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The Risks to Girls from Violence and Exploitation Following the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Sian Norris speaks to aid experts about how girls are disproportionately impacted by disasters, including the recent earthquake which has killed and displaced thousands
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Met Police Cannot Say How Many Officers Disciplined for Inappropriate Sexual Relationships
A refused FOI request to understand the scale of inappropriate behaviour by police officers makes it harder to hold the Met to account, reports Sian Norris
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REVEALED: Number of Women Reporting Rape at Knifepoint Triples in 10 Years
The reported use of bladed weapons during sexual violence has increased over the past decade, but Government responses lag behind – Iain Overton and Sian Norris report
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LGBTQ+ People at Risk of Abuse and Trauma in Immigration Detention
A pilot study into the experiences of LGBTQ+ people held in immigration detention found incidents of homophobic bullying and abuse
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‘Blaming Dead Women’
When men kill women, there still seems to be a desire to pin the blame on her, writes Sian Norris
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REVEALED: MPs’ Gifts from Gulf States Accused of Human Rights Abuses
Analysis by this newspaper reveals Conservative MPs make up the majority of those in receipt – as post-Brexit trading opportunities appear to be trumping ethical concerns for the Government
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The Fundamental Right to Intimacy
Do disabled people have sex? Of course we do, writes Penny Pepper. Why are you so surprised?
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Inside Piers Morgan’s ‘Contrived Controversy’ Machine
Josiah Mortimer reports on how TalkTV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored struggled to get feminists to discuss “has Me Too gone too far” on the day a serial rapist was sentenced
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How a 50-Year US Rule Risks Denying Abortions to Ukraine’s Rape Victims
The Helms Amendment turns 50 this year, but the US foreign policy is a neo-colonialist relic that denies women around the world access to their human rights, reports Sian Norris
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Major Transport Union to be Told to Make Sweeping Changes After Inquiry Into Sexism
‘When you raise concerns about sexism in your union, you get “the right-wing press will get hold of this”. We’ve heard it so many times’, one whistle-blower told Byline Times
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Government’s New Strike Breakers Get to Work
Some firms have ruled out using agency workers to break strikes – but others aren’t so discerning, Josiah Mortimer reports
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‘Small Boats – Lazy Minds’
None of the solutions to the Government’s concerns about migrant boats crossing the Channel require the UK’s withdrawal from the ECHR, writes Brad Blitz
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Supreme Court to Consider if Anti-Protest Power Grab Injunctions Should be Struck Down
Those breaching ‘persons unknown’ injunctions face an unlimited fine and up to two years in prison, with the potential for their assets to be seized. Their quiet roll-out goes far further than the Policing Act passed last year, Josiah Mortimer reports
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New Law Could Lead to More Autistic and Disabled People Being Locked Up, Government Warned
The Mental Health Bill may have negative unintended consequences, Saba Salman reports
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‘Extremely Concerning’ Safety Issues in Women’s Prison
An unannounced inspection of a women’s prison raises new concerns about safety across the female estate. Sian Norris reports
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‘Put a Ring on It and Knock Her Up’: The Proud Boys Credo of Far-Right Misogyny
A script read out at the start of every Proud Boys gathering reveals the paradoxes of being a woman in the far-right, and the misogyny inherent in nationalism. Sian Norris reports
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Power and Exclusion: The UK Church Failing the LGBTQ+ Community
Revd Joe Haward reflects on how hardliners in the Church are stifling progress on LGBTQ+ rights – but homophobia and transphobia are not confined to evangelical congregations
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‘I’ll Not Carry the Guilt that Belongs to the Aggressor’: What a Landmark Ruling on Sexual Violence Means for Latin America
Sian Norris speaks to campaigners to learn more about a 20-year fight for justice for rape victims in Bolivia
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New Report Blows Apart Dominic Raab’s ‘Bill of Rights’
The Justice Secretary’s long and “dangerous” campaign to scrap the Human Rights Act was “pushed forward by parts of the media” smarting from privacy laws
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Nearly Half of Women Say Carrick Case has Changed their Confidence in Police
A new poll by Omnisis for Byline Times reveals the impact of serial rapist and Met Police officer David Carrick’s guilty plea on women’s trust in policing
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The Forgotten Scandal of Women’s Safety in Prisons
With intense scrutiny on the sending of transgender offenders to women’s prisons, Sian Norris reports on the much-ignored safety issue impacting incarcerated women – self harm
