Yesterday (3rd November 2025), the government tabled amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill that will criminalise possessing or publishing depictions of strangulation or suffocation in pornography, with responsibilities put on tech platforms to stop the spread of this content…
This week (22nd October 2025), the End Violence Against Women Coalition held our third annual Prevention Conference. With the theme “A Different World Is Possible”, we explored the steps needed to make this ambition a reality. The conference brought together…
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has today (29th September 2025) announced that the government will make cyberflashing a “priority offence” under Online Safety Act, in a welcome move to strengthen existing measures to protect women from online abuse. Cyberflashing - non-consensual…
Today we submit to Ofcom’s consultation on their draft Violence Against Women and Girls Guidance. Ofcom has made clear efforts to produce draft guidance that sets out a range of measures that tech companies could, and should, choose to take…
The government’s response to the Women and Equalities Committee report on tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse (NCII) represents “a missed opportunity to deliver justice for survivors and prevent future harm”, says Andrea Simon, Director of the End Violence Against Women…
Today (5th March 2025), the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has published its report on tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse (NCII), with recommendations for the government to protect women and girls online. We welcome the WEC’s recommendations, which include calling…
The government has reportedly made a U-turn this weekend (26th January 2025) on the details of a proposed new offence to criminalise non-consensual sexually explicitly deepfakes. Announced just last week, the original proposal would have required victims to prove that…
Update, 27th January 2025: The government has reportedly made a u-turn on proposals to base the offence on the perpetrator's intent, and will now create an offence based on consent alone. The government has today (Tuesday, 7th January 2025) announced…
Last week (Wednesday 20th November), the Women and Equalities Committee held its second public session of this parliament on tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse (NCII) as Parliament continues examining the drivers of and responses to this abuse*. These sessions provide…
On Tuesday, Kirith Entwistle MP led an important Westminster Hall debate on tackling image-based abuse, bringing to light the scale and impact of this devastating form of violence against women and girls. The debate was well attended, with interventions from…