Former KBR/Halliburton employee Jamie Leigh Jones testifies in Washington
Jamie Leigh Jones, former KBR/Halliburton employee who was allegedly raped while working in Iraq, testifies before a House Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing entitled "Enforcement of Federal Criminal Law to Protect Americans Working for U.S. Contractors in Iraq" in Washington on December 19, 2007. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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HOUSTON, June 14 (UPI) -- Opening statements began in Houston Tuesday in a federal civil trial for a Texas woman who says she was gang-raped while working for a U.S. contractor in Iraq.
WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- Since the very first conflicts, until it was made illegal under international law, rape was a part of warfare. But a series of recent allegations against Private Military Contractors suggests that it is not just a historical phenomenon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A Texas woman claiming Halliburton/KBR co-workers gang-raped her in Iraq says she and other women are prohibited by contract from talking about their cases.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Justice Department officials skipped a congressional hearing Wednesday dealing with allegations of rape and sexual assault of female contractors in Iraq.
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