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From pilots in Northumbria and London to a national service.
Proud to see this become reality, and delighted @centreWJ will deliver this vital support.
I urge Government to build on this so more victims can access independent legal advice and have their rights upheld.
We're excited to announce that we will lead the delivery of a new national free Independent Legal Advice service for adult victim-survivors of rape and sexual assault. We will be supported by partners Rape Crisis England and Wales and Victim Support.
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We're excited to announce that we will lead the delivery of a new national free Independent Legal Advice service for adult victim-survivors of rape and sexual assault. We will be supported by partners Rape Crisis England and Wales and Victim Support.
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Simon Levy sentencing: The Met Police not fit for purpose and the criminal justice system is in freefall
Read our full statement here: ow.ly/QWNZ50ZyXio
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Whilst the future of undercover police public inquiry is under threat due to its expense, we are reminded of just how important such an inquiry is to expose outrageous wrongdoing by police wasting millions of public money to protect themselves
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026âŚ
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đŁ RPRs / Advocates / Social Workers / Families of 'P' / Court of Protection Solicitors and Barristers: PLEASE SHARE! đŁ
The AGNI decision will result in fewer deprivation of liberty cases in the CoP. While cases are fresh in peopleâs minds, @RightfulLives is collecting them.
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We have extended the deadline for this - please get in touch if you are interested!
#LegalJobs #WomenInLaw
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COUNTDOWN TO WINTERBOURNE DAY 5
đď¸ FROM WARDS TO THE STREETS
What happens when you close a hospital without a community roadmap? You create a pipeline to prison or the streets. đď¸đ
Without crisis support, autistic people are being pushed into forensic pathways or ending up homeless in unregulated, "hidden" institutions that are just as restrictive as the wards we closed. The Government's failure to fund community "sufficiency" is creating a new disaster. â ď¸
A home, not a hospitalâthat was the promise 15 years ago. It's time to deliver. đ
#ForensicPathways #Homelessness #Winterbourne15 #HomesNotHospitals #NothingHasChanged
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Coverage of the Winterbourne View anniversary in @PrivateEyeNews. Social murder indeedy.
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Survivors deserve facts, not fiction.
Enough misinformation. Enough of Enough.
Thank you to everyone reporting on this judgement - you are making women safer.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjpâŚ
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Survivors of sexual violence deserve genuine support and clear, accurate information - not selfâswab kits that risk undermining investigations
@ASA_UKâs ruling today confirms concerns I and others have long raised about these kits.
My full statement: đvictimscommissioner.org.uk/nâŚ
Adverts for DNA self-swab kits banned as misleading bbc.in/4tIS7zO
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On May 31st, it will be 15 years since the Panorama documentary about the abuse at Winterbourne View. Yet, despite all the promises, reviews and reports, it seems as if nothing has changed since then. The human rights abuse continues and there is no accountability.
Rightful Lives will be marking the 7 day countdown to the anniversary with a series of short videos with @AQuinnUnbroken. Alexis will talk about the situation we are all in now and what needs to happen for change. The first video will be on 25th May.
#Winterbourne15 #HumanRights #NothingHasChanged
@DanielHewittITV @Rebeccasmt @RachelSkyNews @ianbirrell @JayneMcCubbinTV @Saba_Salman @IzzyAldersonB
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The first 2 episodes of ITVâs Believe Me raised important questions about how rape reports are handled when investigations fail. This is where the Human Rights Act matters setting standards under the ECHR for how the state must respond to serious violence
#ECHRProtectsWomen
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I am very proud to know this amazing woman @HWistrich with whom I fought for justice for some of the Rochdale victims who had been repeatedly raped and then repeatedly failed, blamed, criminalised and abandoned by @gmpolice
I met Harriet at an International Womanâs Day event in 2015. She already knew who I was and the fight I was involved in to expose the corruption Iâd seen, and she knew of the Rochdale case. I âstalkedâ and âharassedâ her unashamedly until she agreed to take on the Rochdale cases and together we fought tooth and nail for about 5/6 years until we finally won the case against @gmpolice again using the Human Rights Act as was used in the Worboys case.
Now with my charity @TMOFCharity we regularly work with @centreWJ in relation to the most complex new cases we handle where the survivors need expert legal help to fight their cases following on from our support.
I consider Harriet one of the very best lawyers when it comes to these cases, and she is one of the few lawyers I know who will look âoutside the boxâ to find a solution rather than focus on the problem.
The Worboys case opened up new possibilities and many victims have benefitted due to her groundbreaking win in this case. Credit to the victims who never gave up, and to Harriet who found a way through a system which tried to stop them and deny them justice because of the horrific consequences of their treatment by police. Repeatedly!
I was able to speak to a day time audience about the critical role of the Human Rights Act and ECHR in holding the police to account - The Shocking True Story of Britainâs Black Cab Rapist | This Morning youtu.be/s8bjkP8_u9U?si=APjv⌠via @YouTube
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Episode 2 of Believe Me showed a pattern of police failure: evidence missed, credibility doubted, cases dropped. These werenât isolated errors, but systemic ones. Addressing these kinds of failures is central to our work holding the state to account.
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đş Tonight 9pm on ITV1
Believe Me tells the story of the legal battle fought by two survivors of serial rapist taxi driver, John Worboys to hold the police accountable for the failures in their investigation.
itv.com/watch/believe-me/10aâŚ
#EHCRProtectsWomen
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Weâre recruiting for 3 paid internships, offering hands-on experience working in our policy team on important law reform, research and drafting work.
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Two 6-month roles & one 3-month role
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Read more & apply: justice.org.uk/about-us/careâŚ
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A historical moment in Scotland today. Congratulations to the formidable @MorrisonBeth and @KateSanger4 on their tireless campaigning to ensure the passage of #CalumsLaw
This wouldnât have been possible without @djohnsonmsp well done Scotland đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż
Today, the Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill, known as Calumâs Law, was passed into law in the Scottish Parliament. We hope that this legislation sets a powerful precedent that inspires other UK nations.
Read our full statement: restraintreductionnetwork.orâŚ
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Rightful Lives and Stolen Lives (Wales) have given a lot of background input into recent @itvnews investigations about the Article 8 abuse of autistic people and people with learning disabilities, including gagging orders.
Today, we have issued this statement because we donât think @skinnockâs idea of new guidance will change a thing.
@DanielHewittITV @IzzyAldersonB.
rightfullives.org.uk/campaigâŚ
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Government must act on Womenâs Justice Board recommendation to provide effective defences for victims of domestic abuse who are accused of offending
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11 yearsâ imprisonment for âtherapistâ sexual abuser after case initially closed by police
We salute the courage of a woman who has battled for five years to bring her former âtherapistâ perpetrator to justice.
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