‘Stalker Callum Blake-O’Brien created numerous fake social media accounts to send women what prosecutors described as “unimaginably horrendous” messages. One teenager left “emotionally numb” by his unrelenting abuse says he “handpicked” his victims to cause maximum distress.’
BBC News, 9th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have released photos showing the leaders of far-right extremist group Britain First in custody because of the effect their hate crimes had on the local community.’
The Independent, 8th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The leaders of far-right extremist group Britain First have been jailed for anti-Muslim hate crimes after targeting people they incorrectly believed were involved in an ongoing rape trial.’
The Independent, 8th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A paralegal who was subjected to a “long accumulation of abuse” by the senior partner of a London law firm was the victim of harassment on the grounds of age and sex, an employment tribunal has found.’
Legal Futures, 1st March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The government should criminalise “upskirting” as a sexual offence, say campaigners, after police data showed one complainant was 10 years old.’
BBC News, 20th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government has asked the Law Commission to review the laws around offensive communications and assess whether they provide the right protection to victims online.’
Law Commission, 6th February 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘A husband who said he tried to save on legal fees by contacting his wife directly during their bitter divorce has been convicted of harassment.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A “calculating and cruel” husband who stalked his own wife for two years has been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person, according to Article 3 of the United Nations Declaration of Rights.’
Rights Info, 22nd January 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Misogyny should become a hate crime and taking photos up women’s skirts be made illegal, a major report into the way the legal system protects women has recommended.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An American actress and singer is to receive revenge porn damages from her ex-boyfriend after becoming the first person to sue in the British courts.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former friend of Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis, who harassed her for two decades, has been jailed for contacting her from prison.’
BBC News, 16th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government must urgently strengthen laws around sexual harassment to stop abuse continuing on “an industrial scale”, according to a coalition of MPs, union leaders and women’s groups.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A salesman who was called “a fat ginger pikey”, a “salad dodger” and a “fat Yoda” has lost his claim for racial harassment.’
The Independent, 12th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Conviction thought to be the first of its kind as prosecutors did not have to prove harassment happened on multiple occasions.’
The Independent, 10th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Cabinet at the London Borough of Ealing will next week (16 January) consider whether to authorise a consultation on a possible Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) around a Marie Stopes clinic.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th January 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Being a sex worker does not disqualify you from having a private life, a judge has said, as he granted an injunction to an escort who has been harassed online.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘In three years, 5,500 sexual offences against pupils have been reported to police. Too often staff seem ill-equipped or unwilling to deal with the problem – now pressure is mounting for the government to take action.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
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