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On the News Desk (UK)
4 POLICE OFFICERS FACE MISCONDUCT HEARINGS FOR FAILURES TO AID HARSHITA BRELLA
24th November 2025
24 year-old Harshita Brella's murder took place after she had made multiple reports of her abuses by then-husband Pankaj Lamba to the Northamptonshire Police. Officers involved have been found to have failed on multiple levels. >>>
EX-MET OFFICER DAVID GARRICK FOUND GUILTY OF MORE SEX OFFENCES AND CHILD ABUSE
19th November 2025
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Convicted serial rapist and former Met officer, David Garrick, who is already serving multiple life sentences, has been given a 37th life sentence for molesting a 12-year-old girl and the rape of a former partner. >>>
DVA COMMISSIONER WARNS UK GOVERNMENT AGAINST PLANS TO RE-RELEASE DVA ABUSERS
11th November 2025
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DVA Commissioner, Dame Nicole Jacobs, has warned against plans to 'ease overcrowding' in prisons by re-releasing offenders recalled to prison after just 56 days, stating it will lead to “devastating consequences”. >>>
Our #16Days Campaign
It's time for the police and judiciary to STOP ignoring child witnesses.
And be held accountable for failures.
It's time for a few new laws...
Launch of the Invisible Women Campaign
We Were Here, Where Were You?
INVISIBLE WOMEN: A Killed Women Initiative
On 31 October 2025, Killed Women (KW) launched a campaign to confront the widespread systemic failures rooted in racisms that leave Black, Minoritised and Migrant (BMM) abuse victims and families unprotected and without justice.
The campaign — INVISIBLE WOMEN: We Were Here, Where Were You? — demands accountability, visibility and systemic reform across policing, Domestic Abuse-Related Death Reviews, inquests and support services.
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Founded by KW Co-Founder Jhiselle Feanny with support from Dr. Hannana Siddiqui of Southall Black Sisters, INVISIBLE WOMEN brings together bereaved families of BMM women killed through domestic abuse and fatal male violence, both in public spaces and in the home.
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Making Herstory is proud to have supported the launch of this crucial initiative at a private dinner with the brave families of Killed Women, attended by DVA Commissioner Dame Nicole Jacobs; Women's Aid patron and survivor, Mel B; Jess Philips MP; and Clarrie O'Connell of the Femicide Census.
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MAKE A PLEDGE to support the campaign HERE.
READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE.
READ THE REPORT: Invisible Women “Made Visible”:
Learning from the Femicides of Black, Minoritised and Migrant Women​​
Our (Book)Shelf Lives
DID YOU KNOW?
Making Herstory began life as a humble book club, where members would donate and raise goods and funds for women's refuges, whilst enjoying discussions over tea about women's rights.
Over a decade on, we still love sharing books old and new, be that for us adults, or for the Herstory Makers of tomorrow...
Click on your book of choice to find out more or purchase.
Adults
Children's
MH Culture Corner
A show, a sound and an exhibition to catch right now!
PLAY
Coven at Kiln Theatre
31st October - 20 December 2025
​​​A women-led production team brings a brand new musical about England's infamous witch trials in Pendle. Female-rage music brought to life and stage.
AUDIOBOOK
Becoming Meg Dashwood
​​​Sense and Sensibility's least known sister gets the Emma Thompson treatment, waving off her sisters - and marriage - for a life of art and adventure. Be prepared for a lavish sound feast featuring Greg Wise and Imelda Staunton too.
EXHIBITION
Exhale by Kat Kristof
23rd October - 16th November 2025
Exploring the boundaries of inner and outer space. Kat Kristof fuses architecture with artistry to investigate memory, identity and perception of womankind.
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"Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women."
– Maya Angelou –