[Content Note: Sexual assault in the US military.]
"[I]n Freedom of Information Act litigation that has now been pending for three years, the Pentagon argues that releasing its records regarding military sexual violence is too 'burdensome,' because it involves a large number of documents. But that raises more questions than it answers: Doesn't the volume of documents only confirm the magnitude of sexual assault in the military? Why is the Department of Defense opposing efforts to shed further light on military sexual violence, a necessary step to creating effective solutions?"—Sandra S. Park, Staff Attorney, ACLU Women's Rights Project.
Read her entire piece here.
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