Ending violence against women and girls Archives

WPUK statement on Roz Adams v Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre

WPUK statement on Roz Adams v Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre Woman’s Place UK (WPUK) congratulates Roz Adams on her victory in her employment tribunal case against Edinburgh Rape Crisis...

#16Days #DefendingWomensSpaces #NoExcuse

Last year, as part of the #16days of activism (between the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and International Human Rights Day), nia and WPUK partnered....

WPUK: Israel & Palestine – Peace, Equality, Freedom, Justice

WPUK: Israel & Palestine Peace, Equality, Freedom, Justice October ’23 WPUK is a women’s rights campaign with a specific focus on women’s rights in the UK. Nevertheless, we...

Solidarity with Selma Taha & Southall Black Sisters

Southall Black Sisters have issued a statement on this incident, Who does the police work for? On Friday 29th September Selma Taha, director of Southall Black Sisters (SBS) and...

Scottish Government’s strategic review recommends single-sex services

Scottish Gov strategic review recommends single-sex services. A response from WPUK. Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Violence Against Women and Girls Services Woman’s Place welcome the...

Abortion, Criminal Law & Crisis Pregnancies

Healthcare is a fundamental human right, yet as women we know our bodies have long been viewed as the property of men and of the state. This patriarchal notion...

WPUK evidence to the CPS Consultation: Gender deception, Rape & Serious Sexual Offences

WPUK evidence to the CPS Consultation: Gender deception, Rape & Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO), submitted December 2022. The CPS consultation refers to a proposed revision to its legal guidance...

Joint letter to Reem Alsalem, UN Rapporteur VAWG

Joint Letter to Reem Alsalem #UNSRVAW. We are publishing the joint letter signed by Woman’s Place UK and key feminist organisations and advocates to Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur...

Joan Smith: Ending VAWG must be a national priority

Ending VAWG is an urgent national priority Four years ago, this country suffered the highest number of terrorist fatalities since the 7/7 attacks in 2005. Thirty-six people died in...

An end to violence against women

This is the speech that Karen Ingala Smith gave at the London meeting, A Woman’s Place is Resolute. She spoke on our second demand. The government must make the...

The silencing of feminists silences survivors

– Dear Sisters, I’m writing as a feminist who has devoted over two decades of my life to ending violence against women (VAW). I’ve worked in frontline services in...