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.
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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Event: WAR speaking after showing of film Victim/Suspect, 15 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 …
Press: The Independent spotlights Duncan Lewis legal challenge against Home Office’s Citizenship Policy: WAR quoted
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 …
Woman survivor of child abuse – urgent message to government against disability benefit cuts
Statement: Rape and “grooming gangs” – the key issue is not race but “police corruption, collusion and cover up”
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 …
Event: WAR speaking on panel after film Victim/Suspect
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 …
PRESS RELEASE: A Xmas gift for mothers & children: family court guidance finally debunks ‘parental alienation’
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 …
METRO: Tesco and Ocado remove ConorMcGregor’s whiskey from the shelves
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, …
Press: BIG ISSUE “I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick”
Message of support to Zayna Iman, for the protest of Manchester’s Pendleton Police custody suite
This speech was delivered 19 October 2024 by a local woman of colour at a protest outside a Greater Manchester Police station in Pendlebury Salford. It was organised by Zayna Iman who has waived her anonymity and is campaigning for justice for her own rape by GMP police. Zayna Iman is in touch with and …
In the media: A woman who accused a therapist of raping her during a therapy session has been awarded more than £200,000 in damages after winning a civil case against him.
A woman who accused a therapist of raping her during a therapy session has been awarded more than £200,000 in damages after winning a civil case against him. Jess Warren, BBC News, PA Media News agency, 19 June 2024 Ella Janneh sued Michael Lousada, 57, over claims he raped and sexually assaulted her at his clinic in Belsize Park, …