The Victims and Prisoners Bill will commence Committee Stage in the House of Lords tomorrow. This is a vital opportunity for Peers to scrutinise the legislation in detail and consider any changes that have been put forward to improve the Bill on behalf of survivors.

50 Years of Women's Aid ⭐️

2024 marks 50 years since the Women's Aid federation in England was founded, that officially makes this our golden anniversary. While there's been a lot of positive change since 1974, the reality for a lot of women today is far from golden.

This can be a dangerous time of year for women…please share

Specialist by and for services offer culturally specific services where survivors who may not have otherwise come forward feel listened to, understood and supported.

Investing in them would save lives and could help save up to £3,898,100,000.

takeaction.womensaid.org.uk/sign-your-name… Apna Haq

We've been raising concerns & asking questions about how the decision to release some offenders from prison early will impact survivors of domestic abuse. We're still awaiting the vital details we need to know to provide us with assurance that this is being handled safely.

The government must enable survivors to receive transcripts of their court hearings free of charge. It is unacceptable that survivors are being charged extortionate fees to access this important information. [1/4]

Desert Breath,1995-97, monumental land art, Eastern Sahara, Egypt by Danae Stratou, Alexandra Stratou, Stella Constantinides #WomensArt

We’ve published a first-of-its-kind report into what influences young people’s attitudes towards domestic abuse, proving a direct link between the viewing of harmful misogynist content and the normalisation of unhealthy behaviours in relationships bit.ly/3tuH4B1

'Peace' by Diane Leonard, contemporary US painter #WomensArt

For those questioning on here why women are speaking to #Dispatches and not going to the police, the Rape Crisis England & Wales website will show you exactly why - less than 2% of reported rapes result in a charge.

Here Vera Baird DBE KC explains how awful the system is.
victimscommissioner.org.uk/news/the-distr…

Rapists don’t rape everyone they date, domestic abusers can be lovely to their friends, murderers don’t kill everyone they meet. Abusers can be charming and kind in all sorts of circumstances, this does not mean that they are not also capable of horrible abuse.

Yemini artist
Boushra Almutawakel,
What if, 2008
#WomensArt

Tell me again how we are “crying wolf” by calling out the horrific level of abuse in #family courts?!

Ahead of #HRC54 , I am posting my statement in response to the letter issued by AWID and others in May 2023 entitled 'There is no place for anti-trans agendas in the UN': bit.ly/45wSYbD

I am extremely concerned by harrowing reports on #FamilyCourt published BBC News (UK) today.

I hear from hundreds of victims & survivors about the devastation wrought by family court proceedings.

We need urgent and wide-reaching reforms to restore public faith in the family court

🧵 Three women who were raped by the same man say their experience of the justice system was so damaging they would think twice about reporting an attack again.

They now want to reform the way victims of sex offences are treated in court.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

'Peace' by Diane Leonard, contemporary US painter #WomensArt

The Living Hell of a Mixed Sex Psychiatric Unit
'My experience continues to haunt me. I want this madness to stop for women’s safety and future mental health'
womensrights.network/post/the-livin…
#BadMedicine

I was just 18 when I was admitted to a psychiatric unit. As I was 18 it meant

A retraction and apology has been issued by iNews for the baseless accusation made by journalist Patrick Strudwick against Kellie-Jay Keen, aka Kellie-Jay Keen. Mr Strudwick has forgotten to share this on Twitter, so it would be nice if people could help him out.

UK contemporary sculptor known as Anna & the Willow creates nature-inspired sculptures made from rods of willow
#WomensArt
#August