More than 120 MPs have called for an urgent inquiry into the way the family courts in England and Wales treat victims of domestic abuse or rape and their children.
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A review of how Northern Ireland’s justice system deals with serious sexual offences has recommended banning the public from trials. The Gillen Review, which commenced in May last year, is
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Victims of rape should not be forced to choose between their privacy and the pursuit of justice, Kezia Dugdale has said. The Scottish Labour MSP said every effort must be
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A man who was acquitted of rape but then successfully sued has been declared bankrupt, meaning he does not have to pay his victim any damages. Stephen Coxen (pictured) was
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An arrogant cricketer who treated a “dozing” woman whom he raped in his team-mate’s bedroom like a “piece of meat” has been jailed for five years. Alex Hepburn, 23, was
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Jeremy Corbyn has criticised moves to get rape victims to turn over their mobile phones to the police. The Labour leader’s intervention came after rape complainants were told they risked
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Privacy and victims’ rights campaign groups have called for reform after police forces introduced new consent forms asking rape victims to hand over their mobile phones. Griff Ferris, legal and
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Rape complainants are planning a legal challenge after police forces introduced new consent forms asking them to hand over their mobile phones. The Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) said a
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Rape victims are being told they must hand over their mobile phones to police or risk prosecutions against their attackers not going ahead. Consent forms, which ask permission to access
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A father’s body has been exhumed in a bid by his family to clear his son of historical rapes. Eric McKenna, 60, was jailed for 23 years in March 2018
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