Latest items for United Kingdom
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Andrea Simon, director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said: 'What makes all the difference to survivors is being treated with empathy, kindness and dignity and where this happens, it can have a really positive impact on their wellbeing and recovery'" (para 13).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Andrea Simon, director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said: 'What makes all the difference to survivors is being treated with empathy, kindness and dignity and where this happens, it can have a really positive impact on their wellbeing and recovery'" (para 13).
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Three-quarters of respondents to the survey of rape and sexual assault survivors said their mental health was damaged 'as a direct result of what police did, or failed to do, in their case' and only four in 10 said they would report again, according to researchers. But a radical overhaul of the way the criminal justice system deals with rape since 2021 is showing the first 'green shoots' of improving victims’ experience of the criminal justice system, with respondents after July last year 8% less likely to report damage to their mental health because of the police. Only two in five respondents agreed that policing is doing a good job...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Three-quarters of respondents to the survey of rape and sexual assault survivors said their mental health was damaged 'as a direct result of what police did, or failed to do, in their case' and only four in 10 said they would report again, according to researchers. But a radical overhaul of the way the criminal justice system deals with rape since 2021 is showing the first 'green shoots' of improving victims’ experience of the criminal justice system, with respondents after July last year 8% less likely to report damage to their mental health because of the police. Only two in five respondents agreed that policing is doing a good job...more
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Operation Soteria, which focuses on perpetrators rather than victim behaviour and was fully rolled out in 2023, came after a rape review in June 2021 exposed the reasons behind a collapse in rape prosecutions – which in 2016/17 stood at 5,190 and fell 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019/20, even as reports increased. In the year ending December 2023, charges for sexual offences were up by 18% compared with the previous year, while adult rape charges increased by 38% in the same period" (para 5-6). "A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said the CPS would receive £49m to support victims of crime, including rape victims from the...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Operation Soteria, which focuses on perpetrators rather than victim behaviour and was fully rolled out in 2023, came after a rape review in June 2021 exposed the reasons behind a collapse in rape prosecutions – which in 2016/17 stood at 5,190 and fell 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019/20, even as reports increased. In the year ending December 2023, charges for sexual offences were up by 18% compared with the previous year, while adult rape charges increased by 38% in the same period" (para 5-6). "A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said the CPS would receive £49m to support victims of crime, including rape victims from the...more
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Operation Soteria, which focuses on perpetrators rather than victim behaviour and was fully rolled out in 2023, came after a rape review in June 2021 exposed the reasons behind a collapse in rape prosecutions – which in 2016/17 stood at 5,190 and fell 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019/20, even as reports increased" (para 5).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Operation Soteria, which focuses on perpetrators rather than victim behaviour and was fully rolled out in 2023, came after a rape review in June 2021 exposed the reasons behind a collapse in rape prosecutions – which in 2016/17 stood at 5,190 and fell 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019/20, even as reports increased" (para 5).
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Three-quarters of respondents to the survey of rape and sexual assault survivors said their mental health was damaged 'as a direct result of what police did, or failed to do, in their case' and only four in 10 said they would report again, according to researchers. But a radical overhaul of the way the criminal justice system deals with rape since 2021 is showing the first 'green shoots' of improving victims’ experience of the criminal justice system, with respondents after July last year 8% less likely to report damage to their mental health because of the police. Only two in five respondents agreed that policing is doing a good job...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Three-quarters of respondents to the survey of rape and sexual assault survivors said their mental health was damaged 'as a direct result of what police did, or failed to do, in their case' and only four in 10 said they would report again, according to researchers. But a radical overhaul of the way the criminal justice system deals with rape since 2021 is showing the first 'green shoots' of improving victims’ experience of the criminal justice system, with respondents after July last year 8% less likely to report damage to their mental health because of the police. Only two in five respondents agreed that policing is doing a good job...more
March 20, 2025, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Cousin marriage is still common in some UK communities. Experts have previously found that a preference for such unions among British Pakistanis was a contributing factor in child mortality rates in Bradford due to an increased risk of genetic conditions. NHS studies between 2007-11 found consanguineous marriages, a genetics term meaning parents are at least second cousins or more closely related, accounted for 60 per cent of marital unions in people of Pakistani heritage in Bradford. This compared to just 1 per cent among white British couples in the area. Of the Pakistani-heritage marriages, 37 per cent were specifically to a first-cousin and would be the type of unions that...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Cousin marriage is still common in some UK communities. Experts have previously found that a preference for such unions among British Pakistanis was a contributing factor in child mortality rates in Bradford due to an increased risk of genetic conditions. NHS studies between 2007-11 found consanguineous marriages, a genetics term meaning parents are at least second cousins or more closely related, accounted for 60 per cent of marital unions in people of Pakistani heritage in Bradford. This compared to just 1 per cent among white British couples in the area. Of the Pakistani-heritage marriages, 37 per cent were specifically to a first-cousin and would be the type of unions that...more
