A new report from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has today (9th November 2023) revealed that all police forces in England and Wales share migrant victims’ data with Immigration Enforcement; a practice which stops victims from reporting to the police or…
Today (Wednesday 8th November 2023), the newly appointed Victims’ Commissioner Baroness Newlove has published worrying new survey results, declaring they should be “a wake-up call for all those involved in the justice system”. Of the 500 victims who responded: Only…
Last week (20th July 2023), the government’s anti-migrant Illegal Migration Bill passed as an Act of Parliament. The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) is proud to be part of a broad coalition opposing this cruel new law which will…
This week (16th May 2023), MPs debated the new Victims and Prisoners Bill at its Second Reading in Parliament. The long-awaited Bill promises to place the Victims’ Code on a statutory footing. However, the Bill remains pretty weak and unambitious,…
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…
Accessible versions of the Snapshot report 2022-23 Download the Snapshot report here Download the Easy Read Snapshot report here Download the large print report here View the Executive Summary and Recommendations in BSL New YouGov data shows the majority of…
Today (Friday, 30th September 2022), the Justice Committee has released a report of recommendations as part of its pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill. The Bill, published in May this year, aims to improve support and justice outcomes for…
Today (15th June 2022) the Mayor of London has released his new tackling violence against women and girls strategy for 2022-25. Commitments to preventing VAWG Following on the heels of this year’s Have a Word campaign, the Mayor’s strategy contains…
More than 80 organisations have called for the Istanbul Convention to be 'ratified without reservations' in a letter sent today to Secretary of State, Priti Patel MP. After many years of campaigning by women's rights organisations including the End Violence…
On 10th May 2022, the government has confirmed its legislative agenda for the next year as part of the annual Queen’s Speech. While we welcome the announcement of the upcoming Victims' Bill, we are alarmed by the array of Bills…