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Women’s advocates shared an alarming picture of rising domestic violence and a severe crunch for services amid the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday at city hall.
Council has committed to making London safer for women and girls, making that goal a pillar of its strategic plan this term after lobbying from local agencies.
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Crisis calls in London are up nearly 50 per cent and police are laying more human trafficking charges since COVID-19 has walloped the area, the advocates said. Of those charges laid for violence, almost one-third are related to abuse against women, they said.