Abusegate: Groups Call for Congressional Investigation of Domestic Violence Programs

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2010-02-18 01:24

Report here. Excerpt:

'WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 / U.S. Newswire / — Twenty-two groups are calling for Congress to investigate allegations of widespread violations of federal law and constitutional protections by domestic violence programs, according to Men’s News Daily. The names of the groups requesting the probe are listed here: http://abusegate.mensnewsdaily.com/?p=58

Two federal laws — the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 — prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. But an authoritative report documents continued bias against male victims of domestic violence: http://www.radarsvcs.org/docs/RADARreport-VAWA-Discriminates-Against-Males.pdf'

Related action item:
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS: Tell Sen. Hatch to “Investigate Abusegate!”

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