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Feb. 25, 2026, 8:17 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2

"Of victims who experienced sexual assault by rape or penetration (including attempts) since the age of 16 years:...around 1 in 7 (14.7%) reported the assault to the police and, of those that told someone but not the police, 38.5% did not think the police could help, 35.3% stated embarrassment as a reason for not reporting, and 30.5% thought it would be humiliating" (3).
Feb. 25, 2026, 8:04 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"There are an estimated 128,000 victims of rape a year. Less than 20% of victims of rape report to the police. Even worse, only 1.6% of rapes that are reported result in someone being charged. That means that considerably fewer than one in every 100 rapes actually leads to justice for its victim" (7).
Feb. 17, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SUICIDE-PRACTICE-1

"An estimated 2.1 million people aged over 16 in England and Wales have experienced some form of domestic abuse… Three women also take their own lives each week, unable to see a way out" (para 3-5).
Feb. 17, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SUICIDE-DATA-1

"Three women also take their own lives each week, unable to see a way out" (para 5).
Feb. 17, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"Queen Camilla will be seen as never before in a powerful new documentary exploring her work to raise awareness of domestic and sexual violence" (para 1). "The Queen [Camilla] says she is determined to break the 'taboo' over [domestic violence] in the 90-minute documentary to be broadcast next week... Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors sees cameras follow Camilla for a year as she meet survivors of domestic abuse and campaigners working to help victims and raise understanding of the issue" (para 6-7). "Among the women [Queen Camilla interviews for her docuemntary]... is Chief Inspector Sharon Baker, a senior officer in Avon and Somerset Police who was herself, shockingly,...more
Feb. 17, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1

"[O]ne woman is killed by a current or former partner every five days on average" (para 4). "The Queen [Camilla] is also shown meeting Diana Parkes whose daughter, Joanna Simpson, was bludgeoned to death with a hammer by her estranged and abusive husband" (para 28).
Feb. 17, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DV-LAW-1

"Former prime minister and Home Secretary Theresa May... finally made coercive and controlling behaviour a criminal offence in 2015 in a landmark legal move" (para 29).
Feb. 17, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DV-DATA-1

"An estimated 2.1 million people aged over 16 in England and Wales have experienced some form of domestic abuse. Shockingly, one woman is killed by a current or former partner every five days on average, with more than 105,000 children living in homes where there is a high-risk of domestic abuse" (para 3-4). "The Queen [Camilla] is also shown meeting Diana Parkes whose daughter, Joanna Simpson, was bludgeoned to death with a hammer by her estranged and abusive husband" (para 28). "The police get a call about domestic abuse once every 30 seconds" (para 30).
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Bahamas, Central African Rep, Chad, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Iran, Kenya, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Slovakia, Suriname, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: DV-SCALE-1

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Feb. 7, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"Relationships described as ‘consanguineous’ are those between couples who are at least second cousins or more closely related. The practice has been legal in Britain for more than 400 years, but is considered one of society’s last taboos" (para 7).
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"They [British Pakistanis living the UK] are responsible for three percent of all births, but produce just under a third of all British children with such health problems" (para 14). This information, though not entirely, communicates a portion of the total birth rates in the UK at the time (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1

"Sensibly, she [Hiba Maroof, 18-year-old British Pakistani girl living in the UK] goes for genetic testing at a specialist clinic and finds she is not a carrier of either the hearing disorder or blood complaint thalassemia which run in her family. Even if she opts for a cousin marriage, this means she should be able to guarantee that she will not have a disabled baby" (para 66). This information shows women have access to healthcare facilities regarding genetic testings (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"Meanwhile, the city’s special schools struggle to cope with the huge numbers of pupils with learning difficulties" (para 20). This information, though not mentioning women specifically, shows the access to special education for all disabled kids, including female students (MR-CODER COMMENT). "A community nurse working in Redbridge told me that he has helped to care for many of the disabled children" (para 43). This information, though not directly mentioning women, shows there is access to medical care for disabled children, including female children (MR-CODER COMMENT). "A retired NHS nurse from the same area has added: ‘The children are being kept alive by the skills of the NHS, which is already...more
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IM-DATA-1

"New official figures shown to the Mail reveal a worrying picture across England. Shockingly, cousin marriages are a key factor in an average of two child deaths every week. This figure is derived from the fact that a total of 545 boys or girls born to closely related couples have died in childhood during the past five years, according to the Department for Education, which collates data from Child Death Overview Panels in every council area. (It is the job of these panels to examine the deaths of any child under the age of 18)" (para 10-11). "According to a report for the BBC’s Newsnight, British Pakistanis are 13 times...more
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Yet despite the dangers — and the huge cost to the NHS — according to the BBC, it is estimated that 55 per cent of couples of Pakistani heritage in the UK are in cousin marriages" (para 28). This information, though not entirely, communicates a portion of marriage rates in the UK (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"Her [Hiba Maroof, British-Pakistani girl living in the UK] life stretches ahead of her, yet at the age of just 18 she is already discussing with her family whether she should have an arranged marriage, and whether her future husband should be a cousin. For Hiba comes from the city’s British-Pakistani community, in which around 60 per cent of mothers are married to their cousins according to a major academic study. Her uncle, Younis, hopes that Hiba does so and follows his family tradition. Indeed, four of his own five children have wed close relatives. However, Hiba’s father is unsure. And her mother is very much against her daughter marrying...more
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: LO-SCALE-3

