The Covid pandemic has been a national crisis in itself, but the dramatic increase of domestic violence not just in the UK, but around the world has become, as the UN described, a “shadow pandemic”. The World Health Organisation estimates that one in three women globally
Ms Beaumont has said she wants people to “remember” that the victims “aren’t just names”. Stella Frew RIP I’m painting the 118 women killed by men last year named by @jessphillips to remember, honour & make all these women visible pls RT donate https://t.co/u4wUjjwLo5 help @centreWJ@femicidecensus to raise awareness of the women lost to male violence. pic.twitter.com/ipKYR9Uasu henny beaumont (@HennyBeaumont) May 20, 2021 She said: “On International Women’s Day, Jess Phillips MP read the names of 118 women killed by men that year. The only name I’d heard of was Sarah Everard.
Just one in 62 rape cases recorded by police in England and Wales led to charges
Aimee Bromfield, who lives in Essex, was raped by a man who walked her home
The 24-year-old was mortified when her case was dropped eight months later
Hayley Crocker and Emma Taylor were both attacked after going on a date
CPS has updated guidelines for prosecutors to improve poor conviction rates
Analysis: As prosecutions plummet, campaigners express doubts as to whether the upcoming review will make a difference
Protest poster against rape culture outside a school in south London. Rape prosecutions have plummeted 71% from 2016-17 to 2020. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
Protest poster against rape culture outside a school in south London. Rape prosecutions have plummeted 71% from 2016-17 to 2020. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
Sun 23 May 2021 13.00 EDT
The failure of the criminal justice system in England and Wales to survivors of rape is nothing new – for at least five years women’s groups, lawyers, charities and victims have said with increasing urgency that the system is broken.