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Labour's failure to tackle violence against women
Conservative shadow minister for women Theresa May attacks Labour's myopia over tackling violence against women and sets out her plans for an incoming Tory government
Still a Rape Crisis crisis
'Harriet Harman doesn't seem to appreciate the difference between a SARC, which focuses more on immediate health and forensic concerns, and a Rape Crisis centre'
UN backs Rape Crisis
The Women's Resource Centre's Darlene Corry welcomes international recognition, at UN level, that the financial situation facing Rape Crisis centres is unacceptable
Britain is failing women
How the UK was criticised for being in breach of key elements of a UN convention relating to tackling violence against women. Sheila Coates and Lee Egglestone report
Sexual violence - a letter to Gordon Brown
In the latest stage in its campaign, newstatesman.com publishes a letter to Gordon Brown signed by more than 200 prominent people calling for proper resourcing for Rape Crisis (England and Wales)
Barnsley in crisis..
The 20th anniversary of Barnsley's Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Helpline should be a cause for celebration but it looks set to close in three months..
Rape affects us all
Men must challenge the myths and stereotypes that still surround the issues of sexual violence, to show being masculine does not involve dominating others
Rape's a real crime
Rape has been seen as a 'woman's problem' for far too long and we urgently need more men to publicly condemn sexual violence, writes Dr Nicole Westmarland
Sexual abuse the awful truth
We hear from IL on the impact sexual abuse has on her life. Plus Prof Liz Kelly - chair of End Violence Against Women - analyses the government's fractured approach
Struggling to help rape victims
The struggle one Sexual Assault Referral Centre is having to operate - a fight that is replicated across England and Wales
We need to do more for rape victims
Top cop John Yates on why he believes more help for victims of sexual violence is needed, how police have fallen short in the past and the need to tackle a shortfall
Helping Elisabeth Fritzl
Top psychologist Anne Carpenter - a specialist in helping adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse - explains the sort of issues faced by Austrian cellar captive Elisabeth Fritzl
Raped and abandoned
Try to get help when you've been raped in England and Wales and you could be waiting for days, even months. Rape Crisis has proved to be life saving many times over so why not fund it properly?
Making the Grade? Not yet...
Janet Veitch says that with a score of 2 out of 10, the Government needs to start taking real action to make the grade for addressing violence against women.
Rape should top the agenda
The Fawcett Society keeps the pressure on government and demands the Home Office takes tougher action on rape.
An undeclared war on women
Alarming levels of violence against women continue to undermine real progress towards gender equality
Long-awaited emergency intervention
Baroness Joyce Gould discusses the impact the long-awaited emergency intervention funding will have upon Rape Crisis Centres and women's awareness in general.
Protection as well as support
Stronger deterrents - such as longer sentences and better conviction rates - are needed to protect women from rape
Money is not enough
Support services for victims of sexual violence need an urgent injection of political will as well as cash
The campaign goes on
£1 million in government funding is a small but significant victory for Rape Crisis
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