March 20, 2025, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Marrying a first cousin would become illegal in Britain under a proposal brought to Parliament. On Tuesday, Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay, Richard Holden, will set out plans for his Bill that states how such unions result in a higher rate of birth defects, meaning their legal status should be reconsidered" (para 1-2). "Marriages between certain blood relatives — as well as some step relationships — is already illegal in Britain. However, it is still legal to marry your cousin in the UK, despite the health risks" (para 4-5). "While cousin marriage remains legal in the UK, incest — the sexual intercourse between immediate relatives — is illegal in...more
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Marrying a first cousin would become illegal in Britain under a proposal brought to Parliament. On Tuesday, Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay, Richard Holden, will set out plans for his Bill that states how such unions result in a higher rate of birth defects, meaning their legal status should be reconsidered" (para 1-2). "Marriages between certain blood relatives — as well as some step relationships — is already illegal in Britain. However, it is still legal to marry your cousin in the UK, despite the health risks" (para 4-5). "While cousin marriage remains legal in the UK, incest — the sexual intercourse between immediate relatives — is illegal in...more
March 20, 2025, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"While cousin marriage remains legal in the UK, incest — the sexual intercourse between immediate relatives — is illegal in Britain even if consensual" (para 41).
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"While cousin marriage remains legal in the UK, incest — the sexual intercourse between immediate relatives — is illegal in Britain even if consensual" (para 41).
March 13, 2025, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"[I]n... the U.K., only altruistic surrogacy is allowed" (para 7). "In the U.K., for instance, regulatory authorities are working on a review to improve domestic surrogacy safeguards" (para 33).
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"[I]n... the U.K., only altruistic surrogacy is allowed" (para 7). "In the U.K., for instance, regulatory authorities are working on a review to improve domestic surrogacy safeguards" (para 33).
March 13, 2025, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"In the first three quarters of 2022, more than 400 parental orders were made for surrogate parents in the U.K. According to the Law Commission, the number of children born via surrogacy could be around 10 times higher today than it was a decade ago" (para 35).
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"In the first three quarters of 2022, more than 400 parental orders were made for surrogate parents in the U.K. According to the Law Commission, the number of children born via surrogacy could be around 10 times higher today than it was a decade ago" (para 35).
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 2-3). "'British nationals or those who are resident here should be aware that they cannot force a person into marriage and escape legal sanction for their behaviour in the family court merely because their victim is neither habitually resident nor a British national. 'Forced marriage is a global phenomenon, with many forced marriages in the UK having an international dimension. 'In...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 2-3). "'British nationals or those who are resident here should be aware that they cannot force a person into marriage and escape legal sanction for their behaviour in the family court merely because their victim is neither habitually resident nor a British national. 'Forced marriage is a global phenomenon, with many forced marriages in the UK having an international dimension. 'In...more
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"They said a Forced Marriage Protection Order could protect people 'from being forced into a marriage', and protect people who had been forced into a marriage" (para 5). This iimplies that forced marriage is illegal, and there are legal protects for those who may have been forced into a marriage (ELW - CODER COMMENT). "The judge said legislation governing Forced Marriage Protection Orders had a 'wide and protective jurisdiction' and sent 'clear messages' of 'real importance'. 'First, victims abroad who are forced into marriage with a British national or someone habitually resident here may be able to avail themselves of protective orders in this jurisdiction to counter such abusive behaviour...more
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"They said a Forced Marriage Protection Order could protect people 'from being forced into a marriage', and protect people who had been forced into a marriage" (para 5). This iimplies that forced marriage is illegal, and there are legal protects for those who may have been forced into a marriage (ELW - CODER COMMENT). "The judge said legislation governing Forced Marriage Protection Orders had a 'wide and protective jurisdiction' and sent 'clear messages' of 'real importance'. 'First, victims abroad who are forced into marriage with a British national or someone habitually resident here may be able to avail themselves of protective orders in this jurisdiction to counter such abusive behaviour...more
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her. Lawyers representing the woman had staged an appeal after a lower-ranking family court judge refused to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order because the woman was neither 'physically present' in...more
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her. Lawyers representing the woman had staged an appeal after a lower-ranking family court judge refused to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order because the woman was neither 'physically present' in...more
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3). "He said her husband had raped her throughout their time together" (para 20).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3). "He said her husband had raped her throughout their time together" (para 20).
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"He said the woman had not seen her husband since 2014, but that he was 'harassing' her online" (para 22).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"He said the woman had not seen her husband since 2014, but that he was 'harassing' her online" (para 22).
