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May 11, 2011 02:47 pm PDT
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Peace Corps volunteers speak out against "gross mismanagement of sexual assault complaints"
A growing number of ex-Peace Corps volunteers are speaking out, on blogs and in news interviews, about having survived rape and other forms of sexual assault while assigned overseas. A number of them say the Peace Corps ignored their concerns for safety or requests for relocation, and tried to blame rape victims for their attacks. Their stories, and support from families and advocates, are drawing attention from lawmakers, and promises for reform from the agency One of the women whose story is receiving renewed attention is Kate Puzey. The Peace Corps volunteer was murdered in Benin, apparently by a local teacher she was attempting to anonymously report for the rape of girls at the village school. As I blogged last year, I was in Benin, pretty close to that village, the same day the murder occurred. I remember our local friends from that region expressing horror and sadness at her murder. But we didn't know the backstory. More on her case follows. The Peace Corps 2010 budget: $400 million, government funding, your tax dollars at work. The current director today apologized for the agency's poor response to victims, and specifically the Puzey case. First: In today's New York Times, an article about the volunteers who are speaking out on sexual assault: In going public, they are exposing an ugly sliver of life in the Peace Corps: the dangers that volunteers face in far-flung corners of the world and the inconsistent -- and, some say, callous -- treatment they receive when they become crime victims. From 2000 to 2009, an average of 22 Peace Corps women each year reported being the victims of rape or attempted rape, according to the agency's own records. During that period a total of over 1,000 volunteers reported sexual assaults, including 221 rapes or attempted rapes....
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