Laura L. Dunn: It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence
Laura L. Dunn: Il est temps que la loi protège les victimes de violences sexuelles
TED Fellow Laura L. Dunn advocates for survivors of campus sexual violence through effective legal assistance, policy advocacy, and institutional training. Full bio
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there is growing social awareness
il y a une conscience sociale grandissante
are far too common occurrences
et harcèlements sexuels bien trop courants
without any accountability.
souvent, personne ne répond de ses actes.
movement is upon us,
le mouvement Me Too a émergé
are speaking out to demand change.
et réclament un changement.
sexual assault on campus.
contre les agressions sexuelles
Congress reform the military,
que le Congrès réforme l'armée
Hollywood stars to janitorial staff
d'Hollywood au personnel d'entretien
in the workplace.
sur le lieu de travail.
can create lasting legal change.
peut créer un changement légal durable.
nous changeons de stratégie.
by institution, fighting for reform,
d'institution en institution,
de la constitution.
denies fundamental protections
refuse les protections fondamentales
such as sexual assault,
comme les agressions sexuelles,
et le harcèlement.
of the Constitution,
amendement de la constitution,
from abusing its citizens,
tout abus sur leurs citoyens,
governments to intervene
des gouvernements fédéraux
maltraitent leurs citoyens.
calls the police from her home,
appelle la police depuis chez elle,
to the state's protection.
peut ne pas répondre,
without any legal remedy
all citizens collectively,
de tous les citoyens collectivement,
directly contradicts international law,
la loi internationale
interviennent
gender violence by private parties
sexuelles par des parties privées
to discriminate systemically
pour discriminer systématiquement
à d'innombrables victimes.
on "Law & Order: SVU,"
dans « New York, unité spéciale »,
of gender violence.
de violences sexuelles.
where law enforcement has chosen to act,
les forces de l'ordre ont décidé d'agir,
during the resulting criminal process.
dans la procédure pénale qui en résulte.
in a criminal case.
dans les affaires pénales.
the interests of a victim.
les intérêts d'une victime.
the interests of the state.
les intérêts de l’État.
to dismiss criminal charges,
des accusations criminelles,
a victim's voice from the process,
de la victime du processus
the interests of all citizens collectively
théoriquement les intérêts
have found protections
de violences sexuelles ont été protégées
of sex discrimination,
de discrimination sexuelle,
et le harcèlement sexuels
that accept federal funding.
acceptant un financement fédéral.
sex discrimination within admissions,
sexuelle lors des admissions,
to intervene and address gender violence
aux violences sexuelles
or campus visitors commit sexual assault
des étudiants ou des visiteurs du campus
ou un harcèlement sexuel.
is that through Title IX,
are protected against gender violence
sont protégés des violences sexuelles
does not exist under the law.
n'existe pas dans la loi.
educational institutions
des institutions éducatives
les signalements de violence sexuelle
of gender violence seriously,
victims equitable rights
des droits équitables
their own interests during proceedings,
leurs intérêts durant les poursuites
educational institutions to do so.
sur les institutions éducatives.
historically swept gender violence
historiquement balayé la violence sexuelle
system does today.
de justice pénale actuel.
protects some victims,
protègent certaines victimes,
protéger toutes les victimes.
institution by institution,
d'institution en institution,
in the military, in the workplace,
sur le campus, dans l'armée, au travail,
de la constitution
sur l'égalité des droits.
gender equality under the law,
aux yeux de la loi
require states to intervene
pourrait exiger que l’État intervienne
of sex discrimination.
de discrimination sexuelle.
did not pass in the 1970s,
n'est pas passé dans les années 70,
three states of doing so.
pour le valider.
has ratified the amendment,
a ratifié l'amendement
in different political times.
politique différente.
to the Me Too movement,
au mouvement Me Too,
croissante de la population
political will of the people
the prospect of justice
les chances de justice
« Le temps est écoulé ».
to become the norm after gender violence.
devienne la norme après la violence.
the Equal Rights Amendment,
l'amendement pour l'égalité des droits
can become a system of justice,
devienne un système de justice
enfin devenir « plus jamais ».
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Laura L. Dunn - Victims' rights attorneyTED Fellow Laura L. Dunn advocates for survivors of campus sexual violence through effective legal assistance, policy advocacy, and institutional training.
Why you should listen
Laura L. Dunn, Esq., advances victims' rights through legislative and policy efforts, as well as direct representation of survivors in campus, criminal and civil systems. As a nationally-recognized victim-turned-victims’ rights attorney and social entrepreneur, her work has been featured by National Public Radio, PEOPLE Magazine, Forbes, the National Law Journal, the New York Times and many more .
While a law student, Dunn contributed to the 2011 and 2014 Title IX guidance issued by the US Department of Education. She also worked with Congress to pass the 2013 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act and its federal regulations. For this advocacy, Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy have publicly recognized Dunn. Upon graduation from Maryland Law, she founded the survivor-led and DC-based legal organization, SurvJustice. It is still the only national nonprofit representing victims of campus sexual violence in hearings across the country and is currently the lead plaintiff in a pending federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over Title IX.
As an attorney, Dunn is now a published legal scholar, an adjunct law professor, a member of the American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence and its Criminal Justice Section's Task Force on College Due Process, a liaison to the American Law Institute’s Model Penal Code on Sexual Assault and its Student Sexual Misconduct Project, an accomplished litigator who helped win the first-ever recognition of a federal victim-advocate privilege in court and an expert legal consultant on various campus sexual assault lawsuits.
For her work, Dunn has received a 2015 Echoing Green Global Fellowship, the 2016 Benjamin Cardin Public Service Award, the 2017 Department of Justice’s Special Courage Award and a 2018 TED Fellowship, along with other honors and recognitions.
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