Women’s rights groups have issued a call to “change the narrative”, as disinformation about violence against women and girls (VAWG) continues to be used as “a tool for political point scoring”. Campaigners say the use of arguments about VAWG to…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition is one of more than 100 women’s rights groups that have today (19th August 2025) written a joint letter to the Prime Minister calling for urgent action against the weaponisation of violence against women…
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…
The far-right has long co-opted sexual violence to promote its racist, white supremacist agenda. These are often known misogynists who do nothing to meaningfully improve women and girls’ autonomy, rights and freedoms, and tend to have patriarchal views. Violence against…
We stand in solidarity with all survivors of child sexual abuse, exploitation and other forms of sexual violence. This devastating abuse disproportionately impacts women and girls and is a major cause of gender inequality in society. Public discussions of abuse…
On Wednesday 30th October, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered the first Budget since the Labour government was elected in July. Just last week, in a joint letter to the editor, the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) and…
The Home Office has today (25th July 2023) announced the recipients of its £8.3million Violence Against Women and Girls Support and Specialist Fund. We are deeply disappointed that this fund has failed to ring-fence funding for lifesaving services led by…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition has collaborated with HOPE not hate, a leading organisation exposing and opposing far-right extremism, to produce guidance for challenging far-right weaponisation of gender-based violence. The guide offers practical advice on challenging online misinformation and…
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…
This week (16th May 2023), MPs debated the new Victims and Prisoners Bill at its Second Reading in Parliament. The long-awaited Bill promises to place the Victims’ Code on a statutory footing. However, the Bill remains pretty weak and unambitious,…