MPs call for violence against women and girls to be addressed in the Online Safety Bill
At the Bill’s second reading yesterday, MPs from across the political spectrum called for the new law to protect women and girls’ rights online
Parliamentary report exposes broken justice system for rape survivors
The Home Affairs Committee has today (12th April 2022) published its report on the investigation and prosecution of rape, which has been in sharp decline since 2016. While reported rapes reached an all-time high in the year to September 2021,…
Government releases plan to tackle domestic abuse as part of its wider VAWG strategy
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…
Survivors left out of response to cost of living crisis
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…
Women and girls failed by government’s Online Safety Bill
Today (17th March 2022) the government has released its long-awaited Online Safety Bill, which sets out to give internet companies a duty of care to users in a bid to create safer online spaces. While parliamentary committees working on strengthening…
MPs, football groups and equality organisations call for football to address gender-based violence
MPs, football groups and equality organisations are among those who have signed up in support of an open letter to the Premier League and FA by The End Violence Against Women Coalition, Level Up and The Three Hijabis, the campaigners…
New public campaigns a positive first step in ending violence against women
On 1st March 2022, the government launched a new public campaign aiming to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) by shaping the attitudes that normalise and tolerate this abuse. This follows the launch of a similar campaign by the…
New report: Violence Against Women and Girls Snapshot Report 2021-22
DOWNLOAD the VAWG snapshot report 2021-22 DOWNLOAD the report in large print DOWNLOAD the easy read version WATCH the British Sign Language version The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) has today (3rd March 2022) released its latest snapshot report for…
Police and CPS failing rape survivors, inspectorates find
Today (25th February 2022), the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) have published the second and final part of their joint inspection of the investigation and prosecution of…
It’s time to centre the needs and wishes of survivors and prevent sexual violence
Justice means different things to all of us. Not every woman wants or is able to seek justice through the courts and justice doesn’t always mean a criminal conviction. It can mean support and recovery, being heard, and seeing action…