What do you call an “Election” consisting of only one candidate, where the population can’t even cast a ballot? Democracy with #CCPChina🇨🇳 Characteristics.

The selection of Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive shows China’s total lack of respect for opposing views and autonomy in HK. UK and #G7 partners agree the new Chief Executive must respect HK’s rights and freedoms, including free speech, media and assembly. gov.uk/government/new…

"We are all legal aid lawyers and in the last 10 years our income has effectively dropped by some 30%." Former Criminal Bar Association chair Caroline Goodwin QC explains to Ciaran Jenkins why criminal barristers have gone on strike over pay. channel4.com/news/junior-ba…

After fleeing domestic abuse, many mums can’t afford to buy Christmas presents. This Black Friday, will you help?

In a major breakthrough for rape survivors, @UKHomeOffice has committed to legislate to better safeguard victims from intrusive and excessive requests for personal data. Campaigners have long called for this action, with Victims' Commissioner for England & Wales research also supporting these calls 🧵| 1/6

The Government has now admitted it breached its own transparency policy in what it calls a “regrettable oversight.” 👀 glplive.org/4z8

A thread about LASPO and the Ministry of Justice Review of Civil Legal Aid, which has now been formally launched. Excuse the length - I may be just a little bit fed up... gov.uk/guidance/civil….

The legal age of marriage in England and Wales has risen to 18. Share this animation to raise awareness of child marriage and the new law in place. #EndChildMarriage

Women and their children often arrive at our refuges with nothing. Can you help keep them safe?

For mums who have escaped domestic abuse, summer holidays can be especially hard. You can help a mum make summer special:

Help a child who’s escaped domestic abuse feel like a child again. Gift a summer day out to a family staying at a refuge.

Today, we are calling on the justice secretary Alex Chalk KC to urgently invest £11.3 million to stop #LegalAid from completely vanishing. This comes at a time when millions of people are struggling with debt, housing costs and the cost-of-living crisis. (1/8)

I spoke to BBC News (UK) about horrifying new reports on the injustices faced by survivors of domestic abuse in the #FamilyCourts. All eyes are watching this issue. We need urgent reform. I look forward to working with Ministry of Justice who respond to my #FamilyCourt recommendations soon.

A bath and body set could help a woman feel like herself again after escaping abuse. Put a survivor on your Christmas list:

Awful news that one of our very well regarded circuit judges who always takes care to engage warmly with those in front of him was attacked in Court by a litigant on Wednesday, with the judge having to spend time in hospital. Protect the protectors, please. Thoughts with HHJ.

Please share this link with journalists & editors, at Women’s Aid we run workshops on our media guidelines on reporting domestic abuse, which you can download here. There is also a link to the Level Up guidelines on reporting domestic homicides. womensaid.org.uk/about-us/press…

As a child bereaved by fatal domestic abuse, headlines calling a man who killed three women a “nice guy” and “normal person” have felt personally traumatic. The media called my father a “gentle man” and “nice chap”, which misrepresented the controlling reality that myself and

We have released our 19 more child homicides report today & the findings are harrowing. Specialist support must be sustained & inclusive, especially for minoritised survivors. Our systems need a culture shift children’s lives depend on it. Read more: ow.ly/gBAF50WeAIF

We welcome action on perpetrators, but call out the lack of funding for frontline services that support women and children when they need it most. With the new VAWG strategy due in September, we urge the Government to listen, invest, and act.