Article How the far right weaponises violence against women and girls – and how to push back
Article How the far right weaponises violence against women and girls – and how to push back
Quote:During last summer’s riots, Women’s Aid pointed out that many of the people housed in a Holiday Inn set on fire in Staffordshire were women who’d come to the UK to escape domestic abuse and other forms of violence. This seems to capture something important: when people talk about immigration and violence against women and girls, the experiences of migrant women often get left out of the conversation.
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Quote:During last summer’s riots, Women’s Aid pointed out that many of the people housed in a Holiday Inn set on fire in Staffordshire were women who’d come to the UK to escape domestic abuse and other forms of violence. This seems to capture something important: when people talk about immigration and violence against women and girls, the experiences of migrant women often get left out of the conversation.
Quote:Official figures show that 90% of rape perpetrators are known to victims, one in two rapes are by partners/ex-partners, and one woman is murdered by a partner every four days in the UK.
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Quote:Official figures show that 90% of rape perpetrators are known to victims, one in two rapes are by partners/ex-partners, and one woman is murdered by a partner every four days in the UK.