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Government Condemns Iran’s Human Rights Abuses – While Threatening Iranian Refugees with Deportation to Rwanda
Sian Norris speaks to an Iranian refugee about the impact of the Rwanda scheme on people seeking asylum from the repressive regime
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The Met Must Seriously Interrogate Whether it is Equipped to Act on Reports of Violence Against Women
Another week, another case where the Metropolitan Police is accused of failing to take timely action to protect women from a serial rapist. Sian Norris reports
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Death of Rwandan Journalist – Another Red Flag for UK’s Flagship Deportation Scheme
John Williams Ntwali joins a list of critics who have died or disappeared in Rwanda
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Fresh Concerns About Risk to LGBTQ+ and Middle Eastern Migrant People in Rwanda
Buried in the High Court judgment which found the Rwanda scheme to be lawful are claims that LGBTQ+ and Middle Eastern asylum seekers have faced discrimination
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Ministers are Introducing a Form of ‘Pre-Crime’ so Protesters can be Arrested Before they Protest
“It’s out of science fiction. How are they going to guess who’s going to be disruptive?” one leading campaigner asked Byline Times
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‘Violent Misogyny in Policing – Violent Misogyny in Society’
It’s not a bad apple, it’s a rotting orchard, writes Sian Norris – as a Met police officer admits to being a serial rapist
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The Death of Edwin Chiloba Has Sent Shockwaves Across Kenya’s LGBTQ+ Community
Sian Norris reports on the response to the brutal killing of the young LGBTQ+ activist and what it tells us about homophobia around the world
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A Letter to Nowhere: ‘Like Many Disabled People, I’m Fearful’
Penny Pepper pens an open letter to her Conservative MP, explaining why the NHS crisis is personal and political for those ‘living in the real world’
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Activist Looking for Justice Over Met Police’s Handling of Sarah Everard Vigil
Patsy Stevenson believes the country’s largest force must be held accountable for its conduct at the event to remember the 33-year-old woman murdered by a Met Police officer
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The Incel Hate for Andrew Tate
Sian Norris reports from the incel forums on their reaction to the Tik-Tok influencer’s arrest – and the reaction is not what you would expect
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‘Who’s Virginia Woolf Afraid Of?’
Stephen Unwin explores how the famed author’s views about disability were typical of a growing intellectual endorsement of the dangerous ideology of eugenics in the early 20th century
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Contraception is the New Front of the Anti-Abortion War
Sian Norris reports on how a Texan judge has fired warning shots on restricting access to contraception, a well-rehearsed tactic in the attack on reproductive rights
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‘Behave Properly, Papa is Around’: The Relationship Indian Women Share with their Fathers
Shreya Bansal explores how patriarchy in Indian households impacts the experience of growing up as daughters in the country
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‘Pity Porn on Santa’s Knees’
Penny Pepper reflects on what the festive season means for her, as politicians and the media continue to marginalise the creation of new cultural narratives around disability
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Hardliners Are Splitting the Baptist Church
Fundamentalist Christians with links to religious right actors in the US are seeking to prevent change on LGBTIQ+ rights in the Baptist Church, Sian Norris reports
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‘Human Rights – Here at Home?’
Sanchita Hosali, CEO of the British Institute of Human Rights, explains why 158 civil society groups have written an open letter to Rishi Sunak, urging him to stand firm on the Human Rights Act
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Deaths in Care: ‘How Can You Move On if there’s No Accountability?’
Saba Salman reports on the impact on families of years spent seeking answers after an unexpected death in care
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Putin’s War on Russia’s LGBTIQ Community Continues
As a new anti-LGBTIQ is passed by Parliament, activists fight back by retelling their history in the country
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University Strikes: An Inevitable Result of the Damaging Legacy of Marketisation
Thousands of academic staff have had to accept sub-standard working conditions and casualised contracts as politicians have attempted to alter the purpose of the education system, writes Thomas Perrett
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Brexit’s Global Trade is Fit for Georgian England: Devoid of Ethical Responsibility
Iain Overton reflects on the Government’s policy of Free Trade Deals with countries regardless of their human rights
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British Private Schools Earn Millions Tax-Free from Schools in States that Criminalise Homosexuality
Sam Bright investigates the untaxed income earned by these schools in anti-LGBT states
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‘The Pariah State that Allows Lawfare’
The UK has an opportunity to lead the way with a national anti-SLAPP law, or risk falling behind the European Union, a coalition of activists, lawyers and journalists warn
