Getting your player ready...
WASHINGTON — Congress has responded to complaints that the Peace Corps hasn’t done enough to protect its volunteers from sexual assaults with legislation requiring the agency to better train participants in how to avoid such attacks.
The House voted 406-0 Tuesday to pass the bill and send it to President Barack Obama for his signature. It provides whistle-blower protections for volunteers who report threatening activities and requires the Peace Corps to develop sexual-assault risk-reduction and response training.
