On the decision to release notorious serial sex offender John Warboys
MEDIA STATEMENT, by Women Against Rape 5 Jan 2017 There has been an outcry at the parole of Warboys after serving 10 years for 19 offences against 12 women. Yet the police say that other women had reported him, perhaps up to 100, but he is about to be released without being tried for these …
Model letter to MPs re compensation – please use
Please adjust accordingly and send this letter to your local MP (find your MP’s name and contact details here) [your address or email] Dear [insert full name of MP] As your constituent I urge you to take action to update the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme for victims of crime, in particular for victims of rape …
Christina McHugh, 27, raped when she was just 11, was denied compensation because of a conviction
Christina McHugh, 27, raped when she was just 11, was denied compensation because of a conviction HUNDREDS of rape victims are being denied compensation after committing ‘minor’ criminal offences, The Herald can reveal. It is estimated that at least 500 women have seen their claims rejected by the UK Government‘s Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) since …
Hundreds of sex assault victims refused compensation due to criminal convictions
Hundreds of sex assault victims refused compensation due to criminal convictions Hundreds of alleged sexual assault victims have been refused compensation because they have a criminal record, The Independent can reveal. The Government’s compensation body, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), has been routinely rejecting survivors’ claims when it emerges they have a conviction of any severity. Offences can range …
Letter to Justice Secretary – Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
From: WOMEN AGAINST RAPE David Lidington david.lidington.mp@parliament.uk Justice Secretary – Ministry of Justice 28 July 2017 Dear David Lidington Re Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme and Authority (CICA) We echo demands in the letters to you from MP Sarah Champion, shadow minister for women and equalities, and from a coalition of charities[1] that the Criminal Injuries …
UPDATE: HUMAN RIGHTS VIGIL, 22 November 2017
Brigitte Nongo-Wa-Kitwa Family Reunion Appeal Hearing Thanks to all who came to support Brigitte Nongo-Wa-Kitwa’s case to be reunited with her children. The vigil outside court garnered interest and support from passersby and people entering the court building. Over 15 women then went inside to listen to court proceedings, and although there weren’t enough seats …
You Can’t Lose if You Don’t Quit!
Ms R (62), a longstanding member of All African Women’s Group, finally won her right to stay in the UK after a 13 year struggle. Ms R left Jamaica in 1990 to escape domestic violence from her partner . . .
Protest against CAFCASS and NSPCC participation in Families Need Fathers (FNF) conference, Sat 14 October
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg9qABVVtOY FNF replied saying that they are a “reputable charity” but did not address domestic violence or any of the other issues raised. A FNF man confronted the picket saying that ‘more children are killed by their mothers than by their fathers’. To date we have received no reply to our …
OPEN LETTER to CAFCASS and NSPCC re your PARTICIPATION in a conference run by FAMILIES NEED FATHERS (FNF) Sat 14 October
We understand that you are speaking at this FNF conference on parental alienation. You must be aware that FNF have consistently attacked women. Must we refresh your memory? As long ago as 1994, during a debate on the Child Support Agency, MP Glenda Jackson reported in Parliament that FNF advised fathers who were not allowed access to their …
Women speak about destitution
Women Speak About Destitution: Read testimonies of the real impact of cruel government policy The British government’s deliberate policy of destitution forces asylum-seeking women into extremely precarious and often dangerous living situations; exposing them to exploitation and violence. Here, women speak about their experiences of destitution in the UK. Melissa I’ve been destitute, when I was …
Refuge from Rape and Destitution Campaign
Women Against Rape’s Refuge from Rape and Destitution Campaign. The campaign was launched at the Cowley Club in Brighton 25 September 2017. See video of the meeting “Living on the Edge: refusing Dickensian destitution and other social murder” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn4XqkmUwik&t=4826s
ANOTHER HANDMAID’S TALE
Video: The World Transformed, Brighton 26 September 2017 In poor communities, as many as 50% of children are reported to social services. Poverty is used to allege ‘neglect,’ treat mothers as surrogates for fostering and adoption without consent, inflicting lifelong trauma on thousands of children. Single mothers are most at risk, especially if they report …