Uncalled For: The toxicity around requesting survivors hand in their phones
The appalling news last week that digital consent forms requesting that rape victims hand in their mobile phones to police are being rolled out across the UK has caused anger and disappointment. It has been emphasised that a victim’s decision not to turn in their personal phone could mean that it “may not be possible […]
International Women’s Day 2019 Pledge for Action
Last International Women’s Day (March 8th) Welsh Women’s Aid led over 150 women activists, campaigners, advocates and survivors to stand in solidarity with survivors across Wales to say that Time’s Up for perpetrators of all forms of violence, abuse, and harassment of women, and the attitudes and culture which allow it to flourish. Together we […]
Forty Voices, Forty Years Touring Exhibition Dates 2018-2019
Over the course of the year, you may have heard Welsh Women’s Aid and the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling talking about a project called Forty Voices, Forty Years. Forty Voices, Forty Years is a heritage project led by Welsh Women’s Aid in collaboration with the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling at the […]
Welsh Women’s Aid view on the disclosure of evidence in criminal trials report
Welsh Women’s Aid, alongside Rape Crisis England and Wales and the End Violence Against Women coalition (EVAW), believe that the Committee have missed a significant opportunity to hold UK Ministers, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Police and the judiciary to account for failing to deliver justice to survivors of rape, sexual violence and sexual assault. […]
Forced Marriage Awareness Week 2018
Welsh Women’s Aid raise awareness of Forced Marriage Awareness Week The 7th – 11th of July marks Forced Marriage Awareness Week and during this week Welsh Women’s Aid is raising awareness of forced marriage and the support for those affected. Every year, thousands of women and girls are taken out of the UK to be […]
Housing and support organisations join forces and call on AMs to back funding solution
Ten national housing and support organisations have joined forces to propose a funding solution which aims to safeguard homelessness and housing-related support services for over 60,000 of the most vulnerable people in Wales. The Housing Matters report outlines the case for a new Homelessness and Housing-Related Support Grant, which has been backed by Welsh Women’s […]
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