FALSE ALLEGATIONS CAMPAIGN
They should jail rapists, not women who report rape. Women are being jailed for perverting the course of justice after reporting rape whilst the vast majority of rapists walk free. The prosecution of these women gets disproportionate media coverage and puts women off reporting rape. Layla Ibrahim was convicted for perverting the course of justice after reporting rape and served a 3 year prison sentence. She refused to withdraw her statement under pressure from the police. Women should not be coerced into withdrawing reports of rape, by relatives of the man or by the police . The police should be focusing on convicting rapists not criminalising women who report violence.
Submission to Sentencing Council’s Consultation on Perverting the Course of Justice Guidelines 22 June 2022 Introduction WAR is a multiracial grassroots women’s organisation set up in 1976. It provides practical support to victims of all types of sexual and domestic violence, and it campaigns for changes in the systems of criminal justice, asylum and compensation. …
Keir Starmer’s record on rape Camden New Journal Letters 6 February 2020 The record on rape We take issue with the letter from MARTIN PLAUT of NW5 (‘Errors in attacks on Starmer’, January 30). He claims that rape “is one of the issues [Sir Keir] feels most strongly about and has worked on most assiduously. His determination has been …
Cyprus rape case: on the day before sentencing Women Against Rape points to similar outrageous casesin the UK We share the outrage of women in Cyprus protesting against the conviction of a 19-year-old British woman who faces prison after reporting gang rape by 12 Israeli men in Ayia Napa. We welcome the UK government’s concern at the …
Evidence to Home Affairs Committee on Domestic Violence, 5 July 2018 Summary: This evidence covers five key policy areas that result in increased vulnerability to domestic violence and lack of resources to escape violent men: Family courts and domestic violence Austerity cuts and domestic violence Destitution – a recipe for domestic violence The hostile environment …
Layla Ibrahim film interview Support our campaign to quash Layla’s conviction – like our Layla Ibrahim is Innocent page on facebook
Layla Ibrahim – Victoria Derbyshire Show, 16 Nov 2016 Support our campaign to get Layla’s conviction quashed – go to Layla Ibrahim is innocent on Facebook
Rape victim falsely accused of lying by police wins £20,000 payout Police admit wrongly arresting woman assaulted at age 17, but mother criticises force for leaving her daughter traumatized Sandra Laville The Guardian Friday 22 May 2015 A rape victim falsely accused of lying by detectives has won £20,000 in damages after suing police under …
House of Commons event “Jail rapists not rape victims”, 2 December 2014 Women and families affected by biased rape investigations were joined by supporters in the House of Commons on Tuesday 2nd December to discuss the campaign, led by Women Against Rape (WAR) and Black Women’s Rape Action Project (BWRAP), against the prosecution and imprisonment …
Report: Jail Rapists not Rape Victims, meeting in House of Commons Women and families affected by biased rape investigations were joined by supporters in the House of Commons on 2 December to discuss the campaign, led by us, against the prosecution and imprisonment of rape survivors. Hosted by John McDonnell MP, the event focused …
PRESS RELEASE: 27 organisations urge DPP not to prosecute rape victims Twenty-seven organisations, including rape crisis centres and women’s aid groups, have written to Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), alarmed by rising prosecutions of women for supposed false allegations of rape or domestic violence. They say that such prosecutions are not in …
