FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2011 CHEROKEE, N.C. — It was with great honor that my nation, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, hosted the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Ms. Rashida Manjoo. Her visit to Cherokee was spurred by the concern that American Indian and Alaska Native women are victimized at [...]

United Nations expert on women’s human rights is investigating why Native women face the highest rates of sexual and physical assault of any group in the United States. Rashida Manjoo, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, will visit the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Cherokee, North Carolina on Jan. 27-28. Manjoo will [...]