This week (21st September 2026) the government announced new specialist courts for victims of rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO), to be rolled out across every Crown Court in England and Wales. This announcement was delivered as part of a…
On 7th July 2026, the End Violence Against Women Coalition will hold a free learning webinar for journalists, providing practical tools, knowledge and guidance on how to report on rape responsibly. The session will be delivered by journalist, researcher and…
Following the awful rapes of girls in Fordingbridge and the filming and sharing of the abuse online, 62 organisations working to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) have today (11th June 2026) written to Bridget Phillipson, the Secretary of…
Our thoughts and solidarity are with the girls subjected to rape in Fordingbridge. The harm done to them has been compounded by the boys’ decision to film and share videos of the rapes online. This week (26th May 2026), the…
ITV’s 'Believe Me’ tells the story of the appalling police failings that left serial rapist John Worboys free to rape and sexually assault over 100 women - and the determined survivors who fought to protect other women and hold the…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) welcomes new government measures on violent porn, to ban the depiction of incest in pornography, as well as non-consensual semen-defaced imagery and screenshotting of temporary intimate images. Both the depiction of incest and…
As distressing details continue to emerge from the ‘Epstein files’, we stand in solidarity with survivors and everyone feeling the weight of the media reporting on this case. These reports show a network of powerful, wealthy white men (and some…
Today (12th January 2026) the government has implemented new rules to stop police officers from routinely trawling rape survivors’ private counselling notes, following a successful campaign by the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW), Rape Crisis England and Wales, Centre…
Government commits to law change that will restrict victims’ previous experiences of rape and sexual violence being used against them in court. The government has announced today (Wednesday 3rd December) that it will be making changes in forthcoming legislation to…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) responds today to the publication of Part Two of Lady Eilish Angiolini’s independent inquiry, established to examine how an off-duty serving police officer was able to abduct, rape and murder a member of…