Category: Newyddion

Some of us in the Women’s Aid Federations across the UK’s countries can remember being part of the women’s liberation movement in the 1970s.  Quite likely, those days transformed our lives.  As many of us who are old enough can remember, the movement was full of passion, daily change, vibrancy, disagreements, arguments, transformative politics, leaps […]

Today the UK Government published the ‘end-to-end rape review’ after 2 years. Overall, while there is a welcome recognition of the failures of the criminal justice system, the review still proposes a number of pilots and research over 12-24 months. This review has taken 2 years, in which time much of the suggested pilots and […]

Today, 29 April 2021, the Domestic Abuse Bill has received Royal Assent, following a lengthy process which began four years ago.  We warmly welcome the passing of the Bill and amendments which were passed in the final reading in the House of Commons. Amendments made to the bill throughout its progress through parliament strengthen rules on controlling or coercive behaviour, criminalise threats to share intimate images […]

*TW: Discussion of rape and sexual assault.*  This week, we have seen reports of online discussion among TikTok users, warning each other about rumours that a group of men are discussing a national day of rape and sexual assault.  We do not wish to cause any additional alarm for survivors or indeed anyone troubled by this […]

This morning (30/03/2021)  the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in what could have been a landmark case challenging the family court’s attitude to domestic abuse and sexual violence in child contact cases. The appeals were brought after the family court was heavily criticised following a judgment highlighting a judge’s sexist views about rape and […]

Joint Statement with sister organisations: Women’s Aid Federation England, Imkaan, Women’s Aid Northern Ireland, EVAW, Welsh Women’s Aid, Scottish Women’s Aid COVID 19 – One Year On Statement March 2021 A year ago, our organisations came together to issue an urgent call to action to protect women and children experiencing domestic abuse, sexual violence, forced […]

Our thoughts are with the families of Wenjing Lin and Sarah Everard this week. Unfortunately, we know that these cases are not one-off incidents, at least 6 other women are suspected to have been killed by male violence in Wales in the last year. We must be horrified by every one of these cases. In […]

Today, #internationalwomensday2021​, Welsh Women’s Aid has published data that shows four out of five women in Wales have experienced sexual harassment at work. Our society can no longer ignore the fact that, for the majority of women in Wales, the workplace is not always a safe space. In response to this, Welsh Women’s Aid is […]

UPDATED FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL TO UPHOLD SENTENCING ON 30 APRIL 2021. Many people have expressed their shock by the leniency in the case of the killing of Ruth Williams by her husband and the decision of the Court of Appeal to uphold the sentencing.   There is significant concern of the precedent this case […]

We have seen an exposure of domestic and sexual abuse during the pandemic, but it was at epidemic levels before. We know that domestic homicide is not an inevitable result of the current restrictions, but is a result of male violence against women and perpetrators must be held to account. Between 2009-2018, The Femicide Census recorded 1,425 women murdered by men in the UK, with […]

This festive season, Welsh Women’s Aid want survivors and their loved ones to know that help and support are available whenever they need it. With a lockdown brought in across Wales at midnight on December 20th, there will be less opportunities to meet with friends and family this Christmas and the amount of time spent […]

Over the Christmas period and into the New Year there are going to be changes in Wales to the COVID-19 guidance. The Live Fear Free Helpline (0808 80 10 800) will be available 24/7 for anyone who is concerned about their own situation, or the situation of a neighbour, friend, or family member. We are […]

As part of the 16 Days of Activism, Ask Me Community Member and survivor *Faith, shares her experiences of the course and the importance of community engagement. One afternoon, I saw a course for becoming an Ask Me Ambassador for Welsh Women’s Aid. I read the description of the two day course and instantly knew […]

As part of the 16 Days of Activism Laura Rainsford Services Development Officer reflects on the myriad of additional barriers to safety faced by migrant women experiencing domestic abuse, due to current immigration policy.    Leaving an abusive relationship for any woman, we know, is incredibly hard and statistically, a dangerous time. The latest Femicide […]

Increasingly over recent years questions of research ethics and governance have been considered within the framework of Research Integrity.  For many in academic contexts this means expanding our thoughts about what is ethical in research to what is also ethical in the research environment, whether that be researcher safety, authorship, integrity, and accountability. Within the […]

It’s Time to Act on Sustainability  This year’s State of the Sector report, Time to Act on Sustainability, focuses on the practicalities and necessity of delivering Welsh Government’s commitment to developing a model of sustainable funding for the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Sector. It demonstrates the case for sustainable funding for specialist services, […]