52 women’s organisations denounce ‘harmful and discriminatory’ Borders Bill
52 women’s organisations condemn the Borders Bill as ‘harmful and discriminatory’ to women who have survived abuse
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New ONS data shows extent and impact of VAWG
New data from the Office of National Statistics shows high rates of violence against women and girls and long term impacts on survivors. But without any equalities data, we only have half of the picture.
Almost half of women have less trust in police following Sarah Everard murder
New YouGov survey data shows almost half of women’s trust in the police has decreased since the details of the Sarah Everard case were made public.
Met Police action plan a PR exercise that will cause harm
Last week (3rd November 2021) the Met Police announced an action plan on violence against women and girls (VAWG) following numerous police failings to women including the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer.
Lack of support for migrant women means UK fails again to ratify Istanbul Convention
Annual progress report shows the government’s failure to plug gaps in protection and support for migrant women continues to prevent the UK’s ratification of Istanbul Convention.
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