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3).
March 11, 2025, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC said: 'Cowards who murder their partners should face the full force of the law. 'Our reforms will give judges the power to punish murderers for the added pain and trauma they inflict through 'overkill' as well as ensuring that those who coercively control their victims or kill them at the end of a relationship face longer behind bars.' Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs said: 'I am pleased that the Government have committed to introducing a range of new statutory aggravating factors to ensure that the circumstances surrounding domestic murders are given adequate legal weight when considering sentencing.' The moves to protect women are announced in...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC said: 'Cowards who murder their partners should face the full force of the law. 'Our reforms will give judges the power to punish murderers for the added pain and trauma they inflict through 'overkill' as well as ensuring that those who coercively control their victims or kill them at the end of a relationship face longer behind bars.' Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs said: 'I am pleased that the Government have committed to introducing a range of new statutory aggravating factors to ensure that the circumstances surrounding domestic murders are given adequate legal weight when considering sentencing.' The moves to protect women are announced in...more
March 11, 2025, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Estranged husbands who kill their ex-wives will be locked up for longer, ministers have pledged. Under plans to tackle domestic homicide, committing a murder after a relationship ends will become an aggravating factor for judges to take into account when passing sentence. Those who use gratuitous violence against partners – known as 'overkill' – will also spent longer behind bars under urgent legal changes. And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner. At the same time, victims of long campaigns of domestic...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Estranged husbands who kill their ex-wives will be locked up for longer, ministers have pledged. Under plans to tackle domestic homicide, committing a murder after a relationship ends will become an aggravating factor for judges to take into account when passing sentence. Those who use gratuitous violence against partners – known as 'overkill' – will also spent longer behind bars under urgent legal changes. And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner. At the same time, victims of long campaigns of domestic...more
March 11, 2025, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner" (par. 4).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner" (par. 4).
March 3, 2025, 5:43 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"As more women have entered the workplace, the age they are starting a family has been pushed back. Data from the ONS shows that the most common age for a women who were born in 1949 to give birth was 22. But women born in 1975, were most likely to have children when they were 31-years-old. In another sign that late motherhood is on the rise, half of women born in 1990, the most recent cohort to reach 30-years-old, remained childless at 30 — the highest rate recorded" (para 63-64).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"As more women have entered the workplace, the age they are starting a family has been pushed back. Data from the ONS shows that the most common age for a women who were born in 1949 to give birth was 22. But women born in 1975, were most likely to have children when they were 31-years-old. In another sign that late motherhood is on the rise, half of women born in 1990, the most recent cohort to reach 30-years-old, remained childless at 30 — the highest rate recorded" (para 63-64).
March 3, 2025, 5:43 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The UK's fragile economy and cost-of-living crisis is also putting people off having children, some believe, evidenced by abortion rates simultaneously spiking" (para 18).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The UK's fragile economy and cost-of-living crisis is also putting people off having children, some believe, evidenced by abortion rates simultaneously spiking" (para 18).
March 3, 2025, 5:43 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"In the 1990s, just 6,700 cycles of IVF — a technique to help people with fertility problems to have a baby — took place in the UK annually. But this skyrocketed to more than 69,000 by 2019, suggesting more women are struggling to conceive naturally" (para 66).
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"In the 1990s, just 6,700 cycles of IVF — a technique to help people with fertility problems to have a baby — took place in the UK annually. But this skyrocketed to more than 69,000 by 2019, suggesting more women are struggling to conceive naturally" (para 66).
March 3, 2025, 5:43 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"The UK Government has 'implemented the most anti-family policies of any Government in living memory' by cutting services that support families, along with benefit cuts that 'deliberately punish low-income families with children', he added" (para 62).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"The UK Government has 'implemented the most anti-family policies of any Government in living memory' by cutting services that support families, along with benefit cuts that 'deliberately punish low-income families with children', he added" (para 62).
March 3, 2025, 5:43 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ERBG-DATA-3
"In the UK, three in 10 mothers and one in 20 fathers report having to cut back on their working hours due to childcare, according to ONS data" (para 56).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-3
"In the UK, three in 10 mothers and one in 20 fathers report having to cut back on their working hours due to childcare, according to ONS data" (para 56).
