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DVA in The News
SPOTIFY TAKES DOWN
ANDREW TATE PODCAST
13th March 2025
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Following public outrage and the launch of a petition which secured over 92,000 names, Spotify has finally removed accused rapist Andrew Tate's 'pimping' podcast.
THANK YOU to everyone who heeded our call to sign this petition. >>>
REFUGE LAUNCHES RED FLAGS CAMPAIGN
8th March 2025
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Marking International Women's Day and the annual Million Women Rise march in London on Saturday 8th March 2025, Refuge launched an art installation campaign at Tottenham Court Road's Outernet to highlight the hidden Red Flags of Domestic Abuse. >>>
JESS PHILLIPS MP READS THE NAME OF EVERY WOMAN MURDERED BY A MAN FOR 10TH YEAR
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Making Herstory joined Femicide Census and the Killed Women Network to hear Jess Phillips read the names of all 95 women murdered by men in the UK over the past year. WATCH HERE >>>
FEMICIDE CENSUS LAUNCHES 2000WOMEN REPORT
5th March 2025
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Dedicated to the 2,000 women (aged 14+) killed by men in the UK, the #2000Women Femicide Census report released ground-breaking findings on the patterns, modes and institutional failures leading to daily femicides. >>>
DARLINGTON NURSES SUE NHS OVER SEX-BASED RIGHTS
27th February 2025
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Eight female NHS nurses are taking forward a legal action after a male colleague who 'self-identifies' as female began using their women's changing room. The action was taken after 26 nurses raised concerns with Darlington NHS. >>>
OVER 48,000 BABIES PER YEAR REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
25th February 2025
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Freedom of Information requests submitted by Domestic Abuse charity For Baby's Sake, revealed nearly 50,000 babies, aged 0-2, were referred to children’s services in England due to DVA fears. >>>
CALL TO ACTION
SIGN Mel B MBE's Family Courts Petition
For too many women trying to protect themselves and their children from violent men, the experience of facing, ill-trained, biased judges are a daily reality.
Judges issuing unsafe contact orders has led to a growing number of children being harmed and even killed by violent fathers.
As Patron of Women's Aid, Mel B has launched a petition calling on ALL judges to undergo compulsory training, and for the findings of the Harm Report to be implemented.
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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 –
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