Yesterday (22nd July 2025), the Law Commission published its long awaited report into sexual offences, making 72 recommendations to improve the understanding of consent and sexual harm in the criminal justice process, improve treatment of victims and ensure defendants receive…
Yesterday (18th June 2025), the government announced landmark plans to make pornography depicting any act of strangulation illegal, a move called for by the recent Independent Porn Review. The Review, conducted by Baroness Gabby Bertin, found that violent pornography has effectively established…
Porn that depicts incest, choking and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) should be banned, the government’s independent reviewer has recommended today (27th February 2025). Baroness Bertin’s independent pornography review has made a series of recommendations to…
We stand in solidarity with all survivors of child sexual abuse, exploitation and other forms of sexual violence. This devastating abuse disproportionately impacts women and girls and is a major cause of gender inequality in society. Public discussions of abuse…
The second survey of rape survivors’ experiences of policing has been published today, 12th November 2024, finding that police responses are improving for those who have reported rape and sexual assault more recently, but concerningly, harmful police practices are still…
Today (17th April 2024) Eastenders will air an hour-long special focusing on a storyline about sexual assault. The soap’s Yolande Trueman will be subjected to a sexual assault at the hands of her church pastor, following a period of sexual…
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has this week (12th March 2024) published the final findings of its research on improving responses to rape - part of Operation Soteria, of the most promising outcomes of the government’s Rape Review. Despite rape…
A new survey of counsellors and therapists has found that current laws and policing practices prevent rape survivors from accessing therapy, limit its effectiveness and pose serious ethical challenges. The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) survey of their members…
Last week (19th October 2023) the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) released its quarterly figures on charging, prosecution and conviction rates for rape, sexual offences and domestic abuse - painting a concerning picture of how our broken justice system is responding…
Download the report here Download the large print report here 60% of girls have heard teachers use sexist language, according to a new report released today (Monday 12th June 2023) by the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW). Two years…