False Allegations or Miscarriages of Justice?

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

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

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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Event: WAR speaking on panel after film Victim/Suspect

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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Submission: Sentencing Council’s Consultation on Perverting the Course of Justice

23 June 2022

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. …

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In the media: Keir Starmer’s record on rape

7 February 2020

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 …

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In the media: Cyprus rape case – on the day before sentencing Women Against Rape points to similar outrageous cases in the UK

6 January 2020

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 …

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Evidence to Home Affairs Committee on Domestic Violence, 5 July 2018

26 July 2018

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 …

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Open Letter to Keir Starmer RE: Consultation on alleged false allegations of rape

14 June 2017

Open Letter to Keir Starmer RE: Consultation on alleged false allegations of rape Submitted 2011 We strongly believe that the prosecution of women for alleged false allegations of rape is not in the public interest. This is because: ● It distracts from the true rape scandal that over 90% of rapists get away with it …

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Video: Layla Ibrahim film interview

14 June 2017

Layla Ibrahim film interview Support our campaign to quash Layla’s conviction – like our Layla Ibrahim is Innocent page on facebook

In the media: Layla Ibrahim on Victoria Derbyshire Show

16 November 2016

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