The End Violence Against Women Coalition commissioned nationwide research that shows 47% of women and 40% of men reported declining trust in the police following the publication of details about the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by serving Metropolitan…
In the action plan, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick acknowledges that there continues to be much work needed to rebuild women’s trust in the police force. This follows the police inspectorate report which found systemic failure to duties to safeguard…
This week (01.11.21) the Home Office published their fifth annual report on the UK’s progress towards ratification of the Council of Europe’s convention on preventing and combating violence against women and girls, known as the Istanbul Convention. The Istanbul Convention is…
Today (27th October 2021) Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the Autumn budget, following a comprehensive spending review to determine government spending priorities for the next three years. EVAW led a group of violence against women and girls (VAWG) sector experts calling…
An IOPC investigation into police officers who abuse their position for a sexual purpose has shown a sharp rise in reported cases in the past three years, with this form of abuse now comprising the single largest form of police…
All women and girls have the right to be safe from male violence, no matter where we are from. But the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill, currently being considered by MPs in the House of Commons, will punish and criminalise…
The statement, produced by the CEOs and Directors of second-tier women's organisations, acknowledges that now is a critical point in time to address racism, with the global spotlight on racial violence and structural inequality following the murder of George Floyd…
Today (21.10.21) the Crown Prosecution Service has released its quarterly data on violence against women and girls. This data is a crucial window into the CPS approach to prosecuting crimes of rape and domestic abuse and gives information on Quarter…
This week from the 10-17 October 2021, the End Violence Against Women Coalition joins human rights organisations Amnesty UK, Liberty, Stonewall, Freedom from Torture, the British Institute for Human Rights, Equally Ours, the Quakers and The Humanists in a week…
In light of important national conversations about what the government should do to address VAWG, significant investment in prevention and support from the Treasury is one major way that government can demonstrate that this is a real priority. The letter,…