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The steps you can take to tackle an intruder or burglar in your own home - and what force you can use to defend yourself
Protecting staff, passengers and property on public transport: police roles, CCTV and witness evidence use, tools to restrict anti-social acts
Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.
The government's plan to further reduce retail crime, building on the Retail Crime Action Plan announced in October 2023.
This 2 part guidance note is part of a series of DFID guidance notes on violence against women and girls. It focuses specifically on how to address VAWG in health programming.
Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it
The International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict, produced in collaboration with over 200 gender and sexual violence experts, was launched at the 2014 Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. The Protocol is...
This chapter explores how adolescent girls and boys experience age-based and gender-based violence in two East African countries
Tougher sentences for cowardly killers delivered a year on from Wade Review.
Detailed guide on domestic abuse, what to do and how to seek help in the United Arab Emirates.
This report presents findings from a review of the evidence on the links between gender based violence and outbreaks of violent conflict
The Supply Side Products (SSPs) are unofficial guidance papers on a range of security and justice issues.
The Alliance is a group of states, multilateral partners, civil society organisations and survivors that coordinates action on conflict-related sexual violence.
Use these letters to ask for documents from the police, courts and other agencies to help you get legal aid.
This series brings together all documents relating to Violence Reduction Units.
Violence against security staff is unacceptable. Find out what you can do to prevent it.
UK statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children. Delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French.
Legal aid helps pay for legal advice, mediation or representation in court - see if you can claim.
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