Laura L. Dunn: It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence
Laura L. Dunn: Es hora de que la ley proteja a las víctimas de violencia de género
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
hay una creciente conciencia social
are far too common occurrences
ocurren con demasiada asiduidad
without any accountability.
el movimiento"Me Too" ,
movement is upon us,
are speaking out to demand change.
exigen un cambio.
las agresiones sexuales en el campus.
sexual assault on campus.
Congress reform the military,
al congreso una reforma militar,
Hollywood stars to janitorial staff
de Hollywood hasta conserjes
in the workplace.
en el puesto de trabajo.
can create lasting legal change.
puede crear un cambio legal duradero.
by institution, fighting for reform,
luchando por la reforma,
denies fundamental protections
niega protecciones fundamentales
such as sexual assault,
la violencia en la pareja
of the Constitution,
Enmienda de la Constitución,
from abusing its citizens,
por parte de los gobiernos estatales,
governments to intervene
abusan de sus ciudadanos.
calls the police from her home,
llama a la policía desde su casa,
to the state's protection.
a la protección del estado.
without any legal remedy
sin ningún amparo legal
se produce un daño evitable.
all citizens collectively,
todos los ciudadanos colecivamente,
directly contradicts international law,
directamente el derecho internacional,
intervengan y protejan
gender violence by private parties
por entidades privadas
lo deja a la discreción,
para discriminar sistemáticamente
to discriminate systemically
a las incontables víctimas.
on "Law & Order: SVU,"
en "Ley y Orden: UVE,"
of gender violence.
para las víctimas de violencia género.
where law enforcement has chosen to act,
donde la policía ha decidido actuar,
during the resulting criminal process.
durante el resultante proceso penal.
in a criminal case.
de un caso criminal.
the interests of a victim.
los intereses de una víctima.
the interests of the state.
los intereses del estado.
to dismiss criminal charges,
a su discreción los cargos criminales,
a victim's voice from the process,
del proceso, porque de nuevo,
the interests of all citizens collectively
de los ciudadanos colectivamente,
algunas víctimas de violencia de género
have found protections
de los Derechos Civiles federales,
of sex discrimination,
de discriminación sexual,
that accept federal funding.
que aceptan fondos federales.
sex discrimination within admissions,
en la discriminación sexual en admisiones,
ha evolucionado con el tiempo
to intervene and address gender violence
que intervengan y aborden
por cualquiera de las partes,
or campus visitors commit sexual assault
o visitantes del campus
is that through Title IX,
todo el que busque acceso a la educación
are protected against gender violence
contra la violencia de género
does not exist under the law.
bajo ninguna otra ley.
educational institutions
a las instituciones educativas
of gender violence seriously,
seriamente,
por parte del campus,
victims equitable rights
a las víctimas derechos equitativos
their own interests during proceedings,
sus propios intereses durante el pleito,
educational institutions to do so.
las instituciones educativas.
historically swept gender violence
han escondido la violencia de género
system does today.
nuestra justicia penal.
protegen a algunas víctimas,
protects some victims,
a todas las víctimas.
institution by institution,
en el ejército o en el puesto de trabajo,
in the military, in the workplace,
de Igualdad de Derechos.
garantizaba igualdad de género
gender equality under the law,
requerir que los estados intervengan
require states to intervene
of sex discrimination.
de discriminación sexual.
did not pass in the 1970s,
de Derechos no se aprobó en los 70,
three states of doing so.
de hecho tres estados la apoyaron.
has ratified the amendment,
ha ratificado la enmienda,
in different political times.
en tiempos políticos diferentes.
y el movimiento "Me Too"
to the Me Too movement,
political will of the people
en la gente necesario para crear
de las víctimas que lucha
the prospect of justice
para los sobrevivientes de todo el país
"Se acaba el tiempo".
"Ya es hora".
de normalizar la violencia de género.
to become the norm after gender violence.
the Equal Rights Amendment,
por la Igualdad de Derechos
can become a system of justice,
llegar a ser un sistema de justicia,
el "Basta ya".
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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