Gisèle Pelicot’s courage in the face of unimaginable abuse highlights the resilience of survivors Her courage in waiving her anonymity has united women globally around her case to demand justice in the law and an end to male sexual violence Shame must change sides #Solidarité

‘All the women on earth feel you, thank you Gisèle’ 💜 Shame must change sides.

Victims are being let down and services are being cut. Thank to the Victims’ Commissioner for outlining what needs to change so that victims of rape can access justice without being harmed by the system intended to deliver that justice: metro.co.uk/2024/12/11/r...

Today, @rapecrisis.bsky.social CEO @ciarabergman.bsky.social has publicly and directly criticised the total absence of the sexual violence reduction - or any VAWG mission related mention - in the PMs milestones speech & the real term cut in victim services funding. rapecrisis.org.uk/news/our-ceo...

Sometimes, when on my own, instead of using the time to rest or think about something useful, my brain likes to workshop names for new business ideas that I have absolutely no need for. Tonight’s bath was productive: ‘Fungarees - putting the fun in dungarees’.

Not only do we have 1/5 of courts not sitting at a time of record backlogs, but for the past three days the Crown Court Digital Case System - the engine on which the whole system runs - has been broken.