Indigenous women in the US face ongoing marginalization which contributes to their abuse, persecution and higher likelihood of being sexually assaulted. The failure to punish those responsible for these sexual assaults is a human rights abuse. The indifference to their rights, dignity, safety and security is inexcusable.
Native American women and Alaska Native women are more than 2.5 times likely to be raped compared to women in the US general population. Studies also show that one Native woman in three will be raped during their lifetime compared to one in five for the rest of US women. (US Department of Justice data)
Source:"Maze of Injustice – The Failure to Protect Indigenous Women from Sexual Violence in the USA” (Report from Amnesty International, 2005/2006)