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As published by BuzzFeed News Zahra Hirji, BuzzFeed News Reporter August 6, 2019 Ciara Newton had her dream job at a Shell refinery. But she was fired after enduring months of harassment, including sexist comments from supervisors and a lewd sticker. OAKLAND, California — She walked toward the witness stand at eight months pregnant, her slow…

As published by The Center for Constitutional Rights The Center for Constitutional Rights is headed to trial in an historic lawsuit about torture at the infamous “hard site” at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Al Shimari v. CACI et al. is a case on behalf of three survivors of torture at the prison—Suhail Al Shimari, Asa’ad Al…

The Press-Enterprise Ex-UC Riverside administrator James Sandoval sexually harassed employees over 20-year period, probe finds By: Ryan Hagan Over the course of 20 years before his January retirement as a UC Riverside vice chancellor, James Sandoval pursued unwanted romantic relationships with four women who worked for him, demanding full body hugs and punishing them when they…

Los Angeles Times Investigation finds former UC Riverside vice chancellor sexually harassed two women By: Teresa Watanabe A former UC Riverside vice chancellor sexually harassed two women he supervised with unwanted touching, intimate texts and persistent invitations to private dinners and drinks, a University of California investigation has found. James Sandoval singled out at least four…

Los Angeles Times With Brett Kavanaugh, it’s not a question of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It’s a question of credibility By: Robin Abcarian In the national cacophony that arose after Christine Blasey Ford testified that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school, one refrain from his supporters has begun to drown…

Trauma-Informed Interviewing in Workplace Investigations By: Keith Rohman, Brenda Ingram, and Cathleen Watkins Originally published in the AWI Journal, July 2018, Volume 9, No. 2 Trauma is part of the world we live in, and trauma survivors are present in every workplace. Some people are exposed to trauma on a daily basis as part of their…