Met must reform urgently to stop violence against women and girls Women’s Aid Chief Executive, Farah Nazeer said: “Yet again, a serving Met Police Officer has abused his position of trust and authority to carry out sickening violent and depraved acts against women. We continue to uncover systemic failings, missed opportunities and an inadequate […]
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Criminalisation of coercive control reaches seven-year anniversary As the criminalisation of coercive control reaches its seven-year anniversary, we are proud to have campaigned — alongside other organisations — for this landmark legislation that will bring more perpetrators to justice. We’ve also seen progress as part of the Domestic Abuse Act which now recognises that the
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Women’s Aid end of year statement As we near the end of 2022, Women’s Aid Federation of England stands with all women against racism and misogyny, recognising those women who are the most marginalised. We stand against those who think they can attack women with impunity. Racism and misogyny within the justice system, police, government,
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Women’s Aid respond to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation for the new mental health and wellbeing plan A few months ago, the government asked the public and organisations to contribute to its new plan for providing mental health support in England over the next ten years through its Mental Health and
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Women’s Aid responds: Istanbul Convention The home secretary has announced the UK is compliant with the Istanbul Convention and is in a position to seek parliament’s approval for ratification – though with some reservations. Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid said: “Women’s Aid welcomes the home secretary’s announcement that the UK is now
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Women’s Aid responds to the government’s end to end review of the Criminal Justice System Response to Rape The government’s end to end review of the Criminal Justice System Response to Rape has uncovered inconsistent and inadequate provision of support for victims of rape and sexual assault across the country. On 12th May, the
Sabina Nessa’s perpetrator sentenced to life imprisonment Isabelle Younane, head of policy, campaigns and public affairs at Women’s Aid said: “Today, Sabina Nessa’s perpetrator was rightly sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder. We stand in solidarity with Sabina Nessa’s family, who we know will also suffer lifelong impact from Sabina’s death. During this time
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Joint statement on the Domestic Abuse Plan: Respect and Women’s Aid Domestic abuse is a matter of national priority as this plan appropriately acknowledges. Over the past year, there has been a significant increase in public attention paid to domestic abuse and the long-term detrimental impact of the pandemic on women and children fleeing
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Sentence of Angel Lynn’s perpetrator increased Farah Nazeer, chief executive at Women’s Aid said: “We welcome the increase in sentence for Angel Lynn’s perpetrator, which better reflects the seriousness of the crime. Sadly, what happened to Angel will have a lifelong impact on her and her family. Lenient sentences in domestic abuse cases send
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Position regarding member services and direct services to survivors Following a consultation with members and stakeholders, we are now able to publish our organisational position on single-sex services. We are proud to have a range of services, including single-sex services and services that meet the needs of trans and non binary people, in our
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