MPs today (16th December 2016) voted on the next stage in the process which could see the UK ratifying the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, and domestic violence. The private members bill introduced by Dr Eilidh Whiteford…
Responding to Michelle Thomson MP’s relating of her rape at the age of 14 in the House of Commons this morning (8 December), End Violence Against Women Coalition Co-Director Sarah Green said: “Michelle Thomson MP is to be commended for…
Responding to the Government’s announcement today (7 December) of new anti-stalking measures, End Violence Against Women Coalition Co-Director Sarah Green said: “We welcome the Government's move to protect women from stalkers - the new provisions are a useful addition to…
The chairs outlined their regret that the Government's response to the Committee's report had failed to "seize the opportunity" to announce plans for compulsory SRE. The letter urged the Secretary of State for Education to consider the consequences of failing…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition welcomed the authoritative and far reaching report into sexual violence in schools, but the Government’s response shows it is not prepared to take the action required to tackle this urgent problem. The Women and…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition welcomes the London Mayor’s recognition today that sexual violence services in the capital are inadequately funded, and his announcement of £4m in additional funding to help plug the gap. The London Sexual Violence Needs Assessment 2016,…
The cultural roots of violence against women grow very deep indeed. Whatever we do to cut it back, the misogyny that feeds it appears unaffected. Disrespect and even overt coercive control of women is everywhere: in popular and so-called high…
EVAW is horrified to read today (25 November) the HMIC report on the Metropolitan Police's child sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation work which, "found that none of the borough or specialist teams assessed in this inspection was doing a…
The inaugural Awards were already extremely competitive and EVAW received over 150 entries across the seven categories. The Awards aim to recognize and celebrate exemplary reporting on violence against women and girls in print, broadcast and online news, features, comment…
A report by EVAW member Standing Together has revealed systemic failings in response to domestic violence murders. The Evening Standard reported, "There’s growing evidence that failures which let domestic violence morph into domestic homicide are systemic. The Government is set…