Tag: 16 Days
Rape survivors are paying too high a price for justice
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In this article – part of a series marking 16 Days of Activism – the Victims’ Commissioner highlights how the backlog of Crown Court cases and other challenges within the criminal justice system are disproportionately impacting rape victims.
Victim rights vs. victim realities — what the Operation Soteria surveys tell us
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Professor Katrin Hohl reflects on the largest survey of rape and sexual assault survivors of police forces in England and Wales.
If we are to achieve the ambition of halving violence against women and girls within a decade, we cannot afford false-starts
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Halving violence against women and girls is both an urgent and commendable challenge. To drive lasting progress, the government must craft a strategy that is grounded in the real, lived experiences of victims — who demand profound and meaningful change.