The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan represents a welcome change of course from government, which had previously proposed to separate the Domestic Abuse Strategy from the Tackling VAWG Strategy, without any consultation of stakeholders or impact assessment. We are pleased that…
Yesterday (23rd March 2022), the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Spring Statement for 2022, as the UK faces a ‘cost of living crisis’ and the prospect of the biggest fall in living standards in a single year since records…
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 52 women’s organisations have written to Priti Patel with concerns about the devastating impact that the Nationality and Borders Bill will have on women and survivors of violence.…
Responding to the publication today (9 August) of new Freedom of Information research by the Press Association which has revealed that children as young as 5 have been excluded from school for ‘sexual misconduct’, which might include accessing internet pornography,…
In the aftermath of the US presidential campaign, which was characterised by a distinct lack of solidarity between voters (53% of white women elected Trump to office, despite him being a self-confessed perpetrator of sexual assault), a global art movement called Nasty Women was created. Nasty…
Update: the Liberal Democrats responded to our letter after we published this statement. Read their response here. With just a week to go before the general election, Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May have responded to questions presented by a coalition…
A broad coalition of women’s organisations working to end abuse of women in all its forms – domestic violence, sexual violence, FGM, forced marriage, stalking, trafficking, prostitution and online abuse – has published an in-depth review of the party manifestos’ many…
(16 May 2017) Labour and other manifestos published so far make wide range of commitments to tackle violence against women and girls Responding to the publication today (16 May) of the Labour Party manifesto, the End Violence Against Women…
Stubbornly high levels of domestic violence, rape, sexual harassment, forced marriage and FGM require every candidate’s attention EVAW urges supporters to use Toolkit to locate and contact candidates: General Election Activist Guide for Ending VAWG 8 June 2017 A broad coalition…
Today the Mayor of London launched ‘A Safer City for All Londoners’ – a Police and Crime plan for London 2017-2021. Rachel Krys, co-director of End Violence Against Women Coalition said: “We welcome the high priority given to tackling violence…