‘Epidemic’ of violence against women spiralling out of control
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Epidemic’ of violence against women spiralling out of control

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. VAWG is a “significant and growing problem” affecting one in 12 women, the National Audit Office said, adding that the Home Office “is not currently leading an effective cross-government response”. “Government must take a hard look at the lessons from past strategies and develop a better understanding of what works – both to prevent these horrific crimes and improve outcomes for traumatised victims.” The prevalence of sexual assault against women aged 16 to 59 in England and Wales was 4.3 per cent in 2023-24, up from 3.4 per cent in 2009-10, the NAO said. “The Home Office has historically underspent its own budget allocated to the VAWG Strategy, by an average of 15 per cent between 2021-22 and 2023-24.” Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, said: “Government’s efforts to tackle violence against women and girls have not yet improved outcomes for the victims of these crimes. A well-informed and effectively implemented cross-government response is needed, that addresses both the causes and the consequences of these crimes.” Victims’ commissioner Helen Newlove said the government’s target to halve VAWG within the next decade is “welcome, commendable, and necessary – but as this report makes clear, there remains a critical lack of understanding about what truly works”.

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Where was Starmer’s ‘milestone’ target to reduce violence against women and girls?
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2024: Date, history, significance
3 months, 3 weeks ago

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2024: Date, history, significance

India Today  

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, observed annually on November 25, is a global effort to raise awareness about the pervasive issue of violence against women and girls. In 1979, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, yet violence against women and girls continues to be …

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

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Violence against women and girls …

Violence against women and girls a ‘national emergency’, says policing report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence against women and girls a ‘national emergency’, says policing report

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Violence against women and girls is a “national emergency” with …

Violence against women soars by 40% as police chief brands crime rate a ‘national emergency’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence against women soars by 40% as police chief brands crime rate a ‘national emergency’

The Independent  

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Violence against women and girls is a 'national emergency', police chief warns - as almost 3,000 crimes recorded every day
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence against women and girls is a 'national emergency', police chief warns - as almost 3,000 crimes recorded every day

Daily Mail  

Violence against women and girls is a 'national emergency' with almost 3,000 crimes recorded every day, a leading police chief warned in a new report. Deputy chief constable Maggie Blyth also warned that online influencers like Andrew Tate could radicalise young men into extreme misogyny in the same way terrorists draw in followers. Police recorded more than a million crimes …

Domestic, sexual and family violence services may need to scale back after 'let-down' budget
10 months ago

Domestic, sexual and family violence services may need to scale back after 'let-down' budget

ABC  

In short: Frontline domestic, family and sexual violence services say the federal government has let down those facing violence by not allocating enough funding in the budget. Frontline domestic, family and sexual violence services say the federal government has let down those facing violence by not allocating enough funding in the budget. Domestic, family and sexual violence organisations say they'll …

With an 'entrenched epidemic' in the national spotlight, what's being done to prevent violence against women?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

With an 'entrenched epidemic' in the national spotlight, what's being done to prevent violence against women?

ABC  

Two Perth women died in the space of a few days over the past week. Reclaim the Night rallies were once an annual fixture in Australian cities, attracting similar number of women, marching to demand better services, better recognition of the problem, better outcomes for women and girls. As thousands of people rallied against the scourge of domestic violence over …

Labour pledges swifter safeguarding moves amid domestic abuse reform
11 months, 1 week ago

Labour pledges swifter safeguarding moves amid domestic abuse reform

The Independent  

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Knife crime against women doubles in five years
1 year, 2 months ago

Knife crime against women doubles in five years

The Independent  

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Domestic violence prevention campaigners call for royal commission after the deaths of four SA women
1 year, 3 months ago

Domestic violence prevention campaigners call for royal commission after the deaths of four SA women

ABC  

As South Australians grapple with the loss of four women in separate and unrelated incidents over the course of one week, advocates are calling for change. Counting Dead Women Australia said 53 women had been killed as a result of violence around the country as of yesterday Embolden, the state's peak body for domestic, family and sexual violence services is …

Labour ‘committed to halving incidents of violence against women and girls’
1 year, 10 months ago

Labour ‘committed to halving incidents of violence against women and girls’

The Independent  

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

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

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Tip of the iceberg: Spate of high-profile violent crimes against women are ‘reminder’ of bigger problem
2 years, 1 month ago

Tip of the iceberg: Spate of high-profile violent crimes against women are ‘reminder’ of bigger problem

The Independent  

The recent wave of high-profile crimes against women is a stark reminder of the hidden victims who are subjected to male violence “every day”, campaigners and politicians have warned. She hailed the Domestic Abuse Act, which became law in spring 2021, as a “great step forward” but warned that violence against women is an issue that cannot be solely tackled …

