‘Women in prison are five times more likely to have a stillbirth and twice as likely to give birth to a premature baby that needs special care, new data collected by the Observer shows.’
The Guardian, December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A member of the Royal Navy, whose rape case collapsed in a military court, has backed calls for serious offences committed in the UK to be investigated and tried through civilian courts.’
BBC News, 6th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “serial abuser of women” has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend at a south-east London hotel.’
BBC News, 10th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A hospital worker has admitted murdering two women in 1987, and sexually abusing at least 100 female corpses, including children.“
BBC News, 5th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police have recorded a record number of rape offences in England and Wales, according to official figures.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal has given its first ruling on menopausal symptoms and disability in a case involving a city council. Jog Hundle considers the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The imprisonment of many mothers serving sentences for non-violent and relatively minor crimes should be ended and community women’s centres used instead, according to research that has found separation can increase the risk of children being exploited and cost hundreds of thousands of pounds for just a single case.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Half of the UK’s working mothers do not get the flexibility they ask for, while those that do work flexibly face discrimination, according to a survey.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Victims of alleged domestic abuse are seeing their cases dropped at a rapidly increasing rate, according to data obtained by the BBC.’
BBC News, 15th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘All police forces in England and Wales are to review allegations of indecent exposure, sex offences and violence against women by serving officers.’
The Independent, 12th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘While many may believe such challenges to reproductive rights could not be replicated here in the UK, our domestic legislation on abortion remains patchy, paternalistic and lacking in power. At best, UK law has successfully made abortion a safe, affordable procedure. At worst, it violates people’s rights under the Human Rights Act to be free from discrimination, enshrined in Article 14, and inhuman or degrading treatment, protected under Article 3.’
Each Other, 8th October 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Almost a third of police forces in England and Wales referred allegations of sexual assault and harassment against their own officers to the police watchdog in the days following the sentencing of Wayne Couzens for the murder of Sarah Everard, the Observer can reveal.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man admits killing two women in 1987, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 9th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed after impersonating a police officer and attempting to “arrest” a woman.’
The Independent, 8th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Priti Patel has launched a non-statutory inquiry following the sentencing of Sarah Everard’s killer. The chair and terms of reference have yet to be announced.’
House of Commons Library, 6th October 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘UK High Court judge Mrs Justice McGowan says she personally wouldn’t be “brave enough” to have become a female judge in Afghanistan.’
BBC News, 5th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan police is launching a review of professional standards and internal culture within the force, led by a high-profile anti-sleaze adviser, following the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer.’
The Guardian, 4th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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