Today (26.06.19) the EVAW Coalition are sharing our response to Government's Online Harms White Paper Consultation (Deadline Monday 1st July 2019) which sets out proposals for online regulations. Our response is available here: Online Harms EVAW Response The EVAW Coalition believes…
The Ministry of Justice launched a Law Commission review of the Law around non-consensual taking, making and sharing of sexual images today (26 June 2019). Rachel Krys, co-director of EVAW said “The announcement today of a Law Commission review of…
Our Co-Director Sarah Green has today (24th June) signed a joint statement calling for all bystanders - whether neighbours or strangers - to take action if they think someone's safety is threatened. She spoke on Woman's Hour to explain more…
In a report published today (14th June), the committee showed it had listened to the evidence provided by EVAW and many of our members on the shortcomings of the draft Domestic Abuse Bill. Recommendations include: Increased protections for migrant women.…
You can support us by donating to and sharing our CrowdJustice appeal Women and girls across the country are discovering that if they are raped, there is very little chance of the man who raped them ever being brought to…
EVAW, represented by the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ), began legal action against the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) today (10 June), claiming that the CPS has covertly changed its policy and practice in relation to decision-making on rape cases, leading…
(30 May 2019) An article in Vice today exposed the fact that survivors of rape who are going through the criminal justice system are being told not to access specialist counselling so as not to jeopardise the case. Discouraging survivors…
EVAW has been clear on the need for migrant women to be included in any Domestic Abuse bill and last week celebrated the launch of the Step Up Migrant Women campaign’s report ‘The Right To Be Believed’ by Latin American…
Reacting with fury against so-called 'Tommy Robinson’s' candidacy in the Euro elections, and his outrageous use of campaigning messages related to child sexual abuse, 43 women and women’s organisations have today (10 May) written an open letter to voters and…
(9 May 2019) Last week there was widespread fury at the news that police are now commonly asking women reporting rape to sign over their mobile phones for detailed examination. This move seems a throwback to the days when a…