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Refuge responds to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism investigation into police perpetrators of domestic abuse
Ruth Davison, Refuge Chief Executive Officer, said: “This investigation by the BiJ shows the scale of the problem within the police force to tackle domestic abuse and safeguard women and girls. It’s likely this data only scratches the surface of how widespread this issue is. “We know that only around a fifth of women experiencing […]
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Refuge responds to the publication of the Online Safety Bill
In response to the publication of the Online Safety Bill, Ruth Davison, Refuge CEO, said: “Refuge has campaigned tirelessly to help shape this Bill which presented a much-needed and overdue opportunity to improve women and girls’ safety online. Sadly, the Bill as it currently stands is a huge missed opportunity and our calls for VAWG (violence against women and […]
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Refuge responds to report from Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) into Met Police conduct
Interviews available on request. Please contact the Press Office on 0207 395 7731 or email press@refuge.org.uk Refuge responds to damning new report from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) into Metropolitan Police conduct Ruth Davison, Refuge CEO said: “The behaviour outlined in this IOPC report is absolutely disgraceful, and illustrates why so few women […]
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Refuge responds to High Court ruling that Met Police breached rights of organisers of Sarah Everard vigil
Interviews available on request. Please contact the Press Office on 0207 395 7731 or email press@refuge.org.uk Refuge responds to High Court ruling that the Met Police breached rights of organisers of Sarah Everard vigil Kim Manning-Cooper, Head of Communications at Refuge, said: “The vigil for Sarah Everard was a way for women to come together […]
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Refuge calls on MPs to back the ‘Newlove Amendment’ to make misogyny a hate crime, after Government confirmed it would not back amendment
Refuge calls on MPs to back the ‘Newlove Amendment’ to make misogyny a hate crime, after Government confirmed it would not back amendment: This critical vote comes after Home Secretary announced she would tell police that tackling Violence Against Women and Girl should be given as much priority as fighting terrorism, child sexual abuse and […]
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Refuge responds to joint inspection of the police and CPS’s response to rape
Responding to the joint inspection of the police and CPS’s response to rape, led by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), Ruth Davison, Refuge CEO said: “The report today from HMICFRS and HMCPSI again illustrates that survivors of rape are being routinely failed by […]
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Refuge responds to Home Secretary view that misogyny will not be made a hate crime
Responding to the Home Secretary’s comments Ruth Davison, Refuge CEO said: ‘This is a disappointing but also deeply problematic position for the Home Office to take, and Refuge urges the Home Secretary, in the strongest possible terms, to reconsider. Crimes committed against women that are driven by misogyny, must be acknowledged as being hate crimes. […]
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Refuge responds to the resignation of Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick
Interviews available on request. Please contact the Press Office on 0207 395 7731 or email press@refuge.org.uk Refuge responds to the resignation of Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick Ruth Davison, Refuge CEO said: “Cressida Dick presided over an institution that saw police officers displaying misogynistic behaviour and committing horrific acts of violence against women, time […]
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Refuge launches celebrity video calling for misogyny to be made a hate crime.
Refuge launches celebrity video calling for misogyny to be made a hate crime. Famous faces including Olivia Colman, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Bronagh Waugh have united to call on the government to add misogyny to existing hate crime laws. The new video, launched by Refuge, the country’s largest single provider of specialist domestic abuse services, backs […]
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Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall, hosts reception to mark 50 years of Refuge
Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall, hosts reception to mark 50 years of Refuge, the country’s largest single provider of specialist domestic abuse services. Her Royal Highness asks guests to use Refuge’s 50th anniversary ‘As a milestone to galvanise and inspire us all towards a world where women and children can live in safety, […]
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Refuge responds to Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee report on the draft Online Safety Bill
In response to the release of the report, Jessica Eagelton, Refuge Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, said: ‘Refuge is grateful to the DCMS Committee for the release of their timely report, and for the opportunity to feed into it, by giving expert evidence, along with other Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) organisations. Last […]
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Refuge responds to Common Assault time limit extension
Ruth Davison. Refuge CEO said: ‘This is a huge win and a victory for women and girls experiencing domestic abuse. Refuge is delighted that the government has listened to, and heard, our campaign with Women’s Aid Federation of England and the Centre for Women’s Justice, as well as the voices of the brave survivors, like […]
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