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So when we ask why women don't report rape and abuse, these are the types of systems and structures that victims are up against. We know it doesn’t have to be this way, and will continue to campaign for rape justice and an end to all forms of violence against women and girls.

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It is a reminder that people are more than willing to look away if it benefits them. That when perpetrators are white and powerful, they are able to hide in plain sight, using their privilege to silence and dismiss survivors while they continue to harm with impunity.

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The files detail abuse perpetrated by some of the most powerful people in the world. And while their exposure may feel vindicating to some, it is also a reminder of what so many victims/survivors know - that rich, powerful men can commit horrific offences and get away with it.

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The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) @jrct.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Solidarity with survivors and everyone feeling the weight of the appalling and distressing details in the ‘Epstein files’ being reported in the media.

Image of a woman with the words 'rape justice now' above her head and 'no one asked what he was wearing' written on her clothes

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Campaign win for @evawuk.bsky.social! Through their #KeepCounsellingConfidential campaign, End Violence Against Women Coalition have actioned a change in the law to protect rape survivors’ therapy notes from being routinely accessed by police. [1/3]

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EVAW Coalition @evawuk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We expect the government to do more to ensure tech platforms can't profit from online abuse. To prevent future harms and guarantee that victims have meaningful routes to redress will mean building on the Online Safety Act to ensure it is fit for purpose.

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EVAW Coalition @evawuk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

But it can’t stop here - given the evolving nature of AI-generated harms, tech platforms must be required to take proactive preventative action. Ofcom’s VAWG guidance for tech platforms must be made a mandatory code of practice with consequences for non-compliance. The cost of inaction is too great.

EVAW Coalition @evawuk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

While these features should never have been available to abuse, this win shows how survivors, campaigners and a show of strength from governments can force tech platforms to take action.

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Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people

Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people in jurisdictions where it is illegal.

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Today it was announced that Ofcom will investigate Grok for nudifying women’s images. This could set an important precedent for women and girls, all eyes are on Ofcom to take action and act as a deterrent for platforms that turn a blind eye to the abuse they profit from.

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🚨CAMPAIGN WIN🚨 Banning the creation of non-consensual intimate images will be brought into force this week and will be made a priority offence in the online safety act. Deepfake abuse is a violation of our human rights and billion-dollar tech compaOfcommust be held accountable.

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❤️ Thank you to the courageous survivors who shared their stories to make this change happen. @rapecrisis.bsky.social @rightsofwomen.bsky.social

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🚨 Counselling is a space to explore feelings, and access to it is critically important in healing from trauma. This is a significant moment for survivors, who should not have to choose between pursuing justice and accessing support.

EVAW Coalition @evawuk.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

📣 We’re delighted that from today, police officers will no longer be able to routinely access rape survivors’ private counselling notes, after we changed the law to #KeepCounsellingConfidential

Campaign win! Following the success of our #KeepCounsellingConfidential campaign, from today police officers will no longer be able to routinely access survivors’ therapy notes.

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No one should have to worry about their photos being deepfaked. Tech companies must be held accountable for enabling and profiting from this abuse. Ofcom’s violence against women and girls guidance must be made a mandatory code of practice, with consequences for non-compliance.

One year ago today, the government announced it would make deepfake abuse an offence.

But this has still not in been brought into force.

While we wait: Grok (X’s AI bot) is nudifying women’s photos without their consent

96% of all deepfakes found online are pornographic, and 99.9% of these are of women

Deepfake abuse has a long-lasting, traumatic impact on victims. It is a violation of our rights and restricts our freedoms

Billion-dollar tech companies are enabling and profiting from this abuse. They must be held accountable.

Currently, tech platforms can choose whether or not to follow guidelines for tackling violence against women online.

This must be made mandatory, with consequences for those that don’t comply.

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EVAW Coalition @evawuk.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

As 2025 comes to an end, we’re looking back on the many incredible things we’ve achieved together this year, despite huge challenges. Thank you for standing with us, speaking out and taking action to end violence against women and girls. We couldn’t do any of this without you!💥

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EVAW Coalition @evawuk.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

While we know she will be a big loss to our sector, we are delighted by the news of her appointment to this important role advocating on behalf of victims. We will be reflecting further on Andrea's time at EVAW in the new year. Read more here ⤵️

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EVAW's Director will be next London Victims' Commissioner | End Violence Against Women

Andrea Simon, who has worked at EVAW for over 8 years and led the Coalition since 2021, has been appointed the next Victims Commissioner for London. She will officially take up her post on 1 March 202...

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EVAW Coalition @evawuk.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

📣 EVAW's Director to be next London Victims' Commissioner Andrea Simon, who has led our Coalition since 2021, has been appointed the next Victims Commissioner for London and will officially take up her post on 1st March 2026.

bbc.co.uk

Andrea Simon announced as new victims' commissioner for London

The new commissioner takes up the role after five years as director of End Violence Against Women.

Badenoch accused of making ‘deeply inaccurate’ claims about violence against women

Politicians should be educating the public on the reality that most violence against women and girls is perpetrated by someone known to the victim. Political rhetoric that weaponises violence against women to harm migrants is #NotInOurName

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Tory leader says Labour should focus on migrants ‘from cultures that don’t respect women’ rather than tackling misogyny in schools

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We are also concerned about measures which weaponise violence against women in order to pass restrictive immigration policies, erode our rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, and increase levels of state surveillance.

