Northern Ireland, Department of Justice, consultation, cross examination, perpetrator, domestic violence, family courts Consultation on prohibition of cross-examination in family proceedings launched. Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice has launched a consultation on protecting victims of domestic abuse from being cross-examined by the perpetrator in family courts. The Department particularly welcomes the views of victims of domestic abuse who have been involved in family proceedings, especially victims who have been cross-examined by their abuser in person. Leggi tutto
EVAW Coalition, letter, Boris Johnson, rape trials, no charges, no trial, one in 65, Home Office figures, The collapse in rape prosecutions calls for urgent leadership.The End Violence Against Women Coalition, a coalition of over 80 specialist women’s organisations, has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking for immediate action following new Home Office statistics that show only 1.5 per
petition, Prospect, trade union, report, gender pension gap, no government policiesThere is no government estimate of the gender pension gap nor are there any policies to address it.A petition has been started calling on the government to take action to tackle gender inequality in pensions.Research by Prospect, a Trade Union that represents professionals, managers
Sexual Violence in Further Education, sutdy, NUS, report, This culture has been normalised to such an extent that unhealthy sexual behaviour has become harder to identify.Research by NUS Women’s Campaign has found that sexual harassment is rife in the lives of further education students, at their colleges, on social media and public
Scottish Parliament, elections, 2021, selecting candidates, Women 50:50, email, SNP, Scottish Greens, Scottish Labour, getting women into seatsParties do have the option to take action right now and ensure more women get in to Holyrood.Internal political party discussions are heating up as selections take place for Scottish Parliament candidates.In the 2016 election, the SNP, Scottish Labour and the Greens either met the 50 per cent
PCCs, Police and Crime Commissioners, EVAW Coalition, briefing paper, violence againt women and girls, haphazardSurvey of all 42 Police and Crime Plans found ‘haphazard’, unreliable responses to gender-based violence.A briefing paper published recently by the End Violence Against Women Coalition this week has found the 42 Police and Crime Commissioners’ responses to domestic violence, sexual violence and
Sink Without Trace, exhibition, migrant deaths at sea, P21 Gallery, Lucy Wood, Maya Ramsay,Migrant’s graves are marked with numbers not names; the majority of their bodies are unidentified. Sink Without Trace, an exhibition held at the P21 Gallery, in Chalton Street, London, presented work on the subject of migrant deaths at sea.Through drawing, painting, photography, printmaking
report, two-child limit, Universal Credit, child poverty, All Kids Count, impact of policy, Church of England, Child Poverty Action GroupThe arguments advanced for the policy fall away as soon as you listen to the testimony of people who are affected.The first detailed research on the impact of the two-child limit in tax credits and universal credit, ‘All Kids Count: the impact of the two-child limit after two years’, published
UN Women’s Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka , Call to Action, Annual Summit of the Women Political Leaders, women in politics, Beijing Platform for Action Women and girls around the world continue to face an unprecedented set of challenges.At the Annual Summit of the Women Political Leaders (WPL) at the House of Representatives in Tokyo, Japan, UN Women’s Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka launched a Call to Action to ensure that
letter, Theresa May, ban fracking, ‘…we consider a complete and outright ban the only responsible decision’.In a letter delivered to the Prime Minister earlier this week, a group of 143 doctors, nurses and health specialists has called on Theresa May to ban fracking in her final fortnight in office.The group – Concerned Health
EVAW Coalition, 30 women's groups, letters, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, leadership candidates, support policies, end violence against women and girls, pledge, end sexual violence, domestic abuse, Violence against women and girls deserves political attention and leadership because of the damage it does.Over 30 women’s groups have written letters to the two Conservative Party leader candidates Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson asking them to make specific pledges to tackle domestic and sexual
UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston,report, poverty in the UK, 50 signatories, open letter, demand action, end poverty, ‘Deep cuts to public services do not work and work does not pay for too many people’.Last week, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, presented his report on UK poverty in front of the UN Human Rights Council.In his summary he said: ‘although  the 
consultation, police, policing protestsThey want to ensure that they can identify good practice based on the best available evidence.A long-awaiting consultation is underway on new guidance for policing protests: three years after a commitment to review the advice to officers, the College of Policing is seeking comments on two new
Scottish Women’s Rights Centre, new specialist legal service, sexual harassment, Rosa, the TUC, the Everyday Sexism Project,“Helping to build a culture where sexual harassment is not tolerated.”The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) has just launched a new specialist legal service to provide legal information, advice and representation to women who have experienced sexual harassment at work, in further education
Everyone needs to take action to prevent this heinous crime.Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes including forced labour and sex.Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, whether as a country of origin, of transit, or the
Women's Budget Group, report, women and housing, renting, homelessness, purchasing power, recommendations for changeThe majority of statutory homeless people are women.Rising house prices and the gender pay gap means that there is no region in England where a single woman on median earnings can afford to rent or buy an averagely priced house, according to a new report.The report, ‘A home of her own
House of Commons Commission, Gemma White report, bullying, sexual harassment, MPs staff, statement, debate,Hansard,‘The problem of bullying and harassment is sufficiently widespread to require an urgent collective response.’In 2017, the House of Commons Commission appointed Dame Laura Cox to carry out an enquiry into bullying and harassment in the Commons Service.  The ensuing Laura Cox report was published
