“The truth is that the #MeToo movement did not end the impunity of rapists and abusers so much as highlight how entrenched and tenacious the social forces that create that impunity really are.” I wrote about the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction.theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A man who raped his wife + was controlling and threatening towards her and their 2 children attempted to manipulate the family court that he was a victim of domestic abuse, a judge has ruled.

Claims of parental alienation made to ‘distress and frighten’ ⬇️theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/2…

Harvey Weinstein’s successful appeal highlights the ample access alleged perpetrators have to seek redress against any perceived injustice, unlike survivors who’ve been wronged. I wrote for British GLAMOUR on how the system is balanced against survivors ✍🏽 glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/record…

Perpetrators demand “respect” and control even at the detriment to their children’s health and well-being 🚩 #domesticabuse

Institutional betrayal, is how we would frame the decisions made last night in the House of Lords

Society cannot keep preaching to children about boundaries, safety, safeguarding, self-care etc when their basic rights to be free from harm are not upheld

cc Dr Adrienne Barnett

President of #familycourt acknowledges PA is a legal strategy!
'this is often fed by understanding that's given to separating parties that if allegations are made against you, you might counter that with parental alienation, so we've seen a real rise in the number of cases...'

Last night in the House of Lords, Tory peers STOPPED convicted sex offenders who sexually abused their own children from losing parental rights.
If you don't find that SICKENING there's something wrong with you.
#familycourt
#VictimsBill

🧵 “To ask them [victims] to pay for their justice, my Lords, seems unfortunate at the very least, absolutely inequitable in most cases… ”

A passionate speech by SalBrinton for the proposed amendment to the Victims & Prisoners Bill to scrap court transcript fees for victims ⬇️

Perpetrators ALWAYS claim that the safe parent has mental health issues that make them unfit to care for the child, exaggerating or fabricating symptoms to cast doubt on their parenting abilities. And Cafcass Judicial Office Ministry of Justice ENABLE child removal from the safe parent 💔

Domestic abuse victims should not have to fight for Justice. Safe mothers should not have their children stolen and placed with perpetrators. The Justice system fails to protect victims of abuse, it enables perpetrators Alex Chalk KC MP Justice Committee Domestic Abuse Commissioner 🚩

The Ministry of Justice Judicial Office Cafcass Family Courts are a danger to domestic abuse victims including children 🚩. Please sign and share to END #familycourt ABUSE 🚩Alex Chalk KC MP Justice Committee safe mothers will no longer stay silent whilst your courts continue this madness 🚩

Psychological assessments by unregulated people should not be relied on in the Family Court.

We are asking the Government to adopt our amendment to the #VictimsandPrisonersBill to stop this happening.

Support amendment 91 - bills.parliament.uk/publications/5…

Allegations of so-called 'parental alienation' are not about protecting children but are about reframing the narrative so that mothers are blamed for the actions of abusive men.

A really important and excellent article from Hannah Summers re the use of unregulated/court appointed experts in the Ministry of Justice Family Courts 🚩. Alex Chalk KC MP your #familycourt system is a danger to victims and their children 🚩 #domesticabuse

Yesterday, the Crown Prosecution Service released its quarterly report of domestic abuse prosecution rates. The data shows that despite a slight increase in the number of referrals from the police, charging rates have decreased. Read our statement here: womensaid.org.uk/womens-aid-res…

Please sign the petition for fully-informed domestic abuse training for family court judges so that the family courts become a place of safety rather than a playground for perpetrators
takeaction.womensaid.org.uk/melaniebrownpe…

🧵 Five women have made abuse claims against a council leader. Jonathan Nunn is alleged to have kicked, punched, spat at and throttled women, as well as exerted threatening or controlling behaviour.

The BBC has heard accounts from the five women ⬇️
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

On Wednesday the 24th, we launch our #InvestingInSafety resources that lay out a strong financial case for investing in by & for services supporting victim-survivors with NRPF.

Hope you're as excited as we are to hear more from our speakers.

Register 👇
eventbrite.co.uk/e/investing-in…

Welcome to Sir Andrew McFarlane’s Family Court racket 🚩 #familycourt

And yet we considered it trauma informed therapy when a professional speaks to a child about the violence. We put survivors in an impossible bind when we assume that all talk about the violence is negative for the child, an attempt to coach them or is turning against the other…