Women Against Rape

The Rapist Who Pays the Rent: Women's case for changing the Law on Rape
2nd edn 1984, R. Hall, S. James, J. Kertesz
Led to the historic decision that recognized rape in marriage as a crime in England and Wales.

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In 1992 Ms X a housewife and mother was subjected to a series of violent rapes by a neighbour. His intimidation included threats she’d lose her children and so she did not tell anybody about the rapes for months. When she told her husband he suffered a nervous breakdown. Ms X finally informed the police in June 1993. The CPS refused to prosecute because of the delay in reporting. Her solicitor advised her that the delay meant there is no point in applying for criminal injuries compensation. But encouraged by WAR she applied in 1995 and was awarded £10,000. An earlier High Court precedent was set in March 1995 ruling that a woman who had delayed six weeks before reporting was entitled to compensation, and that the CICB should take account of the fact that the traumatic effects of an assault may prevent rape survivors from reporting it for some time.

Rape in the Media: Submission to the National Heritage Committee Inquiry into Privacy and Media Intrusion, 1993
Is the law on anonymity enough to protest rape survivors? Or are we still identified, judges, misrepresented and exploited by the media's sexist and racist stereotypes?

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Ask Any Woman: A London Inquiry into Rape and Sexual Assault Report of the Women's Safety Survey conducted by Women Against Rape 1985, Ruth E. Hall
Groundbreaking information and analysis of women's experience of rape and other violence. First-ever figures on racist sexual assault.

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