Last night (21st October 2025), the government announced plans to repeal the presumption of parental involvement from the Children Act 1989, to protect children from abusive parents. Responding to this, Andrea Simon, Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition…
This year, we are marking 20 years of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, looking back at all we’ve achieved together, and looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities we have to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) in…
A survivor of domestic abuse as a teenager who launched a major campaign for educational reform has delivered her 100,000-strong Change.org petition to 10 Downing Street. Faustine Petron, now a University of Cambridge student, is a young survivor of a…
Andrea Simon, Executive Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said: “The horrifying murders of Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt in their family home have once again put violence against women and girls on the public agenda. Our thoughts…
A new report from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has today (9th November 2023) revealed that all police forces in England and Wales share migrant victims’ data with Immigration Enforcement; a practice which stops victims from reporting to the police or…
Last week (19th October 2023) the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) released its quarterly figures on charging, prosecution and conviction rates for rape, sexual offences and domestic abuse - painting a concerning picture of how our broken justice system is responding…
Joint statement from The Three Hijabis and the End Violence Against Women Coalition demanding football takes urgent action to tackle gender-based violence. Over the last week, sexual violence and domestic abuse in football has once again made the headlines. But…
Yesterday (20th July 2023), the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) released its quarterly data on charging, prosecution and conviction rates for rape, sexual offences and domestic abuse, on the same day the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported increased numbers of…
Today (18th May 2023) the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has released its National Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategic Threat and Risk Assessment (STRA), aiming to support police forces to better understand what contributes to VAWG. In recent…
Yesterday (20th April 2023) the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has released its latest data on charging, prosecution and conviction in cases of rape and domestic abuse - which expose how the justice system is continuing to fail victims and survivors…