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Police chief says violence against women will not be tolerated

PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne has said the force is sending a message that violence against women and girls will not be tolerated as he launched its first action plan for policing the issue. The police force said that women and girls are in ...

27 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Fraction of police officers and staff accused over treatment of women sacked

Less than one per cent of more than 1,500 police officers and staff who faced complaints about their treatment of women in a six-month period were sacked, figures show. Data published by the National Police Chiefs Council on Tuesday showed ...

14 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

239 arrested in six months in crackdown on violence against women and girls

Almost 240 arrests have been made in six months in a crackdown on violence against females. Police in Northern Ireland launched their first tackling violence against women and girls action plan in September 2022. To mark International ...

08 Mar 2023 at 10:27

Online abuse survivors ‘ignored and overlooked by tech companies’ write to PM

Survivors of internet grooming and exploitation have urged the Prime Minister to strengthen the Online Safety Bill as they claimed technology companies have ignored and overlooked the violence they face. The group, including online ...

28 Apr 2023 at 00:01

World

Thousands rally in Italy to call for action on violence against women

Tens of thousands took to the streets of Italy’s main cities on Saturday to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, just as an Italian man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend was extradited from ...

25 Nov 2023 at 18:54

Mayor to unveil £18m package to tackle ‘scourge of violence against women’

The Mayor of London will unveil a new £18-million-funding package on Wednesday aimed at combatting the “scourge” of violence against women and girls in the city. During a visit to Waltham Forest in north-east London, Sadiq ...

15 Jun 2022 at 07:00

Ireland

Calls for a ‘sea change’ in treatment of women on island of Ireland

There needs to be a “sea change” in how women are treated on the island of Ireland through better law and policy, a former justice minister has said. Naomi Long said there needs to be a zero tolerance approach to abuse, ...

04 Nov 2022 at 14:35

‘Young men could be radicalised into extreme misogyny by online influencers’

Online influencers like Andrew Tate could radicalise young men and boys into extreme misogyny in the same way terrorists draw in their followers, a senior police officer has said. Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth, ...

23 Jul 2024 at 07:00

Violence against women and girls a ‘national emergency’, says policing report

Violence against women and girls is a “national emergency” with nearly 3,000 crimes recorded every day, a leading police chief has warned in a new report. More than one million violent crimes against women and girls ...

23 Jul 2024 at 09:13

Bereaved mother calls for tougher sentences for lower level crimes against women

The mother of murdered university student Libby Squire has called for tougher sentences for gateway offences to more violent crimes against women and girls. Lisa Squire spoke out after a landmark police report ...

23 Jul 2024 at 09:56

Women feel let down over male violence and have to be hypervigilant, say victims

Victims of violence against women and girls have said they feel let down by authorities and have to constantly be “hypervigilant” about men in their vicinity. The statements from two women who were victims of ...

23 Jul 2024 at 11:48

Funding cuts will have ‘dire consequences’ for domestic abuse victims

Funding cuts and the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions will have “dire consequences” for victims of domestic and sexual violence, charities have warned. On Monday, a group of victims’ ...

23 Dec 2024 at 18:11

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