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…

We're so proud of our Patron Melanie Janine Brown MBE and Women’s Aid Survivor Ambassador Claire Throssell MBE for their continued campaigning to protect children from abuse. Mel is calling for compulsory training for judges in her new petition shared in The Sun today. thesun.co.uk/news/27407877/…

We’ve been campaigning for a firewall since 2018. Yesterday the House of Lords voted in favour of a firewall amendment to the #VictimsBill. We're one step closer to enshrining protection for migrant victims in law. It’s crucial this support is replicated in the House of Commons.

An update on the case against our Executive Director Selma Taha and her friends #TheKingsCross3 Watch this space for further updates 👇

We have been calling on the Government to reverse the presumption of parental contact in cases involving domestic abuse, due to the severe, long-lasting harms and risks that perpetrators of domestic abuse cause to children. Read more at Tortoise: bit.ly/3wK5bxn

Austerity’s children – those born after 2010 – now account for 3.4m of Britain’s 4.3m children in poverty, with an extra 100k children pushed into poverty every year. The damage to them runs deep and will have devastating consequences. [Thread] theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Relationships & sex education is the cornerstone of preventing violence against women and girls! If it arrives too late, another generation will be failed. Government must listen to young people, the realities of their lives, and what they want and need! independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

📢 Along with Latin American Women's Rights Service - LAWRS, we are challenging the government’s failure to protect thousands of migrant victim-survivors of domestic abuse. Public Interest Law Centre. is acting on our behalf. Support the challenge by donating to our crowdfunder now 👇 crowdjustice.com/case/help-us-p…

We're only 10,000 signatures away from our goal on the #ChildFirstCampaign petition. It's crucial now, more than ever, to reform the family courts. If you've signed already, share with your friends, family and colleagues. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/chil…

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The #VictimsBill was hurriedly finalised in parliament today. Despite promises that this long-awaited Bill would improve access to justice and support for all victims of crime, we cannot celebrate its passage towards becoming an Act because it fails to protect migrant women. 1/8

Male violence against women is a national emergency - women's sector manifesto seeks political party commitments to properly tackling this issue and a new government doing more to address it glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/violen…

We are uplifted by the support for our public meeting. At 108 sign ups, & counting! The Black community must not be penalised for raising its voice against racist abuse. Join us on 12 June to be part of this timely discussion & share widely. #KingsCross3 eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-meeti…

We are incredibly concerned about the City Council’s justification for closing Bournemouth’s only women’s refuge. Survivors need safe accommodation and our data shows there is already a 22% shortfall in the recommended number of refuge spaces in England. womensaid.org.uk/womens-aid-res…

Today marks 4 years since the Government published the Harm Panel Report, yet domestic abuse remains misunderstood across the family courts. We’re calling on the next government to implement full reforms of the family courts as part of a whole-system response to abuse.

The new government must put family court reform on the agenda if it hopes to tackle violence against women and girls, charities supporting survivors have warned. My latest report for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism 👇 tinyurl.com/3mp4t8y5

That the family courts are not safe for women and children experiencing domestic abuse is the number-one concern survivors raise with Women's Aid is so damning.

🕯️ Remembering Zara Aleena today, two years since her tragic murder. Her memory fuels our fight for justice and safety for all women. #JusticeForZara

📢📢📢 Claire Throssell MBE petition is 109 signatures off the target - please do reshare and ask those in your lives to support her campaign to ensure safe contact in the family courts. This campaign has children and their safety at the heart - it is so crucial #ChildFirst

#ShineALight thinking of Claire Throssell MBE, Jack and Paul tonight, and all mothers and children experiencing domestic abuse in the family courts