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Articles tagged with: Violence against women and girls

To tackle all forms of interpersonal and sexual violence, the government needs to acknowledge that the patriarchy is the problem

04 May Home affairs

To tackle all forms of interpersonal and sexual violence, the government needs to acknowledge that the patriarchy is the problem

Violence against women and girls, or VAWG, has become the shorthand way of describing all crimes such as domestic abuse, sexual violence, harassment and exploitation, some issues of trafficking, street harassment, online harms such as revenge porn and cyber flashing, covering a multitude of sins.

The government needs to introduce new 'spiking' criminal offence to keep people safe

26 Apr Home affairs

The government needs to introduce new 'spiking' criminal offence to keep people safe

Last year, when reports emerged of a new and sinister form of spiking, where victims were being injected with unknown substances, there was understandable concern. The Home Affairs Select Committee recently held hearings on the issue and have published recommendations.