Calls for domestic abuse register to stop ‘chilling’ numbers of women killed by partners
2 years, 3 months ago

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

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 A domestic abuse register must be introduced to stop the “chilling” numbers …

Street harassment law being blocked, suggests Government adviser
2 years, 10 months ago

Street harassment law being blocked, suggests Government adviser

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “For me, I would specifically love public sexual harassment to become a crime.” “One …

Campaigners want end to ‘scattered’ approach after Ashling Murphy murder
3 years, 2 months ago

Campaigners want end to ‘scattered’ approach after Ashling Murphy murder

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 More must be done to tackle domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence in …

Sarah Everard news latest: PM says ‘problem’ with police handling of violence against women
3 years, 5 months ago

Sarah Everard news latest: PM says ‘problem’ with police handling of violence against women

The Independent  

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Violence against women and girls ‘should be treated with same priority as terrorism’
3 years, 6 months ago

Violence against women and girls ‘should be treated with same priority as terrorism’

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. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary called for “fundamental cross-system change”, including a “radical refocus” on crimes that …

The renewal of the Violence Against Women Act should be a no-brainer. But it’s not
4 years ago

The renewal of the Violence Against Women Act should be a no-brainer. But it’s not

LA Times  

A makeshift memorial in Atlanta at Gold Spa, one of three massage parlors where eight people were shot to death Tuesday. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner violence and/or stalking. The act improves services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, …

How can men support women against misogyny and violence?
4 years ago

How can men support women against misogyny and violence?

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. “Thus, male activists are often met with suspicion, homophobia and other questions about their ‘masculinity.’ “Men …

Policing bill disregards ‘needs’ of domestic abuse and sexual violence victims, warn campaigners
4 years ago

Policing bill disregards ‘needs’ of domestic abuse and sexual violence victims, warn campaigners

The Independent  

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Sarah Everard: ‘Epidemic’ of violence against women in UK not taken seriously enough after 33-year-old’s disappearance, MPs warn
4 years ago

Sarah Everard: ‘Epidemic’ of violence against women in UK not taken seriously enough after 33-year-old’s disappearance, MPs 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. “It is about how serious violence against women and girls is and how it is an …

CPS vows to increase prosecutions for violence against women
4 years ago

CPS vows to increase prosecutions for violence against women

The Independent  

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International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: Date, Theme and Significance
4 years, 3 months ago

International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: Date, Theme and Significance

News 18  

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is a global advocacy effort aimed at preventing and eliminating the instances of violence in all forms that women are subjected to around the world. Significance of the Event According to the UN, violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations …

Domestic violence is the ‘other’ pandemic we must fight
4 years, 10 months ago

Domestic violence is the ‘other’ pandemic we must fight

Al Jazeera  

Before the global lockdown, most governments did little to combat gender-based violence. One of the main reasons for the failure of states to address domestic violence, in my view, is because the lofty campaigning and high-level promises lack detailed and properly funded interventions. The significant budget allocation to shelters and specialist police units; online applications for protection orders; prioritising complaints …

Violence against women up amid Latin America COVID-19 lockdowns
4 years, 11 months ago

Violence against women up amid Latin America COVID-19 lockdowns

Al Jazeera  

Activists say women are now at greater risk across a region already suffering from high rates of gender-based violence. Unda, a leader of the feminist organisation Brujas del Mar, was one of the organisers of the country’s National Women’s Strike on March 9, when 6.6 million women did not leave the house to show the Latin American country what society …

No lockdown for abuse
4 years, 11 months ago

No lockdown for abuse

The Hindu  

In the first week of the lockdown, one of the 257 complaint calls that the National Commission for Women received was from a father in Rajasthan who said his daughter was being beaten by her husband and had not been provided food since the lockdown began. The literature on domestic violence suggests that when men and/or women get employed, domestic …

92,000 Calls on Abuse and Violence on Govt Helpline in 11 Days
4 years, 11 months ago

92,000 Calls on Abuse and Violence on Govt Helpline in 11 Days

The Quint  

Sharma said the number of cases of domestic violence must be much higher but women are scared to complain due to the constant presence of their abusers at home. Earlier, women could go to their parents but now they are unable to reach them,” Sharma told PTI, adding that the NCW is in touch with some of the complainants. India …

Coronavirus lockdown | UN chief urges governments to protect women against domestic violence
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | UN chief urges governments to protect women against domestic violence

The Hindu  

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic. Describing the rise in domestic violence as “horrifying,” he urged all governments “to make the prevention and redress of violence against women a key part of their national response plans for COVID-19.” India reported double the …

