Teenager feared she would never be believed over alleged rape, inquest told
A teenager who accused a man of raping her was told by police there was no chance of a successful prosecution and that a trial would be “very traumatic”, leading
Read MoreA teenager who accused a man of raping her was told by police there was no chance of a successful prosecution and that a trial would be “very traumatic”, leading
Read MoreNew restorative justice services will put “victims at the heart of the justice system”, a Scottish minister has said as he welcomes its launch. Justice Secretary Keith Brown (pictured) said
Read MoreLabelling domestic violence as “honour abuse” could accidentally legitimise it, ministers have been warned. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) said a range of practices known as honour abuses, such
Read MoreA Metropolitan Police officer has been fired for her “shocking” failure to investigate a woman’s domestic abuse allegations against her estranged husband before he murdered her. Damien Simmons, 45, poured
Read MoreBoomtown Fair, Boardmasters and Reading and Leeds are among more than 100 UK festivals which have committed to tackling sexual violence. A total of 103 UK festivals have committed to
Read MoreA former vicar who repeatedly beat a woman with a bamboo stick during a decade of “bizarre and cruel” abuse has been given an absolute discharge by a judge who
Read MoreA teenager was “unsettled” on the day she was last seen alive because of the imminent release from prison of the man she had accused of raping her, an inquest
Read MoreVeteran hip hop DJ and radio presenter Tim Westwood “strongly rejects all allegations of wrongdoing” after he was accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by several women. In allegations
Read MoreAlmost a quarter of women have been a victim of stalking behaviour, according to research. The survey also found that more than two-thirds (68%) of men and women who were
Read MoreA campaigner who was sexually abused as a child after being groomed online has urged Facebook to abandon plans she says will weaken protections for vulnerable people and give predators
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