Ένα άρθρο της ΝΥΤ για τους βιασμούς νεοσύλλεκτων γυναικών από τους εκπαιδευτές τους στην αμερικανική Πολεμική Αεροπορία, και για τη θεσμική συγκάλυψή τους, με οδήγησε σ' ένα ντοκιμαντέρ πάνω σ' αυτό το θέμα (ευρύτερα για τις αμερικανικές ένοπλες δυνάμεις), το The Invisible War, που ελπίζω να το δω. [...]
Σύμπτωση: την παρουσίαση του ντοκιμαντέρ που έκανε ο σκηνοθέτης και σεναριογράφος Κέρμπι Ντικ για το Φεστιβάλ του Σάντανς την είχα υποτιτλίσει τον Οκτώβριο:
Κι εμένα μου φάνηκε πολύ ενδιαφέρον, Κώστα, και περιμένω να το δω. Αν τύχει, θα σε ειδοποιήσω.
Επίσης, μια 30λεπτη συνέντευξη με τον Κέρμπι Ντικ:
DP/30 @ Sundance 2012: The Invisible War, documentarian Kirby Dick
In 2010, 108,121 veterans screened positive for military sexual trauma, and 68,379 had at least one Veterans Health Administration outpatient visit for related conditions. Also in 2010, The Department of Defense processed reports of 3,198 new assaults but estimated the actual number of assaults to be closer to 19,000. However, these reports only resulted in convictions against 244 perpetrators.
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Response
Two days before the film's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta called a press conference to discuss the Department of Defense's efforts to help sexual assault survivors. He did not announce changes to enforcement or prosecution. Shortly after the film's release, the filmmakers launched a campaign to bring The Invisible War's message to military and government officials.
The Invisible War was heralded for exposing a culture of widespread sexual harassment and sexual assault at Marine Barracks Washington. In March 2012, eight women, including two who appeared in the film, filed suit against military leaders for maintaining an environment that tolerates rapists while silencing survivors.
Panetta viewed the film on April 14, 2012. On April 16, 2012, Secretary Panetta issued a directive ordering all sexual assault cases to be handled by senior officers at the rank of colonel or higher. This effectively ended the practice of commanders prosecuting sexual assault cases from within their own units. Panetta later told one of the film's producers that watching The Invisible War contributed to his decision to revise this policy. The filmmakers applauded these changes but said that the Pentagon needed to take further steps, such as requiring that investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases be handled outside of the military chain of command.
On June 25, 2012, the Marine Corps unveiled a new plan to combat sexual assault. In July, Marine Corps Commandant General James F. Amos met with all non-deployed Marine generals to review the new procedures, which seek to discourage unsafe environments while increasing reporting.
On January 4, 2013, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. This law included many improvements to the military's handling of sexual assault cases, such as barring individuals with felony sex abuse convictions from receiving enlistment waivers, forming special victims units to investigate and prosecute sexual assault cases, and installing new policies to prevent professional retaliation against assault survivors.
Reception
The Invisible War received widespread acclaim from critics. At the end of 2012, it held a 100% Fresh rating from review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which also listed it as the #1 film of the year.
The film appeared on numerous year-end best lists, including in The New York Times, Time, and the National Board of Review. The Chicago Film Critics Association named it the Best Documentary of 2012.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_War
military sexual trauma (MST)
Στα καθ' ημάς: Ένοπλες δυνάμεις, εξετάσεις, ανθρώπινη αξιοπρέπεια.