Helping Survivors and their Families Exercise their Rights.
mission
Mission
To empower survivors of sexual violence by helping them find their voice and overcome barriers to obtaining justice, all while disrupting the cultural stigma surrounding the disclosures of these crimes.
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How do we do this?
We have 2 main focus areas
1) Legal Advocacy
2) Empowerment Protocol
Check out our Empowerment protocol
As you process trauma through the mind, you also have to process it through the body. Through yoga, integrative rest, and re-training of the nervous system, we will help guide you on this journey.
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What happened to Denisha?
- Denisha was found dead on August 9, 2022 in Germany. That same day, the military reached out to the family and told them that Denisha killed herself. On July 19, 2022, twenty-one days earlier, Denisha called her family and stated that she had been beaten very badly and strangled by other Military Police Officers. After this attempted murder, she asked that her family record the video call, and her injuries were visible on the recording. She indicated that she feared for her life and was scared.
- Her parents then called the Red Cross and put in an urgent message because they feared for their daughter’s life. Twenty-one days later, she was found dead. She reported the assault to her chain of command immediately after it occurred, but they did not investigate. Denisha messaged her family and told them that she was just trying to keep her head down until she returned home. She even packed her bags and sent pictures of her packed bags to her family.
- We have provided this evidence to the military indicating that Denisha did not take her own life. Despite this, they seem to only want to know what Denisha’s mental health was like at the time of her death. We do not believe that they are taking her death seriously and treating her life as if it were forfeit.
- Consequently, we are asking that the FBI to take over this case so that this investigation is not compromised further.
Victim Advocates speak out
PBS reports that the military needs to remove the chain of command from deciding the fate of those accused of sexual assault in the military. We agree. Listen to what our Advocates are saying.
breaking news
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Over the last two years, we have been working on the investigative report with CBS to shine light on the retaliation that many of clients experience as a result of their report. Join us in a call to action and raise your voice in support of all of our survivors.
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