In the media: Layla Ibrahim on Victoria Derbyshire Show
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
In the media: High court rules in favour of rape victim who retracted accusation under duress
Woman known as Sarah has compensation increased after she made allegation against husband before changing her mind, under pressure from him. Lisa Longstaff from Women Against Rape (War), which made written submissions to the judge, said: “Sarah finally got some justice! CICA rules are applied in a sexist and uncompassionate way, and War is one …
Evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on Prostitution
Evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on Prostitution Submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee on Prostitution 1) ‘Whether criminal sanction in relation to prostitution should continue to fall more heavily on those who sell sex, rather than those who buy it.‘ Criminal sanction should not fall on either seller or buyer. We …
In the media: Faiza Ahmed pleas for help went unheeded
Faiza Ahmed – how one woman’s cries for help went unheeded, Guardian 6 Feb 2016
Event: International week of actions to close detention centres
Protest and Speak Out “THIS IS A PRISON NOT A HOLIDAY CAMP” International week of actions to close detention centres 15 – 21 June 2015, 12 noon to 2pm: Parliament Square, nearest tube Westminster. CLOSE YARL’S WOOD AND ALL DETENTION CENTRES! Detention without limit – Rape by guards – No healthcare – Mothers separated from their kids – Fast Track decisions …
In the media: Rape victim falsely accused of lying by police wins £20,000 payout
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 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 the Human …
Briefing against the 2015 Immigration Bill
Briefing against the 2015 Immigration Bill Opposition to the Immigration Bill continues to grow. In February, Lord Ramsbotham called for the bill to be withdrawn or suspended to allow proper consideration of a government commissioned report. The Shaw Report made recommendations: a limit on detention; an end to the detention of pregnant women; that there be …
Event
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 …
Event report: Jail Rapists not Rape Victims, meeting in House of Commons
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 …
Child Rape in Rotherham: Questions rape survivors, parents and the general public want answers to
Child rape in Rotherham questions rape survivors parents and the general public want answers to Submitted to the Home Affairs Committee on 9 September 2014. We have received no substantial reply so far. The Report by Dr Alexis Jay issued in August 2014, raises more questions than it answers. Unless these questions are asked and …
Evidence to Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
Evidence to Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women “In the 12 months to March 2013 there were about 10,000 recorded rapes of adults in England and Wales, and about 6,000 recorded rapes of children. “Only 1,820 (18%) of those recorded rape allegations led to a ‘sanction detection’ in which an offender was …
Read more: key points from Dr Jay’s report
A Summary of issues raised in the ‘Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham (1997 – 2013)’ by Dr Alexis Jay, issued in August 2014. Download a pdf of the full Report here Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham (1997 – 2013) Good Press report in the Telegraph This striking report is a …
Press release: protest rape and racism
Press release: protest rape and racism Old Bailey, London, 26 June 2013, 10-12 noon Sentencing of the Oxford rapists Women protest both rape and racism. Police and social workers also trashed victims – will they be prosecuted? Seven men will be sentenced for 43 offences – ranging from rape and conspiracy to rape to supplying …
Protest against rape and racism on the day of sentencing the Oxford rapists, Old Bailey, London, 26 June 2013
Protest against rape and racism on the day of sentencing the Oxford rapists, Old Bailey, London Protest against rape and racism on the day of sentencing the Oxford rapists Old Bailey, London EC4M 7HS, 26 June 2013 10am-12 noon, sentencing at 11am off Ludgate Hill (nearest tube St Pauls) www.womenagainstrape.net Tel 020 7482 2496 Seven men …
