Laura L. Dunn: It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence
לורה ל.דאן: הגיע הזמן שהחוק יגן על קורבנות של אלימות מגדרית
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
מודעות חברתית הולכת וגוברת
are far too common occurrences
רווחות יתר על המידה
without any accountability.
לא לוקחים עליהם אחריות.
movement is upon us,
are speaking out to demand change.
את סיפורם כדי לדרוש שינוי.
sexual assault on campus.
Congress reform the military,
Hollywood stars to janitorial staff
וכלה בעובדי תחזוקה
in the workplace.
can create lasting legal change.
ליצור שינוי משפטי ארוך טווח.
by institution, fighting for reform,
ולהיאבק שם למען רפורמה,
denies fundamental protections
שוללת הגנה בסיסית
such as sexual assault,
of the Constitution,
from abusing its citizens,
לפגוע באזרחים שלהן,
governments to intervene
calls the police from her home,
to the state's protection.
without any legal remedy
all citizens collectively,
directly contradicts international law,
באופן ישיר את החוק הבינלאומי,
gender violence by private parties
אלימות מגדרית של צדדים פרטיים
to discriminate systemically
בו באופן שיטתי כדי להפלות,
on "Law & Order: SVU,"
"חוק וסדר: מדור מיוחד",
of gender violence.
לקורבנות של אלימות מינית.
where law enforcement has chosen to act,
רשויות אכיפת החוק בחרו לפעול,
during the resulting criminal process.
ההליך הפלילי שנפתח כתוצאה מכך.
in a criminal case.
the interests of a victim.
the interests of the state.
to dismiss criminal charges,
לבטל כתבי אישום פליליים,
a victim's voice from the process,
של הקורבן במהלך ההליך.
the interests of all citizens collectively
של כלל האזרחים באופן קולקטיבי
have found protections
of sex discrimination,
של אפליה על בסיס מין,
that accept federal funding.
שמקבלות מימון מהממשל הפדרלי.
sex discrimination within admissions,
באפליה מינית במסגרת הליכי קבלה,
to intervene and address gender violence
להתערב ולטפל באלימות מגדרית
or campus visitors commit sexual assault
אורחים בקמפוס שמבצעים תקיפה מינית
is that through Title IX,
are protected against gender violence
מוגנים מפני אלימות מינית.
does not exist under the law.
educational institutions
of gender violence seriously,
הדוחות על אלימות מינית,
victims equitable rights
their own interests during proceedings,
של עצמם במהלך ההליך המשפטי,
educational institutions to do so.
historically swept gender violence
טיטאו מקרי אלימות מינית
system does today.
שלנו פועלת היום.
protects some victims,
מגן רק על חלק מהקורבנות,
institution by institution,
in the military, in the workplace,
בצבא ובמקום העבודה,
gender equality under the law,
שוויון בין המגדרים בחסות החוק,
require states to intervene
מהמדינות להתערב
of sex discrimination.
did not pass in the 1970s,
לא עבר בשנות ה-70',
three states of doing so.
has ratified the amendment,
in different political times.
to the Me Too movement,
political will of the people
the prospect of justice
to become the norm after gender violence.
לאחר אלימות מגדרית תהפוך לנורמה,
the Equal Rights Amendment,
can become a system of justice,
תוכל להפוך למערכת שעושה צדק,
להפוך ל-"NO MORE".
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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