The Department for Education today (14 December 2017) published guidance for schools on how to prevent and respond to rape and sexual violence by children. This guidance is much needed and long-overdue. It is over a year since the Women…
Today (Thursday 2nd November 2017) Southall Black Sisters (SBS) and the End Violence Against Women Coalition publish a new report showing what an “essential tool” the Human Rights Act is for women who need to challenge the police when they…
A new survey by Girlguiding- their Girls' Attitudes Survey- finds that almost two thirds of girls (64%) have been sexually harassed at school in the last year. This is up from 59% in 2014. This shocking figure shows that schools are still not doing enough to stamp out sexual…
In response to the conviction today (9 August) of 17 men and one woman for offences related to the rapes of many vulnerable young women and girls in Newcastle, the EVAW Coalition said: “It should horrify all of us that…
Responding to the publication today (9 August) of new Freedom of Information research by the Press Association which has revealed that children as young as 5 have been excluded from school for ‘sexual misconduct’, which might include accessing internet pornography,…
Update: the Liberal Democrats responded to our letter after we published this statement. Read their response here. With just a week to go before the general election, Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May have responded to questions presented by a coalition…
(16 May 2017) Labour and other manifestos published so far make wide range of commitments to tackle violence against women and girls Responding to the publication today (16 May) of the Labour Party manifesto, the End Violence Against Women…
Today the Met Police, backed by Home Office, will seek a Supreme Court ruling saying police cannot be sued for failures that left violent, serial rapist on the street In a historic case, the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW),…
Jill Saward was raped in 1986 and went on to spend the rest of her life campaigning about rape and advocating for victim/survivors. Jill was an exceptional woman who sadly died, at the young age of 51 in January this…
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…