Women and Equalities Committee, inquiry, prostitution, inequality, harms, written submissions, closing date, 20 September 2019‘We will look at prostitution with a focus on inequalities and harm.’The Women and Equalities Committee has launched a new inquiry into prostitution.The Committee will be looking at:What harms are associated with buying and selling sex?How effective are government policies in tackling
Goernment Equalities Office, UK government, consultation, sexual harassment at work, employers duties, current law, Equality Act 2010, Do the current laws on this issue provide the protections they are supposed to?Sexual harassment has been against the law for decades, and strong, clear laws against it are set out in the Equality Act 2010.Sexual harassment can include sexual comments or jokes; physical behaviour, including
Clare's Law, your right to ask, the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse Scotland, domestic abuse, partner is at risk, disclosure, record of violence, police, informed decision, You have the right to ask the police if you think your partner or a friend’s might be dangerous. The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme – known as Clare’s Law – is intended to provide information that could protect someone from being attacked. Leggi tutto
Remember Srebrenica, Sebrenica Memorial Week 2019, Rape Crisis England and Wales, origami, roses, lilies, genocide, sexual violence, Greater Serbia We must highlight the importance of standing up to hatred and division. The name Srebrenica has become synonymous with the dark days in July 1995 when, in the first ever United Nations declared safe area, thousands of men and boys were systematically murdered and buried in mass graves. Leggi tutto
men, petition, rape accused, anonymity, women's groups, protest, naming vital, other victims, Witnesses who came forward did so because they saw there were other accusations, and it was not just them.Earlier this week a group of well-known men launched a petition calling for anonymity for sexual offence suspects, renewing a debate that women’s rights groups have had to argue before.DJ
abortion rights, US news, heartbeat, embryo, electric current, letter, BBC, “Now more than ever, we must stand up to dangerous misinformation.”The BBC has said it will not stop labelling attempts to ban abortion after six weeks as “heartbeat bills” – despite conceding that the phrase is biased and medically inaccurate.A coalition of four leading reproductive
call for evidence, Ministry of Justice, family courts, rights of children, domestic abuse, “We will be engaging with victims across the country to make sure we are doing all we can to protect them further”.Survivors of domestic abuse and other harmful conduct are being invited to share their experiences of how well the family courts protects them and their children in private family
Women and Equalities Committee, report, Equality Act 2010, enforcement, equality law, no longer fit for purpose, Equality and Human Rights Commission, EHRC “Our report sets out exactly what needs to be done.”The Women and Equalities Committee has published its report ‘Enforcing the Equality Act: the law and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission‘ after its year-long inquiry.And has said the individual approach to enforcement of
Zero Tolerance, violenca against women, Scotland, 4-page summary, what we can do, end violence against women and girlsPrimary prevention is a long-term strategy, preventing violence from ever happening.The campaign group Zero Tolerance recently launched a 4-page summary outlining how we can end violence against women and girls in Scotland.The briefing, ‘Primary prevention of violence against women and
Big Brother Watch, report, police, the police's data investigation of victims, Digital Strip Searches, report,Digital interrogations have so far been used almost exclusively for complainants of rape and serious sexual offences.We increasingly leave a data trail everywhere we go, and such data is sought in criminal investigations.But research by civil liberties group Big Brother Watch has revealed
Latin American Women's Rights Service, LAWRS, report, employment, abuse, The Unheard Workforce, Experiences of Latin American migrant women,,cleaning, hospitality, domestic workThere is an urgent need for greater regulation and enforcement of labour legislation.The Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) has launched its latest report: ‘The Unheard Workforce: Experiences of Latin American migrant women in cleaning, hospitality and domestic work’.It presents an
House of Lords, bullying, harassment, inquiry, Ellenbogen report, House of Lords Commission“Bullying and harassment have no place in the House of Lords.”In December 2018, Naomi Ellenbogen QC was appointed to conduct an inquiry into the nature and extent of bullying and harassment – including sexual harassment and any systemic behaviours – experienced by past and present members of
UNFPA, State of World Population 2019, the reproductive rights movements‘The cost of inaction is simply too high: more women and girls dying… more unsafe abortions…’The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, enabling them to govern their own bodies and shape their own futures.But despite
Rachel Reeves MP, Citizens' Assembly, climate change, letter, Philip Hammond, series of questions, net zero 2050, UN IPCC report, 1.5C, Greta Thunberg,“The job now” is to get on with mapping out the path to achieve a net-zero target for carbon emissions by 2050.Rachel Reeves MP, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee wrote to Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, recently, with a series of questions
Fawcett Society, research, women councillors, women in local government, 2019 elections, maternity leave, Local government has a disproportionate impact on women’s lives so needs to have women’s voices heard.New data from the Fawcett Society, following the 2019 local government elections, has found that women make up just 35 per cent of councillors throughout England.After 8,410 councillors were
Ministry of Justice, Law Commission, review, image-based sexual abuse, report, Professor Clare McGlynn, Dr Kelly Johnson, Professor Erika Rackley, EVAW‘Urgent legal changes needed to protect victims of image-based sexual abuse.’The Ministry of Justice launched a Law Commission review of the law around the non-consensual taking, making and sharing of sexual images last week.Justice Minister Paul Maynard and Digital Secretary Jeremy Wright
Boris Johnson, 22 June 2019, Don't Be Bystander, domestic abuse, not a private matter, call the police, Domestic abuse kills over two women a week in England and Wales: don’t do nothing.In England, since reports of Boris Johnson’s behaviour on the weekend of 22 June, you’d not be mistaken for thinking we have returned to a time where ‘what happens behind closed doors’ is private, a family matter