Notable gaps in the VAWG strategy include: ❌holding platforms accountable for online VAWG ❌ a meaningful firewall to protect migrant women ❌uplifts in funding that aren't enough to tackle the true scale of VAWG

🚨 After a week of announcements, the government's long-awaited VAWG strategy has finally been published. While there is much to welcome: a focus on prevention, the most cross-governmental approach seen yet, funding weaved into the strategy - there are some disappointments. 🧵

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While we wait to see details about what this will look like in practice, this is a significant moment for all of us working to prevent violence against women and girls. We’ll be going through the VAWG strategy today to assess it against our 5 key tests ➡️ bit.ly/4mPXJ8L

Does it pass the test? 5 key tests for the violence against women and girls strategy

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🚨 The government has today announced measures to strengthen relationships and sex education and better protect young people from misogyny and abuse. We welcome this focus on preventing violence against women and girls in today's long awaited VAWG strategy 🧵

Young people to receive relationships and sex education relevant to the digital age

The government has today published its much anticipated violence against women and girls strategy, following an ambitious manifesto commitment to halve this abuse within a decade.

This is a landmark moment, with measures to strengthen relationships and sex education in schools and prevent violence against women and girls.

It is really positive to see a much needed focus on prevention, and for relationships and sex education to be relevant to young people’s lives in the digital age.

But we must now see details of how this will be delivered, and funding that matches this ambition.

16-18 year olds experience the highest rates of domestic abuse of any age group. But currently, relationships and sex education is not mandatory for students up to 18 years.

We know this education gives young people the tools to have healthy and equal relationships, so we must urgently make sure all young people can access it.

EVAW Coalition @evawuk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Solidarity with @rapecrisis.bsky.social, Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre, Centre for Women’s Justice and @bindmans.com bringing this timely and important super-complaint as rape survivors face unprecedented and often multiple-year delays to their cases rapecrisis.org.uk/get-involved...

Investigation ongoing: A super-complaint regarding excessively lengthy police investigations into sexual offences.

In the last decade 37,188 sexual offence investigations have taken longer than three years to conclude.

More than half of these investigations have taken longer than four years; and many considerably longer.

This is a super complaint submitted by Rape Crisis England and Wales, Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre, Centre for Women’s Justice and Bindmans LLP

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🎯 As we wait for the government to release its full strategy for halving violence against women and girls in a decade, take a look at the 5 key tests we’ll be using to hold them accountable ➡️ bit.ly/4mPXJ8L

What else will we be looking for?

We can’t police our way out of violence against women and girls, especially given the vast majority of victims don’t report what has happened to them.

We need measures that will address the root cause of this epidemic: gender inequality and the attitudes and behaviours it creates.

Make prevention a priority.

Violence against women and girls can only be addressed by making prevention the priority. We expect to see more investment in education, campaigns and other measures to prevent abuse.

We are also yet to see a robust framework for how the government will hold itself accountable for their cross-government strategy, and call for more transparency on this.

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4⃣ Police squads made up of covert investigators will target online abusers.

We need to see improvements in the police response to violence against women and girls offences taking place online.

Online offending remains poorly understood by the police and not taken seriously enough, leaving victims feeling minimised and unprotected, and perpetrators free to continue harm.

Most violence against women offences have an online footprint - for example, perpetrators of domestic abuse are increasingly using technology to control and harm victims, and offences such as stalking always have an online elements.

We know police forces aren’t responding properly to reports of online offences.

We need to see more detail on what these online VAWG units will entail.

We are clear that all police units, particularly specialist rape and domestic abuse officers, must have training and specialism in the online elements of these offences so that victims receive the response they deserve.

3⃣ Domestic Abuse Protection Orders will be expanded to other forms of violence against women.

These measures have the potential to be positive for protecting women and children. However, their success will be all about their implementation by police forces.

The police response to victims of abuse has consistently fallen short and put lives in danger. These orders rely on robust monitoring and response to breeches by perpetrators, which does not always take place, leaving perpetrators free to act with impunity.

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2⃣ Clare's Law - the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme - will be expanded to other forms of violence against women.

We welcome plans to expand Clare’s Law to other violence against women offences.

However, the government’s VAWG Strategy must evidence the effectiveness of these schemes and all measures to address violence against women and girls.

We know that the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) is not operating efficiently everywhere, with a need to improve how the police share information, particularly as awareness of this and the rate of ‘right to ask’ applications by the public grows.

Currently, forces take far too long to respond to these requests, so if this scheme is to be rolled out across VAWG crimes we need to see rapid improvements.

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1⃣ Every police force in England and Wales will have specialist rape and sexual offence investigators by 2029.

It is welcome news that specialist rape and sexual offence investigators will be established in every police force.

All survivors deserve care, support and sensitivity when they take the courageous step to report what happened to them to the police, and to see their case investigated properly and thoroughly for the greatest chance of accessing justice.

Decades of public sector cuts have contributed to the closure of sexual offence units in some police forces, leaving rape victims often dealing with non-specialist officers with insufficient experience.

As a result, basic policing errors have been made and investigative steps missed. An increasing number of victims are withdrawing from the justice process due to the poor experiences they’ve faced, which are often re-traumatising.

We’re concerned that specialist rape and sexual offence units may not be fully in place in every force until 2029.

In the meantime, survivors may receive an inconsistent response police depending on where they live in the country. This kind of postcode lottery is not acceptable.

Police forces must prioritise implementing these reforms without delay.

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📣 This weekend, a series of announcements were made about the government’s plans to tackle violence against women and girls. But will they make a difference? Here's what we know so far 🧵

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