Charity Rape Crisis says its has recorded a massive increase in calls following a Coronation Street storyline which depicted the violent rape of character Carla Connor.
Posts Tagged ‘domestic violence’
Avon and Women’s Aid honour brave and inspirational domestic violence survivors
Saturday, July 16th, 2011The achievements of some of the Britain’s most inspirational women were honoured at the Avon and Women’s Aid Empowering Women Awards this week.
Plea over violence against girls
Friday, June 24th, 2011[Press Association] Campaigners have called on Michael Gove to tackle the problem of violence against girls in schools. The Education Secretary [...]
Women’s refuge chief to hand back OBE
Thursday, February 17th, 2011The head of a charity that runs women’s refuges is handing back her OBE because she says government cuts mean she can’t offer proper support to vulnerable women.
Petition to protect specialist domestic violence services handed in to Downing Street
Friday, December 10th, 2010Families who have lost loved-ones to domestic violence joined Avon Cosmetics UK, Refuge and Sheryl Gascoigne to hand in a petition to the Government at number 10 Downing Street this week.
Guest blog: We lock up more rape victims than rapists
Friday, November 12th, 2010A woman who accused her husband of rape was jailed last week after she withdrew the allegations. The Howard League’s Frances Crook says sexual assualts make women victims not criminals. They need help, not the stark slam of a prison door.
Google ‘revealed address of battered wife refuge on Street View’
Friday, October 29th, 2010Google has been accused in Parliament of putting vulnerable women at risk by revealing the location of a refuge centre.
‘There’s no such thing as rape within marriage’, says Muslim leader of sharia law courts in Britain
Friday, October 15th, 2010A senior Muslim cleric has been condemned by police and other Muslim leaders for claiming that there is no such thing as rape within marriage.
