‘Rampant misogyny’ prevails in UK with ‘scale’ of abuse women suffer ‘minimised’, politicians warn
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Rampant misogyny’ prevails in UK with ‘scale’ of abuse women suffer ‘minimised’, politicians warn

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A letter to Boris Johnson, signed by 53 cross-party MPs and lords, has urged the PM to use the alleged murder of Sarah Everard as a “watershed moment” to tackle violence against women and girls. The letter, which was spearheaded by Zarah Sultana, Labour MP for Coventry South, warns increased policing is “far from an adequate response” to male violence against women and calls for measures to “tackle the material and social roots of male violence against women and girls”. This is a national outrage.” The letter is signed by ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, former shadow chancellor and home secretary John McDonnell and Diane Abbott, while Green Party leader Caroline Lucas, former women and equalities minister Dawn Butler and Labour MPs Nadia Whittome and Bell Ribeiro-Addy have also signed it. “As parliamentarians, instead of ‘tough’ posturing, we are calling on the prime minister to take the necessary action to end male violence against women and girls.” Prosecution and conviction for sexual assault and rape are historically low - with government data showing in the year to March just 1.4 per cent of 55,130 rape cases recorded by police resulted in prosecution.

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‘Reality of men’s violence’: 80 women allegedly killed by men in UK in 2024
2 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Reality of men’s violence’: 80 women allegedly killed by men in UK in 2024

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MP’s bid to finally have all forms of domestic abuse recognised in law
1 month ago

MP’s bid to finally have all forms of domestic abuse recognised in law

The Independent  

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Domestic abusers ramp up torment gradually to normalise behaviour, Miatta Fahnbulleh MP warns
1 month ago

Domestic abusers ramp up torment gradually to normalise behaviour, Miatta Fahnbulleh MP warns

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer criticised for failing to mention pledge to halve violence against women in reset speech
1 month, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer criticised for failing to mention pledge to halve violence against women in reset speech

The Independent  

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Where was Starmer’s ‘milestone’ target to reduce violence against women and girls?
1 month, 1 week ago

Where was Starmer’s ‘milestone’ target to reduce violence against women and girls?

The Independent  

It is deeply disappointing that the prime minister, or indeed any of his ministers, failed to include in the “plan for change” any interim “milestone” target to reduce violence against women and girls. Abigail Ampofo, the interim CEO of Refuge, The Independent’s partner charity for the Brick by Brick project, pleads for a rethink: “Refuge welcomed the government’s pledge to …

‘Women are frightened and don’t know where to go’: Sarah Ferguson speaks out on domestic violence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Women are frightened and don’t know where to go’: Sarah Ferguson speaks out on domestic violence

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What’s economic abuse in relationships – and how to spot it
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What’s economic abuse in relationships – and how to spot it

The Independent  

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Sir Mohamed Mansour donates to The Independent’s campaign to build safe refuges for domestic abuse survivors
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sir Mohamed Mansour donates to The Independent’s campaign to build safe refuges for domestic abuse survivors

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Domestic abuse claims far more women’s lives in UK than we realise
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Domestic abuse claims far more women’s lives in UK than we realise

The Independent  

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Queen Camilla praises mother of woman killed by her ex - and admits she wouldn't be as 'dignified' in the same position
2 months ago

Queen Camilla praises mother of woman killed by her ex - and admits she wouldn't be as 'dignified' in the same position

Daily Mail  

Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors airs tonight at 9pm on ITV1 Queen Camilla has praised a domestic abuse campaigner whose daughter was bludgeoned to death with a hammer by her estranged and abusive husband as 'wonderful' and 'dignified' and admitted she 'tried to put myself in your shoes'. The royal, 77, features in the new ITV documentary, Her …

The police’s failure to tackle domestic abuse is a national shame
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The police’s failure to tackle domestic abuse is a national shame

