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Refuge responds to the verdict in Depp v Heard trial
We are deeply concerned that Wednesday’s verdict will increase the fear survivors already feel.
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Coalition of experts announce new Code of Practice that would hold tech companies to account on online violence against women and girls
A coalition of experts including the End Violence Against Women Coalition, Glitch, Refuge, Carnegie UK, NSPCC, 5Rights and Professors Clare McGlynn and Lorna Woods have come together for the first time to create a ready-to-use set of guidelines, or ‘Code of Practice’ to tackle violence against women and girls online. If adopted, the code would […]
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Refuge calls on the Government to make access to cash a priority in Queen’s Speech
Legislation to ensure access to cash is made easier should be brought forward in Tuesday’s Queen’s Speech says domestic abuse charity Refuge. This call follows data released by Which?, the consumer watchdog, which revealed that a quarter of free-to-use ATMs have vanished since 2018 and almost half of the UK’s bank branches have closed since […]
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Refuge reacts to new BBC data on court delays for survivors of sexual assault
Tracy Blackwell, Director of Strategic Insights and Partnerships at Refuge, said: “This data underscores what we already know, and that is that survivors are so often denied access to justice or are let down by the system that is supposed to protect them. “Court cases taking longer means more women will drop out of criminal […]
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Refuge responds to new CPS Quarterly Performance Data on Domestic Abuse
Tracy Blackwell, Director of Strategic Insights and Partnerships at Refuge, said: “A survivors’ ability to access justice should be a basic right. “Yet the overall picture of referrals, charges and convictions of domestic abuse perpetrators is still woefully low, meaning that women are left in limbo and often fearful for their safety. “This sends a […]
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Refuge launches campaign video on so-called ‘revenge porn’ and online domestic abuse with TV personality Georgia Harrison
Today, Tuesday 19 April 2022, as the Online Safety Bill appears before Parliament for its second reading, domestic abuse charity Refuge launches campaign video with TV personality and campaigner Georgia Harrison. In the video, Georgia outlines the scale of intimate image abuse. She also talks about the change she wants to see with social media […]
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Refuge responds to Home Office announcement on new Domestic Abuse Plan
In response to the announcement by the Home Secretary, Refuge CEO Ruth Davison said: “Refuge welcomes the publication of the new Domestic Abuse Plan and is pleased to see the government looking at how it can build on the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 to improve the response to domestic abuse across the country, including by […]
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Refuge responds to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism investigation into police perpetrators of domestic abuse
Ruth Davison, Refuge Chief Executive Officer, said: “This investigation by the BiJ shows the scale of the problem within the police force to tackle domestic abuse and safeguard women and girls. It’s likely this data only scratches the surface of how widespread this issue is. “We know that only around a fifth of women experiencing […]
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Refuge responds to the publication of the Online Safety Bill
In response to the publication of the Online Safety Bill, Ruth Davison, Refuge CEO, said: “Refuge has campaigned tirelessly to help shape this Bill which presented a much-needed and overdue opportunity to improve women and girls’ safety online. Sadly, the Bill as it currently stands is a huge missed opportunity and our calls for VAWG (violence against women and […]
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Refuge responds to report from Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) into Met Police conduct
Interviews available on request. Please contact the Press Office on 0207 395 7731 or email press@refuge.org.uk Refuge responds to damning new report from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) into Metropolitan Police conduct Ruth Davison, Refuge CEO said: “The behaviour outlined in this IOPC report is absolutely disgraceful, and illustrates why so few women […]
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Refuge responds to High Court ruling that Met Police breached rights of organisers of Sarah Everard vigil
Interviews available on request. Please contact the Press Office on 0207 395 7731 or email press@refuge.org.uk Refuge responds to High Court ruling that the Met Police breached rights of organisers of Sarah Everard vigil Kim Manning-Cooper, Head of Communications at Refuge, said: “The vigil for Sarah Everard was a way for women to come together […]
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Refuge calls on MPs to back the ‘Newlove Amendment’ to make misogyny a hate crime, after Government confirmed it would not back amendment
Refuge calls on MPs to back the ‘Newlove Amendment’ to make misogyny a hate crime, after Government confirmed it would not back amendment: This critical vote comes after Home Secretary announced she would tell police that tackling Violence Against Women and Girl should be given as much priority as fighting terrorism, child sexual abuse and […]
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