While domestic violence is not unique to any one community in Britain, research by the charity Safe Lives found that Black, Asian or minority (BAME) victims of domestic abuse, particularly migrant women, are trapped in abusive relationships one and a half times longer than white-British women. Read the full article from the Immigration Advice Service here.
The NSPCC has released figures which show that there were 5,161 crimes of sexual communication with a child recorded in the 18 months following April 2017 when sexual communication with a child became an offence. Figures show that: there has been an almost 50% increase in offences recorded in the latest six months compared to the same period in the previous year, and a 200% rise in recorded instances of the use of Instagram over the same time period.
There are just a few more weeks before the NEWN and NEEVAWG e-bulletins will be merged and it's important to get your feedback to make sure we make the new version as useful and sustainable as possible. Please help by taking a couple of minutes to fill in the feedback survey at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NEWNebulletin
There are lots and lots of IWD events coming up that are listed individually on our website here - have a look every few days as more are added, and also check our NEWN Facebook page
Members of NEWN and the CEDAW working group have just returned from Geneva where they were working to ensure that the UK government is called to account against its commitments to eliminate discrimination against women and girls.
We are being asked to sign a petition about CEDAW on the Government's website and circulate it as widely as possible:
AVA and Agenda have launched the report Breaking Down The Barriers, with the National Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence. The report warns of devastating consequences for women and their families because they are not able to get the support they need. Time and again the signs of abuse are not picked up by professionals. Too often women are bounced around or even turned away from services. Mothers are particularly let down, with the fear of losing their children preventing them from accessing help.
The NEWomen's Network aims to strengthen the women's sector by encouraging collaboration between women's groups and by building alliances across other sectors. Read more »
