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Right to Privacy Legislation

Many states have laws to protect the confidentiality of victims of crime. Confidentiality laws exist to encourage the reporting of offenses, and to prevent the re-victimization of the crime victim through publicity, unwarranted intrusion upon the victim's privacy, and insensitive treatment by the media. To find out what confidentiality rights exist in your state, visit your local law library or contact your state Attorney General or state legislator.

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Newsletter: Author: Deborah Fry, MPH

Cover of The Torch About Deborah Fry, MPH
Deborah Fry is the Research Director at the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault. At the Alliance, Deborah is currently working on three citywide research projects, all geared to helping improve service delivery for survivors in NYC and evaluating current prevention and intervention programs. In addition to conducting primary research, Deborah also provides research technical assistance to the NYC rape crisis programs. Deborah is a candidate for a Masters of Arts degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and has her Masters in Public Health from Columbia University. Deborah was also a Fulbright Research Scholar from 2001 to 2002. Prior to her work at the Alliance, Deborah worked with the Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program, a large international non-profit working in over 40 countries worldwide, conducting monitoring and evaluation for the program.

Articles

October 1, 2005: Katrina, Natural Disasters, and Sexual Violence : Why does rape occur in the aftermath of natural disasters and other humanitarian crises?
Rape and violence against women in the aftermath of humanitarian disasters is no new problem. Internationally, rape in refugee situations has become quite common. According to the Human Rights Watch document "Sexual Violence Against Refugees: Guidelines on Prevention and Response", there are several causes or circumstances which allow sexual attacks to take place. [more]

May 1, 2005: Alliance Launches Citywide Survivor Survey
The Alliance has embarked on an ambitious project to include survivors' voices in the evaluation of services provided to them after a sexual assault. The Alliance believes the survivor's perspective is crucial to enhancing systems' abilities to respond to their needs. [more]

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