Laura L. Dunn: It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence
Laura L. Dunn: È ora che la legge protegga le vittime della violenza di genere
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
si sta prendendo coscienza del fatto
are far too common occurrences
sono episodi troppo frequenti
without any accountability.
senza alcun responsabile.
aleggia su di noi,
movement is upon us,
are speaking out to demand change.
parlano per chiedere un cambiamento.
contro le violenze sessuali nei campus.
sexual assault on campus.
al Congresso una riforma dell'esercito,
Congress reform the military,
Hollywood stars to janitorial staff
agli inservienti
in the workplace.
sul posto di lavoro.
can create lasting legal change.
legale duraturo.
by institution, fighting for reform,
da un'istituzione all'altra,
denies fundamental protections
nega la protezione fondamentale
such as sexual assault,
come le aggressioni sessuali,
of the Constitution,
Emendamento della Costituzione,
di maltrattare i cittadini,
from abusing its citizens,
governments to intervene
di intervenire
maltrattano i cittadini.
calls the police from her home,
chiama la polizia da casa sua,
to the state's protection.
potrebbe non rispondere,
without any legal remedy
un danno evitabile.
all citizens collectively,
dei cittadini,
directly contradicts international law,
la legge internazionale,
di intervenire
la violenza di genere da parte di privati
gender violence by private parties
lascia discrezionalità,
per discriminare sistematicamente,
to discriminate systemically
ogni tipo di ricorso.
in "Law & Order: Unità vittime speciali",
on "Law & Order: SVU,"
of gender violence.
di violenza di genere.
where law enforcement has chosen to act,
dell'ordine hanno deciso di agire,
during the resulting criminal process.
nel conseguente processo penale.
in a criminal case.
come parti in un caso penale.
the interests of a victim.
gli interessi della vittima.
the interests of the state.
gli interessi dello Stato.
to dismiss criminal charges,
a victim's voice from the process,
della vittima dal processo,
the interests of all citizens collectively
i cittadini collettivamente
hanno trovato protezione
have found protections
dei Civil Rights federali,
of sex discrimination,
di discriminazione sessuale,
che usano fondi federali.
that accept federal funding.
sex discrimination within admissions,
all'interno delle ammissioni,
to intervene and address gender violence
alle istituzioni educative
le violenze di genere
or campus visitors commit sexual assault
o ospiti del campus
o molestie sessuali.
is that through Title IX,
attraverso il Titolo IX,
are protected against gender violence
di accedere all'istruzione
does not exist under the law.
educational institutions
alle istituzioni educative
i rapporti sulla violenza di genere
of gender violence seriously,
victims equitable rights
alle vittime
their own interests during proceedings,
possono rappresentare i loro interessi,
educational institutions to do so.
educative lo facciano per loro.
historically swept gender violence
hanno spazzato le violenze di genere
system does today.
il nostro sistema penale.
proteggono alcune vittime,
protects some victims,
tutte le vittime.
institution by institution,
da un'istituzione all'altra,
in the military, in the workplace,
nei campus, nell'esercito, sul lavoro,
sulla parità dei diritti.
gender equality under the law,
di genere per legge,
richiedere allo Stato di intervenire
require states to intervene
of sex discrimination.
di discriminazione sessuale.
did not pass in the 1970s,
dei diritti non è passato negli anni '70,
three states of doing so.
has ratified the amendment,
ha ratificato l'emendamento,
in different political times.
in un'epoca politica diversa.
to the Me Too movement,
political will of the people
politica delle persone
un cambiamento legale duraturo.
la prospettiva di giustizia
the prospect of justice
"Non c'è più tempo".
to become the norm after gender violence.
la norma dopo una violenza di genere.
the Equal Rights Amendment,
l'Emendamento sulla parità dei diritti,
can become a system of justice,
possa diventare un sistema di giustizia,
diventare "mai più".
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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