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Women Against Rape (WAR) is a grassroots multi-racial women’s group founded in 1976 and based at the Crossroads Women’s Centre in London.

We provide rights information, support and advocacy. We take up individual cases on the basis of collective self-help. We campaign for justice, protection and compensation for all women and girls who have suffered sexual, domestic and/or racist violence. This includes survivors of any age, race and nationality, asylum seekers, women with disabilities, trans women, sex workers.

We have won changes in the law such as making rape in marriage a crime. We have set legal precedents such as the first private prosecution for rape, after the authorities refused to bring a rapist of two sex workers to court.

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Report on women's resistance in detention, 2005-2015.
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We know this is a very difficult time for many people. We are responding to calls and emails, although it may take us a bit longer than usual. If you are suffering domestic violence or rape please call the police if it’s an emergency on 999.

You can call the 24-hour Domestic Violence helpline on 0808 2000 247 for help with urgent accommodation and other issues.

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Press: “Every cut to social care makes older women & women with disabilities more vulnerable to violence”, says Women Against Rape

By WomenAgainstRape | 7 July 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Hammersmith and Fulham Council apologised for not providing “the right care sooner” but the woman said she feels “betrayed” and “left to rot” A frail elderly woman says she was raped after turning to strangers online for help because care was not put in place by her local council when she came out of …

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Event: Victim-Suspect screening – “You’re sexually assaulted. You report. And police make you the suspect!”

By WomenAgainstRape | 27 May 2025

Report of screening dramatic Netflix film ‘Victim-Suspect’, 15 May 2025   We have been encouraging people to watch this ground-breaking American documentary, and we’ve been organising screenings followed by guest speakers and Q&As.  It’s a good way of informing people about the horrendous injustices which victims of sexual violence face both in the US and …

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Event: WAR speaking after showing of film Victim/Suspect, 15 May 2025

By WomenAgainstRape | 13 May 2025

The film 3.30pm: A US reporter discovers a pattern of women who reported sexual assault to police nationwide but were then charged with fabricating their allegations-sometimes facing prison.  “You’re sexually assaulted. You report. And police make you the suspect!”     University College London, Lecture Theatre G22, North West Wing, 136 Gower St., London WC1E …

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Press: The Independent spotlights Duncan Lewis legal challenge against Home Office’s Citizenship Policy: WAR quoted

By GWAD | 10 May 2025

Press: The Independent spotlights Duncan Lewis legal challenge against Home Office’s Citizenship Policy. WAR quoted: Rules that make it almost impossible for small boat refugees to become British citizens have been hit by a legal challenge, The Independent can reveal. New guidance issued in February stated that anyone who enters the UK illegally by making …

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Woman survivor of child abuse – urgent message to government against disability benefit cuts

By WomenAgainstRape | 12 March 2025

I’m writing to ask for your help,  as a disabled survivor of extreme ,life threatening and sadistically violent childhood abuse that lasted from my birth until I ran away at 16. I have not and will never recover from this or the CPTSD that is the result, so I’m in receipt of ESA and PIP; …

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Statement: Rape and “grooming gangs” – the key issue is not race but “police corruption, collusion and cover up”

By WomenAgainstRape | 3 February 2025

Rape and “grooming gangs” – the key issue is not race but “police corruption, collusion and cover up”. Publish the evidence! Punish the police perpetrators! The recent furore generated by Elon Musk and the Conservative Party calling for more inquiries on the grooming and rape of white girls in the UK by Muslim men is …

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Event: WAR speaking on panel after film Victim/Suspect

By WomenAgainstRape | 1 February 2025

Thursday, February 13 Victim/Suspect: When Reporting Rape Becomes a Crime Film Screening and Panel Discussion with a speaker from Women Against Rape & others (below) Date and time: Thursday, 13 February: 6:30 – 9pm GMT Location: BLOC Cinema, Arts One Building, Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road London E1 4NS MAP Click …

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PRESS RELEASE: A Xmas gift for mothers & children: family court guidance finally debunks ‘parental alienation’

By WomenAgainstRape | 18 December 2024

A Xmas gift for mothers and children: family court guidance finally debunks ‘parental alienation’ PRESS RELEASE from Support Not Separation, 11 Dec 2024 Today the Family Justice Council has issued guidance to family court judges in cases where mothers report domestic violence and abusive fathers counter this with allegations of ‘parental alienation’ to force their …

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Press: Duncan Lewis Takes Government to Court over Legal Aid Fees (13 June 2024)

By GWAD | 30 November 2024

VICTORY: Together with women from All African Women’s Group, we provided evidence for Duncan Lewis’ successful Judicial Review.  

METRO: Tesco and Ocado remove ConorMcGregor’s whiskey from the shelves

By GWAD | 26 November 2024

METRO quotes WAR: Tesco and Ocado remove Conor McGregor’s whiskey from the shelves Tesco has said it will no longer sell Conor McGregor’s whiskey after the UFC star was found to have assaulted a woman who accused him of raping her.  The Proper No Twelve 70cl bottle was still available up to today via Britain’s biggest retailer, …

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