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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-2

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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-1

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Jan. 23, 2026, 10:36 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1

"Murder in England and Wales is relatively rare. In the year ending March 2022, there were 696 murders recorded by the police. Who gets killed and who does the killing reflects deeply ingrained patterns of social inequality within our society. 498 of the 696 murdered in year ending March 2022 were male victims. 198 were females" (para 8). "Domestic homicides accounted for 28% of all homicides where there was a principal suspect in the year ending March 2022. Domestic homicides are those where the victim and principal suspect are either related to one another, including as step or adopted relatives, or are or have been in an intimate relationship. 60%...more
Jan. 23, 2026, 10:36 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DV-DATA-1

"Domestic homicides accounted for 28% of all homicides where there was a principal suspect in the year ending March 2022. Domestic homicides are those where the victim and principal suspect are either related to one another, including as step or adopted relatives, or are or have been in an intimate relationship. 60% of domestic homicides that year were women killed by men. By comparison women accounted for only 13% of all non-domestic homicides where there was a principal suspect. This is a staggering statistic because it accounts for only around 70% of all homicides in the year ending March 2022 - the remaining 30% are those murders where there is...more
Jan. 22, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"Schools must be given clearer guidance on how to deal with sexual abuse by pupils on pupils, which is 'so widespread as to be normalised,' women's charities have demanded" (para 1). This paragraph shows the direct engagement of women-focused NGOs in the UK with the government through their reports on pupil-on-pupil sexual absue in the UK schools (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Now several charities, including Rape Crisis, have written to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Jess Phillips, the safeguarding minister, calling on improved statutory guidance for schools on what to do when both victim and perpetrator are pupils" (para 3).
Jan. 22, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: PRN-PRACTICE-1

"School sexual violence and abuse is even a problem in primary schools, with online pornography identified as a key factor in the worrying issue" (para 2). This paragraph shows that online pornography is identified as a key contributing factor to peer-on-peer sexual abuse among children in the UK, indicating widespread exposure and social impact despite age restrictions (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 22, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1

"Now several charities, including Rape Crisis, have written to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Jess Phillips, the safeguarding minister, calling on improved statutory guidance for schools on what to do when both victim and perpetrator are pupils" (para 3). "Ciara Bergman, chief executive of Rape Crisis, said: 'It needs to be made clear that children who have been sexually assaulted or abused at school are entitled to a supportive response from their school, irrespective of any criminal justice processes.' She added: 'No form of play should ever be harmful to a child. Dismissing sexual abuse in this way represents a misunderstanding of the nature and impact of peer-on-peer sexual abuse'"...more
Jan. 22, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2

"The letter [written by several charities in the UK regarding pupil-on-pupil sexual violence] explains that handling school sexual abuse is 'exacerbated' when police don't charge anyone or when the court process is finished" (para 6). This information shows that the handling of sexual abuse in UK schools is worsened when police do not bring charges or when court proceedings conclude, as schools often reduce safeguarding responses once criminal justice processes end, limiting protection and support for victims and acting as some kind of a taboo in reporting sexual violence (MR-CODER COMMENT)."Charities warn that 'schools tend to treat no further action decisions as cause to simply 'go back to normal.'Victims can...more
Jan. 22, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"Schools must be given clearer guidance on how to deal with sexual abuse by pupils on pupils, which is 'so widespread as to be normalised,' women's charities have demanded. School sexual violence and abuse is even a problem in primary schools, with online pornography identified as a key factor in the worrying issue" (para 1-2). "Charities warn that 'schools tend to treat no further action decisions as cause to simply 'go back to normal.' Victims can be 're-traumatised' by the school, which is 'responsible for providing safety' and young boys responsible for the abuse are not provided with appropriate support to manage their behaviour" (para 7-8). "In primary schools where...more
Jan. 22, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"In 2016 an inquiry by MPs found that 600 rapes had been reported in schools over a three-year period. It also found that 59 per cent of girls and young women aged 13-21 reported they had faced some form of sexual harassment in school or college the year before" (para 4-5).
Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1

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Jan. 17, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ACR-PRACTICE-1

"Marin [a surrogate fixer in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico] spends his days… connecting couples—mostly gay men from rich countries like France, Great Britain, the U.S., and Israel—with Mexican women who gestate their children" (para 29). Surrogacy is legal in the UK, but must be altruistic, so many couples purchase surrogates internationally (LEN - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 9, 2026, 1:10 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-1

"Women currently make up around 12 per cent of the armed forces" (11).