March 3, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"The fertility rate in England and Wales in 2023, according to the latest Office for National Statistics report, was just 1.44 – the lowest on record. The UK hasn't had an average fertility rate above 2.1 since the early 70s" (para 15-16). The chart titled "Fertility rates in England and Wales hit record lows last year" shows the number of children per woman of childbearing age from 1938 to 2023. The fertility rate increased to over the replacement rate during WWII and spiked shortly after the war. It peaked in the 1960's and began declining roughly 5 years before the passage of the Abortion Act. In the early 70s, the...more
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"The fertility rate in England and Wales in 2023, according to the latest Office for National Statistics report, was just 1.44 – the lowest on record. The UK hasn't had an average fertility rate above 2.1 since the early 70s" (para 15-16). The chart titled "Fertility rates in England and Wales hit record lows last year" shows the number of children per woman of childbearing age from 1938 to 2023. The fertility rate increased to over the replacement rate during WWII and spiked shortly after the war. It peaked in the 1960's and began declining roughly 5 years before the passage of the Abortion Act. In the early 70s, the...more
March 3, 2025, 5:06 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Home Office also plans to spend £250,000 on training up to 10,000 bar staff and ‘bouncers’ on how to spot a spiking offender, protect victims and preserve evidence" (para 10). "In the absence of police action, some women - like Sara Ahmed*, who was drugged and sexually assaulted two years ago - are turning detective themselves" (para 33). "‘By then, without any evidence, it was much too late to prove anything,’ says Sara... ‘He may have got away with the terrible things he did to me that day, but I’ll do everything in my power to prevent him spiking and sexually assaulting any other victims in this way'" (para...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Home Office also plans to spend £250,000 on training up to 10,000 bar staff and ‘bouncers’ on how to spot a spiking offender, protect victims and preserve evidence" (para 10). "In the absence of police action, some women - like Sara Ahmed*, who was drugged and sexually assaulted two years ago - are turning detective themselves" (para 33). "‘By then, without any evidence, it was much too late to prove anything,’ says Sara... ‘He may have got away with the terrible things he did to me that day, but I’ll do everything in my power to prevent him spiking and sexually assaulting any other victims in this way'" (para...more
March 3, 2025, 5:06 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"A poll for St John Ambulance revealed almost a quarter of 18 to 43-year-olds believe they too have been a victim of spiking" (para 4). "‘I have no idea who did it nor what their motivation was. I didn’t feel anything jab me - but the thought of that person watching me lose control of my body, presumably with the intention of sexually assaulting me, is so horrendous, I still feel a deep anxiety about it'" (para 7). "While tens of thousands of people apparently believe they have been a victim, relatively few report it. Figures show that police in England and Wales received 6,732 reports of spiking in the...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"A poll for St John Ambulance revealed almost a quarter of 18 to 43-year-olds believe they too have been a victim of spiking" (para 4). "‘I have no idea who did it nor what their motivation was. I didn’t feel anything jab me - but the thought of that person watching me lose control of my body, presumably with the intention of sexually assaulting me, is so horrendous, I still feel a deep anxiety about it'" (para 7). "While tens of thousands of people apparently believe they have been a victim, relatively few report it. Figures show that police in England and Wales received 6,732 reports of spiking in the...more
March 3, 2025, 5:06 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Last month, the Government unveiled planned legislation to make spiking (both with needles and the covert spiking of drinks) a specific criminal offence. At present it falls under several laws, including the Offences Against The Person Act 1861 and the Sexual Offences Act 2003, but campaigners have long argued this leads to under-reporting of spiking and muddies police data on it" (para 8-9).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Last month, the Government unveiled planned legislation to make spiking (both with needles and the covert spiking of drinks) a specific criminal offence. At present it falls under several laws, including the Offences Against The Person Act 1861 and the Sexual Offences Act 2003, but campaigners have long argued this leads to under-reporting of spiking and muddies police data on it" (para 8-9).
March 3, 2025, 5:06 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"‘So many women, and men, have broken down in my arms, telling me of the horrific ways they’ve been raped after being spiked. Often it’s something they recall only in flashbacks or are aware of because of injuries they’ve sustained. 'They don’t know if they’ve been filmed. They don’t know who did it. They could be drinking with them in the pub and wouldn’t realise. It’s utterly tormenting.’ One 18-year-old woman who turned to the charity for support last year had woken up naked on a bed in a strange room in South London, surrounded by used condoms – one was still inside her - and with no memory of...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"‘So many women, and men, have broken down in my arms, telling me of the horrific ways they’ve been raped after being spiked. Often it’s something they recall only in flashbacks or are aware of because of injuries they’ve sustained. 'They don’t know if they’ve been filmed. They don’t know who did it. They could be drinking with them in the pub and wouldn’t realise. It’s utterly tormenting.’ One 18-year-old woman who turned to the charity for support last year had woken up naked on a bed in a strange room in South London, surrounded by used condoms – one was still inside her - and with no memory of...more
March 3, 2025, 5:06 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The CEO and founder of Stamp Out Spiking, Dawn Dines, has been campaigning for this change in the law for 20 years" (para 21).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The CEO and founder of Stamp Out Spiking, Dawn Dines, has been campaigning for this change in the law for 20 years" (para 21).