How are groups in Japan working with U.S. groups to stop violence against women?
AW: Groups in Japan participate in international conferences on ending the harmful effects of U.S. bases abroad, including violence against women. Japanese groups have talked with Congress members and with congressional committees as well as with staff of the State Department. IPS: Is it true that a class action suit against the U.S. military is to be filed? AW: Burke ONeill, a private law firm in Washington, DC is gathering evidence of sexual assault and rape primarily of women in the military to determine whether they will file a class action law suit on military sexual trauma (MST). The proposal currently does not cover rape of civilians, but we have raised the issue with them and they are considering it, but the main focus, at this point, is on rape of military women.
