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Forty per cent more rape victims abandon cases as court delays worsen buff.ly/4eKcw05

Domestic abusers will be ordered to stay away from their victims, under a new measure announced today.   Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs) will provide enhanced powers for police and courts to help protect victims from their abusers.   Read more: gov.uk/guidance/domes…

Today's perceived drop in domestic abuse crimes reflects fewer crimes recorded, not fewer crimes happening. This follows police being instructed to count fewer DA crimes. That's why this data doesn't reflect the prevalence of DA, nor the number of DA crimes reported to police.

Congratulations Diamond Ashiagbor @diamondashiagbor.bsky.social - huge gain for Birmimgham in terms of her scholarly reach & all round loveliness.

🚨 1 in 4 adolescent girls who has been in a relationship will have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20 years old. This has serious health consequences incl. physical injuries, sexually transmitted infections & unintended

Almost 20% of women across Africa have a disability & are more likely to suffer gender-based violence. On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the UK calls for greater action to #EndGBV for all women & girls. #RightsFreedomPotential

Last week the Family Justice Council published guidance to help the Family Court respond to a child’s unexplained reluctance, resistance or refusal to spend time with a parent. My response⬇️ domesticabusecommissioner.uk/commissioner-r…

All Family Courts in England and Wales to be subject to transparency- and it will be permanent. Statutory instrument laid last week, amendments to family procedure rules just published. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Don't forget to register for this Panel Discussion on Decolonizing the Curriculum! How can English studies and the wider humanities be reconnected to issues of racial and social justice? Explore next Wednesday. Faculty of English Ankhi Mukherjee eventbrite.com/e/wadham-for-t…

My column on Neil Gaiman, and the growing number of high-profile men who seem to think that what has happened to them is “kink shaming” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

1/2 The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has today published a toolkit for family judges to support them in writing to children. As the toolkit sets out, judges writing to children is a key means by which judges can ensure children feel heard and are

Data analysing deaths of all 2,000 women killed by men since 2009 reveals hidden scourge of matricide From our 2,000 Women report! search.app/35dBRj6KPZkWB8…

We have now published our March 2025 statistics for public and private law. Learn more about this data by visiting our website: cafcass.gov.uk/about-us/our-d… #PublicLaw #PrivateLaw #Data #Statistics #FamilyCourt

New paper: National analysis of domestic abuse against older adults, based on sample of almost 14,000 people aged 60-74. We look at similarities and differences compared with younger adults and find for the most part DA is the same regardless of age - journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

Report in today's The Guardian by Chris Osuh theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

Great new resource: Handbook for family and friends of survivors womensaid.org.uk/information-su…

A new report commissioned by my office shows the lack of specialist services for deaf victims of domestic abuse to access when they need help. Marie Vickers from SignHealth explains why the govt's spending review must urgently fund by-and-for-services👉bit.ly/3EJ7JjB

The Council of Europe’s new Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer is the first of its kind, safeguarding the legal profession. It opened for signature today in Luxembourg. Read more: coe.int/en/web/portal/…

The Still Vital—and Still Complicated—Legacy of Susan Brownmiller vanityfair.com/news/story/sus…