Press: Chilling Met report has no surprises for campaigners
Damning report finds institutional racism, sexism and homophobia exists in city police force…
Press: London Police officer sentenced to Life for Rape and Sexual Abuse.
Press: David Carrick had pleaded guilty to 49 crimes against 12 women in the latest case to cast a harsh spotlight on the Metropolitan Police. Activists gathering for a protest outside Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday during the sentencing trial of David Carrick, a former police officer.Credit…Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency, via Getty Images New …
Press: Scrap plans to give cops more power, say women as David Carrick is jailed for life.
Scrap plans to give cops more power, say women as David Carrick jailed for life. By Anita Mureithi for Open Democracy. 7 February 2023. A Met officer has been locked up for dozens of rapes. Yet Suella Braverman’s priority is clamping down on protesters. Protesters gather outside Southwark Crown Court for the sentencing of serial …
Event: Protest outside the sentencing hearing of serial police rapist David Carrick
Event: Protest outside the sentencing hearing of serial police rapist David Carrick Stop police impunity. Stop arming police rapists, racists & murderers. Stop increasing the power of corrupt police forces over the public – NO Public Order Bill! When: 9am Monday 6 February 2023, Where: Join us outside Southwark Crown Court, 1 English Grounds, London SE1 …
Statement: Only police committed to upholding higher standards can protect the public, starting with women.
Open letter to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley from Women Against Rape, 6 Feb 2023Police impunity must end. Only police committed to upholding higher standards can protect the public, starting with women. On 6-7 February 2023, former police officer David Carrick is being sentenced, bringing to an end his long career as a serial rapist …
Event report: Europe-wide action called by Refugees in Libya.
Event: Europe wide action called by Refugees in Libya On Tuesday 10th January a lively group of people gathered outside the London offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as part of a Europe-wide action called by Refugees in Libya. Protestors gathered simultaneously outside UNHCR Berlin, Brussels, Rome and Tripoli to commemorate …
Event: London Protests as part of European actions to demand UNHCR provides protection to asylum seekers and refugees
Event: London Protests as part of European actions to demand UNHCR provides protection to asylum seekers and refugees WHEN: Tuesday 10 January, 12.30-1.30pm WHERE: UNHCR, 10 Furnival Street, London, EC4A 1AB Dear friends, Refugees in Libya have called a protest against the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for its abuse and horrendous neglect …
Fundraiser: Giving Tuesday
Fundraising drive now held open til 31 December Dear Friends and Supporters, We write to ask for a donation towards our work. This is a really hard time for most of us who are facing ever rising prices, low pay and even lower benefits. As a result, many more women and children are trapped with …
Press:Response to news that a man died after his health deteriorated in Manston
Activists respond to news that a man died after his health deteriorated in Manston Please see another important press release below from Action Against Detention & Deportations. The death of a man who spent a week incarcerated in Manston detention camp means that a mother has lost her precious son. The immigration authorities remain suspiciously …
Call to Action: ‘SHUT MANSTON DOWN’: Groups demand closure of camp
‘SHUT MANSTON DOWN’: GROUPS DEMAND END TO DETENTION CAMP Dear friends, Please see the important press release below from Action Against Detention & Deportations. We are part of this coalition which helped expose the conditions that children, women and men are enduring in Manston detention camp. We would be glad for your help in circulating the …
Event : Third National Protest to close down Derwentside /Hassockfield – Sat 15 Oct
Event : Third National Protest to close down Derwentside/Hassockfield – Sat 15 Oct Dear friends, This Saturday, 15 October, the third National Protest to close down Derwentside is being held. Speakers include All African Women’s Group (AAWG) many of whom have been in detention and threatened with deportation and other members of Global Women Against …
Revealed: Met police strip-searched 650 children in two-year period
Revealed: Met police strip-searched 650 children in two-year period Appropriate adults were often absent during the search, and the majority of children were innocent Police data showed that in almost a quarter of cases, an appropriate adult was not present during the strip search Sally Weale and Vikram Dodd Guardian Mon 8 Aug 2022 00.06 BST The children’s …
Call to action: Against Detention & Deportations
Action Against Detention & Deportations Saturday 10 September, we will be protesting at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Centre to close down detention centres, #StopRwandaplan; the Borders Act which attacks everyone’s right to asylum and protection in the UK. We’re helping organise protests as part of Action Against Detention & Deportations – more details here https://linktr.ee/nodeportations. Last weekend …
Survivors of childhood abuse campaign for compensation NADJA, by Leila Hawkins 15/07/2022 Read on NADJA site here People who have experienced childhood abuse in the UK are being denied compensation by a punitive law. Survivors are now campaigning to change this. When *Lucy was 11 years old her grandfather began sexually abusing her. For the …
Press: How police are failing to protect women
How UK police are failing to protect women NADJA newsletter asked WAR to write this article. To see it published on NADJA’s site click here 09/07/2022 Lisa Longstaff from Women Against Rape writes about how the UK police force is enabling an epidemic of violence against women. In June a partially leaked report revealed that …
Listen to podcast from The Toppler on the growing movements against sexual violence by police & police abuse of power against protesters. Interviews with WAR's Lisa Longstaff, Kevin Blowe @netpol & John Pegram @BristolCopwatch https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-toppler/episode/ep02-womens-safety-and-the-state-212274822
Ahead of report on police by Dame Louise Casey, we support the @AgainstRape Open Letter http://bit.ly/3RF7IPs which calls out police abuse, including against disabled women victims of crime. Photo below shows Women Against Rape women protesting outside Southwark Crown Court. https://twitter.com/AgainstRape/status/1622990018808631303
Open letter to Met Commissioner Mark Rowley http://bit.ly/3RF7IPs Stop Police Impunity. Stop arming police rapists, racists & murderers. Stop increasing the power of corrupt police forces over the public – NO Public Order Bill! Prosecute Rape, domestic violence, racist attacks
We’re here at the @SentencingCCL at the #RoyalCourtsofJustice to demand the courts stop sending pregnant people to prison and keep all new mothers out of jail #NoBirthsBehindBars
Babies say: #NoBirthsBehindBars! We’re here with @NoPrisonBirths outside the Royal Courts of Justice this Mother’s Day weekend with nursery rhymes, snacks & baby-sized placards to demand the Sentencing Council stop courts sending pregnant women to prison 💚💛
Join us on Mother’s Day weekend to demand an end to prison sentences for pregnant women & new mothers!
#NoBirthsBehindBars protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London.
📍Saturday 18 March
📍11-1pm
📍All parents, kids and babies welcome!