Covid-19 lockdown | Rise in domestic violence, police apathy: NCW
4 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 lockdown | Rise in domestic violence, police apathy: NCW

The Hindu  

The first week of the nationwide lockdown, which has left many facing job losses, uncertainty over salaries, forced isolation and stressed households, has resulted in a steep rise in violence against women. Simultaneously, there has been an almost threefold increase in police apathy towards women’s complaints with the NCW receiving 16 complaints on the issue as compared to six earlier, …

Rape cases to be reviewed by government after ‘alarming’ drop in prosecutions
5 years, 6 months ago

Rape cases to be reviewed by government after ‘alarming’ drop in prosecutions

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. Officials said a “cross-sector, end-to-end review into how rape and sexual violence cases are handled across …

Feminist group wins campaign to change how media reports domestic abuse
5 years, 11 months ago

Feminist group wins campaign to change how media reports domestic abuse

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. The UK’s two leading press regulators, IPSO and IMPRESS, are set to adopt guidelines in a …

Curbing domestic violence is not working as number of women killed by men stays the same over last decade, campaigners warn
6 years, 2 months ago

Curbing domestic violence is not working as number of women killed by men stays the same over last decade, campaigners warn

The Independent  

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Sexual violence is ‘not just a problem for women’, says Angelina Jolie
6 years, 3 months ago

Sexual violence is ‘not just a problem for women’, says Angelina Jolie

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 Angelina Jolie has spoken about the importance of having open conversations about …

The Violence Against Women Act is unlikely to reduce intimate partner violence
6 years, 5 months ago

The Violence Against Women Act is unlikely to reduce intimate partner violence

Salon  

The Violence Against Women Act, the federal government’s signature legislation aimed at responding to domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and stalking, expired at the end of September. But the fact is that the criminal system supported by the act isn’t stopping intimate partner violence. Without such incentives, supporters of the act say, the criminal legal system’s response to domestic violence …

Domestic abuse legislation hailed by Theresa May as ‘life saving' sees less than 20 charges in half of police forces
7 years, 3 months ago

Domestic abuse legislation hailed by Theresa May as ‘life saving' sees less than 20 charges in half of police forces

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 Domestic abuse legislation hailed as “lifesaving” by Theresa May has come under …

Domestic abusers could face harsher punishments under new sentencing guidelines
7 years, 4 months ago

Domestic abusers could face harsher punishments under new sentencing guidelines

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. The committee said that the risk of sending more people to prison for longer with the …

Male rape, harassment and domestic abuse to be tackled by new government drive
7 years, 6 months ago

Male rape, harassment and domestic abuse to be tackled by new government drive

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. It comes after the most recent official data showed that where gender was recorded, 16 per …

Domestic violence campaigners Sisters Uncut barricade Treasury entrance
9 years ago

Domestic violence campaigners Sisters Uncut barricade Treasury entrance

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. Domestic violence services across the UK have lost more than 30 per cent of their funding …

Government to ignore pleas to ringfence money for black, Asian and minority ethnic females who have suffered abuse
9 years ago

Government to ignore pleas to ringfence money for black, Asian and minority ethnic females who have suffered abuse

The Independent  

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NCW for effective steps to curb crimes against women
10 years, 9 months ago

NCW for effective steps to curb crimes against women

India TV News  

Itanagar: National Commission for Women chairperson Mamta Sharma has called for a change in the mindset of the society besides proper implementation of laws and a strong monitoring mechanism to curb crimes against women. Addressing the participants during a day-long legal awareness programme on crime against women in Lower Subansiri district yesterday, Sharma exhorted women to come forward and report …

Police accused as domestic violence cases fall, but allegations by victims increase
11 years, 6 months ago

Police accused as domestic violence cases fall, but allegations by victims increase

The Independent  

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Violence Against Women Act reauthorised – what took you so long?
11 years, 11 months ago

Violence Against Women Act reauthorised – what took you so long?

Al Jazeera  

The VAWA will not solve every issue, but ensures that remedies are there when a woman makes a desperate plea for help. Paige Flink is executive director of The Family Place, the largest family violence service provider in Dallas, Texas, and an OpEd Project Public Voices fellow at Texas Woman’s University. For the last 18 months, domestic violence and sexual …

A voice for women
15 years, 4 months ago

A voice for women

The Hindu  

‘Gender violence has come down to a large extent over the years' – is a mythical statement. Campaign against violence Keeping this in mind, Prajnya, an NGO based out of Chennai, has put together an exhaustive 16 Days Campaign Against Gender Violence. “The main aim of this campaign is to answer this – Is Gender violence really a problem?” says …

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