Laura L. Dunn: It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence
لورا ل. دان: حان وقت حماية القانون لضحايا العنف الجنسي
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
هناك وعي اجتماعي متزايد
are far too common occurrences
هي أمور شائعة جداً
without any accountability.
movement is upon us,
are speaking out to demand change.
يتحدثون مُطالبين بالتغيير.
sexual assault on campus.
في الحرم الجامعي.
Congress reform the military,
بإصلاح الجيش،
Hollywood stars to janitorial staff
إلى موظفي الحراسة
in the workplace.
can create lasting legal change.
تغييرًا قانونيًّا دائمًا.
by institution, fighting for reform,
للقتال من أجل الإصلاح،
denies fundamental protections
الحماية الأساسية
such as sexual assault,
of the Constitution,
from abusing its citizens,
استغلال مواطنيهم،
governments to intervene
calls the police from her home,
أثناء تواجدها بمنزلها،
to the state's protection.
without any legal remedy
نتيجة لذلك.
all citizens collectively,
directly contradicts international law,
يخالف بشكل مباشر القانون الدولي،
gender violence by private parties
المطبَّق من قبل أطراف خاصة
to discriminate systemically
لتطبيق تمييز ممنهج
"القانون والنظام: الوحدة الخاصة للضحايا"
on "Law & Order: SVU,"
of gender violence.
لضحايا العنف الجنسي.
where law enforcement has chosen to act,
التي تختار فيها السلطات التدخل،
during the resulting criminal process.
خلال الإجراءات الجزائية المترتبة.
in a criminal case.
the interests of a victim.
the interests of the state.
to dismiss criminal charges,
a victim's voice from the process,
خلال الإجراءات،
the interests of all citizens collectively
مصالح المواطنين كجماعة
have found protections
of sex discrimination,
that accept federal funding.
التي تتلقى تمويلًا حكوميًّا.
sex discrimination within admissions,
التمييز الجنسي،
to intervene and address gender violence
ومواجهة العنف الجنسي
or campus visitors commit sexual assault
أو زوار للحرم الجامعي على اقتراف اعتداء
is that through Title IX,
are protected against gender violence
محميُّون ضد العنف الجنسي
does not exist under the law.
educational institutions
على المؤسسات التعليمية
of gender violence seriously,
على محمل الجد،
داخل الحرم الجامعي،
victims equitable rights
حقوقًا متساوية
their own interests during proceedings,
خلال الإجراءات،
educational institutions to do so.
للقيام بذلك.
historically swept gender violence
أخذت العنف الجنسي
system does today.
نظامنا للعدالة الجزائية.
protects some victims,
institution by institution,
in the military, in the workplace,
وأماكن العمل،
gender equality under the law,
مساواة بين الجنسين في إطار قانوني،
require states to intervene
أن يفرض على الولايات التدخل
of sex discrimination.
did not pass in the 1970s,
تعديل الحقوق المتساوية في السبعينيات،
three states of doing so.
has ratified the amendment,
من هذه الولايات على هذا التعديل،
in different political times.
وانتهاءً بحركة "أنا أيضًا"،
to the Me Too movement,
political will of the people
the prospect of justice
to become the norm after gender violence.
هي جزاء العنف الجنسي.
the Equal Rights Amendment,
can become a system of justice,
نظامًا عادلًا،
"لا مزيد".
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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