Today (14th October 2026), 50+ organisations working across the violence against women and girls (VAWG) and migrant sectors have written the Prime Minister raising our concern about the impact of the Earned Settlement Proposals on victim-survivors of VAWG and calling…
Joint statement from Southall Black Sisters (SBS), Hibiscus, Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS), Imkaan, End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW), Women for Refugee Women, Asylum Matters In summer 2024, the UK witnessed 29 anti-immigration demonstrations and riots. Mosques, community…
Today (17th November 2025), the government has announced plans to rollback rights and protections for refugees and people seeking safety in the UK. In a joint statement, Southall Black Sisters Hibiscus, End Violence Against Women Coalition and Latin American Women’s…
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…
Today (Wednesday 8th November 2023), the newly appointed Victims’ Commissioner Baroness Newlove has published worrying new survey results, declaring they should be “a wake-up call for all those involved in the justice system”. Of the 500 victims who responded: Only…
Last week (20th July 2023), the government’s anti-migrant Illegal Migration Bill passed as an Act of Parliament. The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) is proud to be part of a broad coalition opposing this cruel new law which will…
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,…
Leading women’s rights organisations have today (20th April 2023) launched a report exposing how public bodies, particularly the police, are failing to comply with their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate discrimination, harassment, and victimisation when interacting with…
Accessible versions of the Snapshot report 2022-23 Download the Snapshot report here Download the Easy Read Snapshot report here Download the large print report here View the Executive Summary and Recommendations in BSL New YouGov data shows the majority of…
Today (Friday, 30th September 2022), the Justice Committee has released a report of recommendations as part of its pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill. The Bill, published in May this year, aims to improve support and justice outcomes for…