Local elections 4 May 2017 – Putting VAWG on candidates’ agendas Are there elections where you live on 4 May? EVAW has produced an activist guide which contains background information, links and suggested actions individuals can take to generate much-needed commitments from candidates to…
EVAW has launched an 'activist pack' to help anyone who wants to campaign on violence against women and girls find and approach candidates in the 4 May local elections. On 4 May 2017 there are elections in many parts of the…
Responses from candidates: Sion Simon, Labour's candidate for Mayor of the West Midlands region replied to us (Sion Simon, Lab, West Midlands) and highlighted his manifesto for women which includes a pledge to work with local sexual and domestic violence services.…
Responding to the Government’s announcement today (7 December) of new anti-stalking measures, End Violence Against Women Coalition Co-Director Sarah Green said: “We welcome the Government's move to protect women from stalkers - the new provisions are a useful addition to…
The chairs outlined their regret that the Government's response to the Committee's report had failed to "seize the opportunity" to announce plans for compulsory SRE. The letter urged the Secretary of State for Education to consider the consequences of failing…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition welcomed the authoritative and far reaching report into sexual violence in schools, but the Government’s response shows it is not prepared to take the action required to tackle this urgent problem. The Women and…
A report by EVAW member Standing Together has revealed systemic failings in response to domestic violence murders. The Evening Standard reported, "There’s growing evidence that failures which let domestic violence morph into domestic homicide are systemic. The Government is set…
The report of the University UK Taskforce on violence against women is published today. The Taskforce was established last year in response to campaigning by EVAW and high profile cases brought by women who experienced appalling treatment while at university. Sarah…
Responding to the publication today (13 October 2016) of new figures on the reporting and prosecution of rape the EVAW Coalition and Rape Crisis England and Wales drew attention to persistent regional variations and to the urgent need for better…
Responding to the publication today (1 July) of the Home Affairs Select Committee prostitution inquiry’s interim report, a national coalition of women’s groups (which includes those providing support to women who ‘sell sex’) welcomed the recommendations for decriminalising women in…