violence against women

For the 1.6 million women who experience domestic violence every year in England and Wales, staying at home may put them in even greater danger, writes Mandu Reid.
For many people, home is a dangerous place. An estimated 1.6 million women in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse last year.
Twenty charities are calling on Boris Johnson to include the domestic abuse commissioner in his top team as domestic abuse is behind a third of violent crime.
BDSM, consent and the so-called 'rough sex defence' will be discussed as the Domestic Abuse Bill begins its passage through parliament.
One of the UK's leading domestic violence charities saw donations rocket by 52%.
Our criminal justice system is not fit for purpose, Labour parliamentary candidate Dawn Butler writes.
Nick Conrad’s selection is just one example of how tackling violence against women is not a priority for the Tories, activist Lucy Hall writes.
The 19-year-old's murder looks like a tragic example of police failing to take violence against women seriously. But today’s testimony shows us it’s far worse than that, Lucia Osborne-Crowley writes.
What exactly happened this weekend – and how did some Tory MPs react?