Women’s Aid urges the new government to prioritise women and children Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, said: “The election of a new government today presents an opportunity for real, and tangible change in the way that tackling domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls is approached in this […]
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Women’s Aid responds: Zara Aleena’s murderer sentenced to life imprisonment Today, Zara Aleena’s murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment. Responding to this, Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid said: “We are relieved that Zara Aleena’s killer was dealt a life sentence, though we know no sentence will make up for her murder, let
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Domestic abuse services at risk this winter Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid, has written to all council leaders in England, urging councils to provide vital support to specialist domestic abuse services this winter. The cost-of-living crisis is having an unprecedented impact on domestic abuse survivors and services across the country – and urgent action
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Women’s Aid and Mothers’ Union come together to end domestic abuse The charity Mothers’ Union has joined together in partnership with Women’s Aid to support the Come Together to End Domestic Abuse campaign, urging everyone to play their part in ending domestic abuse. An estimated 1.6 million women experience domestic abuse every year. Though
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With the cost of living crisis preventing women from fleeing abuse, the government must act now to support survivors. A blog by Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid, and Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs, CEO and Founder of Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA). We’re all worried about the cost of living crisis. From interest rates to
Women’s Aid releases new research on how UK public attitudes ‘tolerate’ domestic abuse More than a third of UK adults believe domestic abuse is not a reflection of wider society, and instead a case of perpetrators being just ‘bad people’, according to research published by Women’s Aid. Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid
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Women’s Aid responds: justice select committee’s report into the draft victims’ bill This week, the justice committee published its pre-legislative scrutiny of the victim’s bill. Earlier this year, Women’s Aid and the Ministry of Justice held a roundtable with survivors, finding that survivors overwhelmingly were unaware of the rights afforded to them in the
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Women’s Aid responds to announcement of new equalities minister This week, the new prime minister Liz Truss chose Nadhim Zahawi for the post of equalities minister, a role previously titled women and equalities minister. In response, Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid said: “The removal of ‘women’ from the portfolio of the government’s
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Women’s Aid responds to the Brighton and Hove report on learnings of commissioning Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid said: “Women’s Aid is pleased to see councils recognising the importance of specialist commissioning and social value frameworks. This is a positive step for survivors and the sector that works hard to support them.
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Women’s Aid responds to Women’s Health Strategy Today, the government published the Women’s Health Strategy. In response, Isabelle Younane, head of policy, campaigns and public affairs at Women’s Aid said: “We know from our work with survivors that the effects of domestic abuse on women’s mental health can be both severe and long lasting,
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