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Border Force and Metropolitan Police operation ‘highly commended’ at ‘World Class Policing Awards’
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
British Embassy Bangkok hosts a workshop on Rape and Sexual Assault (RSA) Survivor Handling to Thai partners
Nicole Jacobs named as government’s designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner
Victims of rape and sexual assault will be helped by a further £5 million for specialist support services, Justice Minister Wendy Morton MP announced today (18th September) as part of ongoing government efforts to ensure vic…
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock spoke at the Royal Society to mark the opening of 8 new FGM support clinics across the country.
Every jobcentre in the UK will have a trained domestic abuse point of contact by the end of summer, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd will announce today.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Review to ensure the law protects victims and is fit for the modern age.
Department for International Development (DFID) Ghana's Deputy Social Sectors Team Lead, Enyonam Azumah, delivered a speech at the National Stakeholders Dissemination Event.
Offenders face up to 2 years in jail, with most serious put on sex offenders register.
Communities across England will benefit from an increased awareness of the devastating consequences of female genital mutilation thanks to a new £375,000 fund.
Government to fund more rape support centres than ever before across England and Wales.
New powers to protect victims of stalking become law.
Home Office sets out the scale of gender-based violence and abuse perpetrated against men and boys.
Home Office launches refresh of cross-government violence against women and girls strategy.
A joint campaign by national and international partners in the Occupied Palestinian Territories that raises awareness on women's fundamental human rights.
‘Upskirting’ perpetrators face two years in prison and being placed on the sex offenders register, as a new law making the act a specific criminal offence is expected to receive Royal Assent today (Tuesday 12 February).
There is a lot in the news about 'upskirting' - find out what it's all about and why the law has changed.
Joint letter from Jackie Doyle-Price and Kate Davies to NHS commissioners on the importance of improving services for victims of sexual assault and abuse.
The British High Commission in collaboration with the PHIA Foundation marked ‘16 Days of Activism’ with a series of panel discussions on gender issue.
Arlette Contreras became the face of the #NiUnaMenos movement against domestic violence in Peru.
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