4.1-SDVC-Report-for-RCJCF-Aug-2022 Specialist Domestic Violence Courts report – Midlands (1) Click above links to download the reports
The Istanbul convention ratified on July 21 2022 by the UK government was signed with reservations:. These are: Reservations: Article 36 – Sexual violence, including rape Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the following intentional conducts are criminalised: engaging in non-consensual vaginal, anal or oral penetration of a sexual nature of the body of another person with any bodily part or object; engaging in other non-consensual acts of a sexual nature with a person; causing another person to engage in non-consensual acts of a sexual nature with a third person. Consent must be given voluntarily as the result of the person’s free will assessed in the context of the surrounding circumstances. Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the provisions of paragraph 1 also apply to acts committed against former or current spouses or partners
What is stalking? It is a pattern of unwanted, fixated and obsessive behaviour which is intrusive and causes fear of violence, serious alarm or distress. These actions affect not only the person being stalked but also their extended network of family and friends. Stalking and harassment are crimes and must be treated as such. Whilst stalking of well known individuals sometimes makes headlines the majority of cases occur during everyday life to everyday people. In addition to the ‘commonly known’ behaviours stalking also occurs when other actions happen such as: Making up things to damage your reputation Making false complaints to agencies Spreading harmful rumours about you Leaving or ordering unwanted materials or gifts for you Being bullied at work or school In extreme cases the stalker may threaten to kill themselves (emotional blackmail). It is prevalent in society
Greenpeace Petition The biggest ever investigation into household plastic waste has revealed that only 12% of our household plastic waste is actually being recycled in the UK. The other 88% of our plastic waste is: – burnt in incinerators (46%) – buried underground at landfill (25%) – dumped on other countries (17%) It’s a scandal. It’s time the government got serious about tackling the plastic crisis. The government must act now to reduce single-use plastic, ban all waste exports and the building of new incinerators and finally roll out a deposit return scheme. Did you know that only 12% of our plastic waste is being recycled in the UK? The other 88% of our plastic waste is burnt, buried in landfill or dumped on other countries. It’s a scandal. I’ve just signed this petition urging the government to fix the plastic waste crisis. The more
Wednesday 15 th June 2022 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day as designated by the United Nations. This year the theme is ‘Access to Justice’;. It highlights the importance of assessing the needs of older people who may need to seek redress. In the UK, Elder Abuse is defined as “a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation or trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person.” It is estimated that at least 10% of adults aged over 65 will experience some form of abuse in any year. Hourglass, formerly known as Action on Elder Abuse, suggest that one in five people in the UK over the age of 65 have been abused which is 2.7 million victims in the UK. These disturbing figures were the result of polling which indicate that
On the 19th May 2022 the Government announced that after almost a decade they will be ratifying the Istanbul Convention to tackle violence against women and girls. However, we’re deeply disappointed to see that the Government has decided to opt out of a key part of the #IstanbulConvention that provides support and protections for migrant women. We support the @ICChangeUK Parliamentary Photocall to call for ratification of the #IstanbulConvention without reservations to protect ALL women from violence. We need your help to ensure as many MPs as possible attend the event on 8 June. The more MPs that attend, the more chance there is of the Government taking action. Please write to your MP now to ask them to support. Click here for more details. #AllWomenMeansAllWomen
To coordinate the response to the Ukraine crisis STOP THE TRAFFIK and in collaboration Hope for Justice have created STAY SAFE IN THE UK, a comprehensive resource for NGOs to use and share for Ukrainians in the UK who have been displaced because of the conflict. STAY SAFE IN THE UK includes information gathered by a collaboration of charities providing support, protection and prevention for those arriving from Ukraine to the UK. Our STAY SAFE IN THE UK web pack, available in English, Ukrainian, and Russian, includes: Full text resource for easy upload and sharing Downloadable icons and imagery Live link reference to see the resource in action The STAY SAFE IN THE UK resource includes: Directory of information on where people can find support in the UK Information on workers’ rights in the UK and how to find work How to find accommodation and where to report issues Access
Minutes of the Six-O Meeting held on Tuesday 8th February 2022 at 10am conducted by zoom and hosted by BFWG, are now available on the members area of SIGBI website under UKPAC. Reports by: SIGBI UKPAC BFWG NCW Townswomen’s Guild The WI BPW UK
SIGBI recognises the distress of all women and girls in Ukraine. We wish to express our sympathy and our hope that the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 will be put into play by the UN. The key provisions are: Attention and specific protection needs of women and girls in conflict Increased participation and representation of women at all levels of decision making Gender perspective in post conflict processes Gender perspective and training in UN peace support operations The Women, Peace and Security agenda is anchored in the principle that effective incorporation of gender perspectives and women’s rights can have meaningful and positive impact on the lives of women, men, girls and boys, on the ground. Protection, Prevention, and Participation are critical in respecting human rights and dignity and in tackling the root causes of conflict to create sustainable peace. We urge all parties involved in
The sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 14 to 25 March 2022. Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSW66 will take place in a hybrid format. All side events and parallel events will be fully virtual. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to contribute to the session. Themes Priority theme: Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes; Review theme: Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work (agreed conclusions of the sixty-first session); https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw66-2022
