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San Francisco Police Make Progress on Backlog of Untested Rape Kits
The San Francisco Police Department announced this week that it has cleared a backlog of sexual assault kits dating back more than 10 years.
Money to Address Rape Kit Backlog in Congressional Spending Bill
Advocates praised the inclusion of $41 million to handle thousands of untested rape kits.
National Rape Kit Backlog Gets a $35 Million Boost
The massive national backlog of rape kits is being targeted by Manhattan’s district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr. According to Vance, there is a backlog of “hundreds of thousands of rape kits” across the country in police warehouses.
The NFL's response to domestic violence and sexual assault
When faced with these issues in the summer of 2014, it quickly became clear that the NFL needed to know and do more.
#RocksMyWorld: Mariska Hargitay and Me & Ro Team Up to Make New Jewelry for the Joyful Heart Foundation
Gifts that also contribute to charity make great presents during the holiday season. The “No More” pendant Me & Ro designer Robin Renzi created with Mariska Hargitay for her Joyful Heart Foundation is not only the kind of jewel you put on and never take off, it also benefits a good cause. “This Me & Ro necklace is a beautiful way to show—and kindle in others—the commitment to ending sexual assault and domestic violence,” Hargitay says.
SPD Leaves most Rape Kit Evidence on the Shelf
The Seattle Police Department's records show that in a little over a decade, 1,641 rape kits were booked into evidence. But only 365 of kits were tested, just 22% of the total.
Rape Kit Contribution Should Spur Congressional Action
Under the program announced in New York, $35 million in civil forfeiture assets will be made available to localities and states across the country to test some 70,000 rape kits, which are a collection of physical evidence painstakingly taken from victims of sexual assault.
Accountability is the First Step
Today, The Accountability Project, an initiative of our ENDTHEBACKLOG program, released our first findings about the extent of the backlog in four cities—Las Vegas, Milwaukee, Seattle and Tulsa.
Time for Change: A Response to the Ray Rice Assault
Whether you are picking up the paper, watching the news or following the conversation on Twitter, it’s clear that all of us are searching for how to respond, for language to talk about these crimes, to express our feelings, and for what to do next. What we know for sure: it's time for change. And we know that change will only come when we all work together.
Neiman Marcus Links With Mariska Hargitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation
ODE TO JOY: Neiman Marcus teamed up with the Joyful Heart Foundation, founded by actress and advocate Mariska Hargitay of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” for its 10th anniversary celebration. Neiman’s presented The NO MORE Lounge at Joyful Heart’s bi-annual Joyful Mele gala Sunday night in Hawaii, where Hargitay started the foundation. Neiman’s also sponsord Joyful Mele.
The event raised more than $500,000, all of which will be reinvested to support Joyful Heart’s work in Hawaii.
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