The Independent  

If Labour’s plans are carried through to completion, then they should be well on their way to fulfilling their pledge to halve violence against women and girls within a decade. Not before time, in the context of the long-term neglect shown by successive governments, Ms Dodds has identified the way that victims of domestic abuse who make multiple reports to …

Domestic abuse victims making multiple reports are being failed, women’s minister admits
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Domestic abuse victims making multiple reports are being failed, women’s minister admits

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Inside the 24/7 national domestic abuse helpline:‘Buying the wrong cheese made him explode’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside the 24/7 national domestic abuse helpline:‘Buying the wrong cheese made him explode’

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Cherie Blair: I was pushed down the stairs by a domestic abuser. He believed it was his right
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cherie Blair: I was pushed down the stairs by a domestic abuser. He believed it was his right

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How to seek help when you need to escape a violent home
3 months, 4 weeks ago

How to seek help when you need to escape a violent home

The Independent  

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Shocking statistics show scale of domestic violence across country
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Shocking statistics show scale of domestic violence across country

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An estimated 2.1 million people in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse in the year ending …

Police officers perpetrate shocking levels of domestic abuse with impunity, report finds
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Police officers perpetrate shocking levels of domestic abuse with impunity, report finds

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The Independent is working to protect domestic abuse victims – here’s how you can help
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The Independent is working to protect domestic abuse victims – here’s how you can help

The Independent  

Domestic abuse has long been one of the most insidious, intractable and oppressive of all crimes of violence – because of its unique nature. This is something that no civilised society should tolerate, and that is why TheIndependent, in partnership with the charity Refuge, and one of the UK’s largest house builders, Persimmon, is launching an appeal to build a …

Fears domestic abusers will be released from prison under early release scheme
4 months ago

Fears domestic abusers will be released from prison under early release scheme

The Independent  

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The shocking spike in violent crimes against women on Britain’s trains
5 months ago

The shocking spike in violent crimes against women on Britain’s trains

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Violence against women at 'epidemic' levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence against women at 'epidemic' levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn

The Independent  

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Violence against women at ‘epidemic’ levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence against women at ‘epidemic’ levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn

Associated Press  

LONDON — Violence against women and girls has reached epidemic levels and police are treating it as a threat on the same scale as terrorism, Britain’s police chiefs said Tuesday. “Violence against women and girls is a national emergency,” Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth said in a statement. “We need to move forward as a society to make change and …

The national crisis of violence against women is the culmination of many issues — and some of them the government can fix
8 months, 1 week ago

The national crisis of violence against women is the culmination of many issues — and some of them the government can fix

ABC  

Alison Scott's beloved sister Jessica was murdered by her husband five years ago. Long-term advocates for action on domestic violence say that something that is notable about the Canberra meeting next Tuesday is its very clear focus on women who are murdered, missing, or dying as a result of suicide — rather than the broader, complex set of issues that …

Labour pledges swifter safeguarding moves amid domestic abuse reform
9 months ago

Labour pledges swifter safeguarding moves amid domestic abuse reform

The Independent  

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Free to kill: At least 21 men released on bail went on to attack women
9 months ago

Free to kill: At least 21 men released on bail went on to attack women

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Long way to go before Britain’s police forces can truly stamp out sexism, expert panel agrees
10 months ago

Long way to go before Britain’s police forces can truly stamp out sexism, expert panel agrees

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International Women’s Day: Sign up to our expert panel event on sexism and misogyny in Britain’s police forces
10 months, 1 week ago

International Women’s Day: Sign up to our expert panel event on sexism and misogyny in Britain’s police forces

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Thousands of women at risk of murder as police reject over 10,000 background checks on potential abusers
1 year ago

Thousands of women at risk of murder as police reject over 10,000 background checks on potential abusers

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Domestic abuse victims to be given up to £2,500 to support fleeing partners
1 year ago

Domestic abuse victims to be given up to £2,500 to support fleeing partners

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Criminalisation of victims of male violence needs to end – everywhere
1 year ago

