Yesterday (20th April 2023) the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has released its latest data on charging, prosecution and conviction in cases of rape and domestic abuse - which expose how the justice system is continuing to fail victims and survivors…
Leading women’s rights organisations have today (20th April 2023) launched a report exposing how public bodies, particularly the police, are failing to comply with their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate discrimination, harassment, and victimisation when interacting with…
Child sexual abuse and exploitation are deeply harmful forms of violence that are disproportionately perpetrated by men and experienced by girls. This abuse is alarmingly pervasive: as the landmark Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse laid bare, 1 in 6…
The Met Police has today (6th April 2023) reported on the progress of Operation Onyx, in which all police officers or staff investigated but not dismissed for sexual offences or domestic abuse cases over the last 10 years, are being…
Following alarming headlines claiming ‘inappropriate content’ is being taught in schools, the government has today (31st March 2023) released details of its review of the Relationships, Sex, and Health Education (RSHE) guidance - which is worryingly reactionary, rather than being…
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains disturbingly present in the UK today. We know that 1 in 4 women will experience domestic abuse in their lifetimes, and only last week, new figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that 193,566 sexual offences…
Following recent headlines which have the potential to incite opposition to desperately needed Relationships, Sex, Health and Education (RSHE) in schools, a coalition of 54 organisations and experts in violence against women and girls have today (22nd March 2023) written…
Today (21st March 2023), the final report from Baroness Casey’s independent review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police Service has found institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia in the Met Police, and recommends a complete…
A new report from the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) released today, 14th March 2023, presents the first national assessment of police performance on tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG). The Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls – Policing…
Today on International Women’s Day (8th March 2023), the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) and Zero Tolerance launch their national awards recognising excellence in reporting on violence against women and girls. The Write to End Violence Against Women (WEVAW)…