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U.N. Says "Rapid" Justice Done in Haiti Rape Trial - The United Nations sentenced two Pakistani U.N. peacekeeping policemen to a year in prison with hard labor after a trial in Haiti found them guilty of sexual abuse and exploitation.(Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

U.N.: "Rapid" Justice Done in Haiti U.N. Rape Crime

Amnesty International called sentence "travesty of justice."
03/21/2012
NC Wrongfully Sterilized Victims May Get $50,000 in Compensation - A task force announced on Nov. 10 that it is recommending to the state of North Carolina that women who were sterilized against their will between 1929 and 1974  be paid $50,000 each in reparations. (Photo: AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

Bring That Week Back: Jan. 11

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NC Wrongfully Sterilized Victims May Get $50,000 in Compensation - A task force announced on Nov. 10 that it is recommending to the state of North Carolina that women who were sterilized against their will between 1929 and 1974  be paid $50,000 each in reparations. (Photo: AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

NC Wrongfully Sterilized Victims May Get $50,000 in Compensation

To date, about half a dozen states have apologized.
01/10/2012
Obama Administration Redefines “Rape” - On Jan. 6, the Obama Administration expanded the definition of rape to include men as victims for the first time, in addition to instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent. (Photo: REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye)

Obama Administration Redefines “Rape”

The definition hadn’t been changed in eight decades.
01/06/2012
Former Apple CEO and Founder Dies - Apple announced Wednesday evening that co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs passed away. He was 56.(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

2011: The Year in African-American Health

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Three FAMU Band Members Charged in Another Hazing Incident - Police charged three Florida A&M band members on Dec. 12 for allegedly striking  fellow band member Bria Shante Hunter’s legs with their fists and a metal ruler as an act of hazing, giving her blood clots and breaking her thigh bone in the process. The incident comes three weeks after the believed hazing death of drum major Robert Champion(Photos: AP Photo/Leon County Sheriff's Office, HO)

Bring That Week Back: Dec. 13

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Child Sexual Abuse: Adults Must Learn the Symptoms and Not Fear to Act

Learn how to spot the symptoms and report the problem.
12/05/2011

Mike McQueary Said He Stopped Sexual Assault

In email, McQueary said talked to police about what he saw.
11/16/2011
Penn State Students Riot After Joe Paterno Firing  - The Penn Sate Board of Trustees abruptly fired beloved head football coach Joe Paterno and Penn State president Graham Spanier on Nov. 9, in light of the child sex scandal involving Paterno’s former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The news whipped some students into a frenzy as they spilled into the streets and tipped over a news van. Two days later, thousands of students held a vigil for victims of sexual abuse.(Photo: REUTERS/Pat Little)

Commentary: Don’t Riot for Joe Paterno

Support the children who were harmed instead.
11/10/2011
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Six St. Lucia Men Charged With Raping Two U.K. Women

The suspects are due in court later this month.
05/19/2011