Criminalisation of victims of male violence needs to end – everywhere

Al Jazeera  

In the West, we are often told terrible stories about women in the Global South countries being subjected to male violence and then punished afresh by “community leaders” and the courts. They would also know about “honour killings” of women and girls in countries like Albania and Kurdistan for breaking patriarchal rules, such as having sexual relationships outside of marriage. …

Domestic abusers controlling the money of one in five women in UK
1 year, 1 month ago

Domestic abusers controlling the money of one in five women in UK

The Independent  

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Surge in number of women being jailed as overcrowding crisis grips prisons
1 year, 2 months ago

Surge in number of women being jailed as overcrowding crisis grips prisons

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Three quarters of people strangled to death are women
1 year, 4 months ago

Three quarters of people strangled to death are women

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Domestic abuse victims who do not live with abuser ‘to get better protection’
1 year, 9 months ago

Domestic abuse victims who do not live with abuser ‘to get better protection’

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Half of women ‘not confident’ police will properly investigate sexual assault and domestic abuse claims
1 year, 10 months ago

Half of women ‘not confident’ police will properly investigate sexual assault and domestic abuse claims

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Ministers warned action not ‘warm words’ needed to tackle violence against women
1 year, 10 months ago

Ministers warned action not ‘warm words’ needed to tackle violence against women

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Domestic abuse victims are three times more likely to try to kill themselves, study finds
1 year, 10 months ago

Domestic abuse victims are three times more likely to try to kill themselves, study finds

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Jess Phillips: I’ve heard MPs say ‘loads of women make up sexual violence cases for money’
2 years ago

Jess Phillips: I’ve heard MPs say ‘loads of women make up sexual violence cases for money’

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Rape victims should not be left ‘traumatised’ by brutal court questioning, CPS chief says
2 years ago

Rape victims should not be left ‘traumatised’ by brutal court questioning, CPS chief says

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Calls for domestic abuse register to stop ‘chilling’ numbers of women killed by partners
2 years, 1 month ago

Calls for domestic abuse register to stop ‘chilling’ numbers of women killed by partners

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Children growing up in households with domestic abuse to be recognised as victims
2 years, 1 month ago

Children growing up in households with domestic abuse to be recognised as victims

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kate Brown, the CPS lead for domestic abuse, said: “Growing up in a violent and toxic …

Half of BME domestic abuse victims say police failed to take complaints seriously
2 years, 1 month ago

Half of BME domestic abuse victims say police failed to take complaints seriously

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When you think about violence against women, whose face do you see?
2 years, 1 month ago

When you think about violence against women, whose face do you see?

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Labour warns women’s domestic abuse calls to police ‘being ignored’
2 years, 1 month ago

Labour warns women’s domestic abuse calls to police ‘being ignored’

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Introducing the ‘manscuse’ – a new blight for women
2 years, 2 months ago

Introducing the ‘manscuse’ – a new blight for women

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The phrases “mansplaining”, “manspreading” and “manterruption” all highlight men’s problematic behaviour towards …

Women killed by men in over quarter of all murder cases in recent years
2 years, 9 months ago

Women killed by men in over quarter of all murder cases in recent years

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Police are still misjudging domestic violence and victims are suffering the consequences
2 years, 9 months ago

Police are still misjudging domestic violence and victims are suffering the consequences

ABC  

Lee*, who lives with her boyfriend in suburban Melbourne, reaches breaking point one day and finally calls the police. A major issue is that police attending domestic violence callouts frequently take an "incident based" approach, Ms Matthews said; they look for evidence of criminal offending without necessarily delving deeper into a couple's history of coercive control, a gendered pattern of …

At least 125 women killed in UK since Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered
2 years, 10 months ago

At least 125 women killed in UK since Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered

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Lack of women and minority groups in parliament needs to be tackled, MPs warn
2 years, 10 months ago

Lack of women and minority groups in parliament needs to be tackled, MPs warn

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Tweet reveals why the language we use around sexual assault is so important
2 years, 11 months ago

Tweet reveals why the language we use around sexual assault is so important

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