Today (20 November) the Conservative Party have pledged to commit £15 million next year to the crisis in rape prosecutions and support in order to"cut delays, speed up charging decisions, and keep more victims engaged with the process until trial",…
29 Women’s and Equality Organisations launch a ‘Manifesto for Women and Girls’ Today (18 November), women’s and human rights organisations have joined forces to launch a ‘Manifesto for Women and Girls’ to empower voters to have conversations with political candidates…
PARTY LEADERS ASKED: WHAT WILL YOU DO TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS? UPDATE: As of the 6th December we have now received responses from the following parties: Labour response to EVAW Green response to EVAW Conservatives response to…
In a Law Gazette article published yesterday (13th November) and subsequent Newsnight programme it was revealed that the CPS had hidden performance targets linked to conviction rates. A CPS spokesperson acknowledged that the targets on staff between 2016 and 2018…
Today (Tuesday 29th October) a range of women’s organisations have written an open letter to the Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz calling on the Council to re-instate funding for the London Black Women’s Project specialist BME refuges. London Black Women’s…
Yesterday (16th October) the government announced that it would not be commencing Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 concerning age verification for online pornography. Age verification of porn websites has had multiple delays since it was proposed, and…
Yesterday (14th October) the charity Maternity Action launched a legal challenge to the Government’s policy of charging destitute migrant pregnant women £7,000 or more to access NHS maternity care. The claim also challenges the charging of other groups of migrant…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) has today (8 October) written to the Law Commission expressing their serious concerns about the ongoing surrogacy consultation which closes on Friday 11 October, and the potential implications of the proposed reforms on…
TWO YEARS SINCE #METOO WENT GLOBAL THE END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN COALITION (EVAW) & TIME’S UP UK JOIN FORCES TO CALL FOR A LEGAL DUTY ON EMPLOYERS TO PREVENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT On the day (2nd October) the Government Consultation into…
A UK-wide Coalition of women’s organisations, represented by the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ), commenced legal proceedings against the Crown Prosecution Service at the High Court today (24 September), claiming that the CPS has covertly changed its policy and practice…