Right to free period products becomes law in Scotland – BBC News
‘Scotland has made public health history by making it the law for public settings to provide period products.’
BBC News, 15th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: women
CPS halts prosecution of six protesters for attending Sarah Everard vigil – The Independent
‘The prosecution of six protesters for attending a vigil for Sarah Everard has been halted.’
The Independent, 14th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
CPS sets out the law on street-based sexual harassment – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Street harassment such as cyber-flashing, up-skirting or the exposure of genitals in a public place are crimes which can and will be prosecuted the CPS has stressed, as new legal guidance is published today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th August 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Virginity Testing Is Made A Criminal Offence Across The UK – Each Other
‘TRIGGER WARNING: Please note that this piece includes language and themes of child abuse, virginity testing and coercion that some may find triggering.
The government has made it illegal to carry out, offer or aid and abet virginity testing or hymenoplasty in any part of the UK under the Health and Care Act 2022. Virginity tests breach women’s and girls’ fundamental rights under the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA), including the right to be free from torture and inhuman treatment and the right to private and family life.’
Each Other, 3rd August 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
MPs call for menopause to be protected characteristic in UK Equality Act – The Guardian
‘MPs have called for menopause to be a protected characteristic and for a special ambassador to keep women in the workplace, after a report showed the UK is currently “haemorrhaging talent”.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Women offenders still being jailed despite pledge to cut prisoner numbers, say MPs – The Guardian
‘Ministers have made little progress developing alternatives to custodial sentences for women, MPs have concluded, amid official predictions that the female prison population may rise by a third in the next three years.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Record numbers of sexual offences reported in London – BBC News
‘A record number of reported rapes and sexual assaults in London will push the court system to “breaking point”, a victims commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Premature birth ‘almost twice as likely’ in England’s prisons than outside – The Guardian
‘Female prisoners are almost twice as likely to give birth prematurely as women in the general population, leaving them and their babies at risk, research has revealed.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Samsung did not break rules over woman running at 2am advert – BBC News
‘A Samsung ad criticised for showing a woman running alone at 02:00 has been cleared by the advertising watchdog.’
BBC News, 20th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Forced adoptions: Call for government apology to mothers – BBC News
‘Hundreds of thousands of unmarried women who were forced to give up their babies for adoption should receive a government apology, a report has said.’
BBC News, 15th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Female doctors launch campaign against harassment in UK healthcare – The Guardian
‘Female doctors have launched an online campaign that they say exposes shocking gender-based discrimination, harassment and sexual assault in healthcare.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Karolina Szopa and Jamie Fletcher: The Future of Abortion Rights under the European Convention on Human Rights in Light of Dobbs – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘On Friday 24th June 2022, in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) overruled the right to an abortion nearly 50 years since it first declared it a constitutionally protected right. An outpour of protests and condemnation followed the release of the opinion, with many legal professionals, politicians and NGOs across Europe speaking out against the devastating consequences this decision will have on women’s and other pregnant people’s rights in the US. Pregnancy holds implications for women’s physical and social identity, with repercussions on the woman’s economic status, her chance for education, career and ability to pursue the life she chooses, not least to mention her physical health. In the opinion of this blog’s authors, a pivotal decision such as access to an abortion should be shielded from state interference.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 30th June 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Government To Partially Comply With Istanbul Convention Against Domestic Abuse And Sexual Violence – Each Other
‘In May, Home secretary, Priti Patel, announced that the UK will comply with the Istanbul Convention after a 10-year delay. The UK will now seek to ratify the Convention by 31 July. It is the first legally-binding treaty with minimum legal standards which governments must meet to combat violence against women. After a decade of waiting, concerns have been raised though that the government has and will continue to fail migrant and refugee women, as the government is ‘reserving their right‘ not to comply with article 59, which would end some migrants’ dependence on abusive partners for their immigration status.’
Each Other, 27th June 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
Most female lawyers believe they will not experience pay equality – Legal Futures
‘Most female lawyers (84%) believe that gender pay equality will not be achieved until after they retire and that firms’ commitment is more about headlines than real change.’
Legal Futures, 23rd June 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Society fails women by not believing rape victims, campaigner says – The Independent
‘Society must stop “failing” women by assuming rape victims are lying, a campaigner who helped shape the Government’s landmark review of serious sexual offences has said.’
The Independent, 15th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gymnastics abuse: Eloise Jotischky becomes first to win a civil case against British Gymnastics – BBC News
‘A former elite acrobatic gymnast has become the first to win a civil case against British Gymnastics for the abuse she experienced in the sport.’
BBC News, 12th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sarah Everard: Three attendees fined over unofficial vigil – BBC News
‘Three people have been fined for breaking Covid laws by attending a vigil for Sarah Everard.’
BBC News, 9th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
All strangulation of women is serious – and it’s time for the law to step up – The Guardian
‘Next month, on 7 June, as part of the Domestic Abuse Act (2021), non-fatal strangulation (NFS) and suffocation becomes a free-standing offence, punishable by up to five years in prison in England and Wales. Campaigners including the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) and We Can’t Consent To This – who challenged the defence where the perpetrator claims it happened as part of “rough sex gone wrong” – have long argued that NFS, if prosecuted at all, was frequently charged as common assault, receiving a sentence of a few months.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
