challenging institutional disbelief around domestic & sexual violence and abuse
Our formal complaint is below. Unfortunately, the BBC limits the number of characters you can use in a complaint. The program misrepresented numerous issues: 1. it failed to legally define rape and sexual assault under under English/ Welsh law & did not address difference in laws in Scotland 2. It misrepresented how a criminal trial […]
PART 1 THE PARTY. First of all, in my opinion, separating the boys from the girls in order to watch this because it may be uncomfortable is not only pointless, but pathetic, why? because rape is not comfortable for anyone to watch, whether alone or in a group setting, so being in a room with […]
This is a formal statement from the Trouble & Strife collective on believing women, men and children who report sexual abuse. We fully support this statement and encourage everyone to read the full statement here. Believing the unbelievable. Feminists who campaign on the issue of sexual violence against women and children, and those who work […]
I saw an article today that I clicked on because I thought another example of Male Violence a man shooting a dog in the face. But when I read the article I was stunned. The headline “Dog survives being shot at point blank range” It said their was an “argument” between a woman had her […]
The tragic case of the 11 yr old girl from Paraguay, who was denied an abortion in spite of fears the pregnancy and labour may be a risk to her life, featured in the news recently due to the birth of her baby daughter. She was delivered by C-section and weighed 6lb 6oz. I have […]
As the roving sports reporter for EVB I watch quite a lot of sports, each time marvelling at the skill, stamina and determination athletes possess to become top of their game. I’m a completely mad Newcastle United fan, for my sins, but football has started leaving a sour taste in my mouth. The behaviour of […]
Welfare Weekly has waived their copyright over the following post. We have republished on our website as many of the mental illnesses which preclude a definition of vulnerability include depression, agoraphobic, anxiety, and panic attacks. These are all common consequences of living with domestic and sexual violence and abuse. This is a disgraceful policy from […]
An Exercise in Comprehension, for Subjects Lacking in Empathy, but Over-Equipped with Entitlement. August 2015. Please read the following before forming any opinion, sharing on Twitter, or other social media sites. You may now turn over your paper. Case Study A There are allegations against a series of people and those allegations are that they […]
“If it wasn’t so horrific, all this would be entertaining.” Is one of the opening lines of Dan Hodges’ article in the Telegraph about the investigation into the police’s handling of child sexual abuse allegations made against Edward Heath. It transpires that the ‘horrific’ he refers to, is not child sexual abuse and the devastating […]
Do we laugh or do we cry spring to mind. Neither as the statement which appeared in the telegraph by Dan Hodge* is just a ludicrous headline used to grab attention. It certainly has done that and shone the light on the journalist who wrote it and not in a positive light I might add. Yes […]