A group of women’s campaigners has been given the green light to pursue a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service over a decline in rape prosecutions. The End Violence
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Duffy has shared a harrowing account of being raped, drugged and held captive for weeks – and said she was telling her “dark” story to help “others who have suffered
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Alex Salmond has vowed evidence of a plot to discredit him will “see the light of day” after he was acquitted of a string of sexual offences, including attempted rape.
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Access to female doctors and delays for forensic examinations are the two key issues for victims of rape and sexual assault, MSPs have heard. During an evidence session about medical
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Police officers carrying out domestic abuse are being “protected and not brought to justice”, campaigners have claimed. The legal charity the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) has made a super-complaint
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The Duke of York has “completely shut the door” on co-operating with investigators over the probe into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a US lawyer has said. Andrew stepped away from
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A former Scottish Government official has told a court she felt “hunted” by Alex Salmond moments before an alleged attempted rape in Bute House. The former first minister of Scotland
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Black and minority ethnic (BME) women who are sexually abused are being let down by racialised responses from health professionals, police and social services, a report has suggested. Research by
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A ruling by a family court judge who concluded that a woman who said she was raped by her partner did nothing “physically” to stop him has been made public.
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Harvey Weinstein’s conviction “marks a new era of justice” for victims of sexual misconduct, the chairwoman of Time’s Up UK has said. Dame Heather Rabbatts, who leads the UK branch
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