Women Act, SAVE Survey Shows

7/17/2012 9:30 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
Washington, DC/July 17, 2012 -- A strong majority of registered voters participating in a national survey support reforming the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). These persons support measures currently being debated in Congress that are designed to curb the waste, discrimination, and false allegations which are occurring under the current VAWA law.

Commissioned by Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE), a...