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Islamist Recruitment in the UK – Shamima Begum and Grooming Gangs

March 11, 2019 | by Dan Fisher and Katie Barker | 0 Comments

To focus on the immorality of Shamima Begum ignores the wider issue of Islamists targeting British children for grooming and recruitment. Read more

Coercive control activist: ‘Sally Challen case is about more than murder’

March 6, 2019 | by Sarah Mills | 0 Comments

As the Sally Challen case demonstrates, coercive control is the result of gradual, systematic degradation, which leaves wounds often invisible to others. Read more

Sajid Javid Should Confront FGM with a British Version of Anti-Mafia Laws

February 20, 2019 | by Vivek Sinha | 0 Comments

FGM, forced marriage, and child sex abuse are criminal acts in the UK. But the state needs additional tools to convict perpetrators. Read more

Sexual Assault: We Know the Problem. It Is Time for a Solution

January 11, 2019 | by Katie Barker | 1 Comments

Whilst long on complaints, #MeToo was short on solutions. It is imperative we confront the underlying cultural and psychological causes of sexual assault. Read more

Green Party Verita Report: Safeguarding Failures in Challenor Case

January 11, 2019 | by Dan Fisher | 11 Comments

Yesterday, Verita released a report on their investigation into how David Challenor was allowed to fulfil the role of an election agent for the Green Party whilst facing 22 serious charges including rape and sexual assault of a child. Aimee Challenor, who has been a national spokesperson on LGBTIQA+ issues and a member of the executive […] Read more

We Are All Responsible for What Happened to Jamal

November 30, 2018 | by Sarah Mills | 3 Comments

What happened to 15-year-old Syrian refugee Jamal is not an isolated incident. Dehumanisation is a prerequisite to hate-based violence. Read more

Pavement Rage: the Impact of Harassment on Women’s Daily Lives

October 22, 2018 | by Jo Bartosch | 0 Comments

Many women encounter harassment and intimidation on a daily basis, but the consequences for its perpetrators are often lukewarm or nonexistent altogether. Read more

Coercive Control: When It’s No Longer Just Sticks and Stones

October 15, 2018 | by Min Grob | 0 Comments

Abuse does not always leave its victim covered in bruises. The effects of coercive control and psychological manipulation are covert, but just as insidious. Read more

Not In The Name Of Feminism: Nothing About the Defence of Professor Ronell is Feminist

August 15, 2018 | by CNLifestyle | 2 Comments

The scholars behind the letter supporting Prof. Ronell are sabotaging the plight of victims and the #metoo movement in ways that are truly reprehensible. Read more

Women in Colombia Address Conflict-Associated Sexual Abuse

March 17, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

The United Nations Refugee Agency reported on Columbian women and their work to combat sexual abuse. Michelle Begue stated that women in Columbia are working through the court system to find justice in sexual abuse and rape cases. Leonor Galeano and her 12-year-old daughter, for instance, had to flee their homes during fighting between the FARC rebels and […] Read more