After a legal fight to look after her daughter Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche’s baby after Kennedi was killed by her controlling boyfriend Gogoa Lois Tape, Linda Westcarr is urging ministers to implement Jade’s Law to restrict parental rights after killings. www.thetimes.com/article/5eed...

KILLED WOMEN have launched a PETITION that calls on the Government to explicitly include Black, minoritised and migrant women in their VAWG Strategy: c.org/dWqtRXX2nR Please READ, SIGN and SHARE 🖤Invisible Women killedwomen.org/invisible-wo... 🖤The VAWG Curriculum killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...

This is the man, Mark Fitzgerald, who murdered Lisa Paris, his partner, in March 2024 and then concealed her death for 10 days. He has been sentenced to 'life' imprisonment, with a minimum term of 21 years and 168 days. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hien Thi Vu was murdered by her husband in her London home in April, while she was asleep. He has been given a 'life' sentence (but could be out on parole in 19 years). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

There are 650 MPs. This is how many turned up to the launch of the much delayed VAWG strategy.

KILLED WOMEN have launched a PETITION in response to the Government's release of their VAWG Strategy, calling on them to explicitly include Black, minoritised and migrant women. ● Sign our Petition: c.org/sjB7DtWzyj ● Write to your MP, to support our campaign: www.killedwomen.org/invisible-wo...

metro.co.uk/2025/12/17/s... Ministers have announced plans to intervene early on worrying behaviour in young people as part of the government’s strategy to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade.

A man has appeared in court accused of murdering 54-year-old Lili Stojanova at her home in Dundee on 6 December. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The family of nine-year-old Aria, who died from a stab wound at a house in Weston-super-Mare on Monday, have paid tribute to her "lively and bubbly" personality. A 15-year-old boy arrested a short distance away has been charged with her murder. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Margaret Worby was killed by Roger Worby - her husband of 56 years. He was today given a 21-month prison sentence (he will serve half before being released on licence), having pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Farah Naz, whose niece Zara Aleena was killed in 2022, highlighted the need for “cross-party action”. "If the ambition is to halve violence against women and girls over the next decade, that ambition itself implies long-term commitment beyond any single government." www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Violence against women and girls is a "national emergency", the home secretary has said, as she announced plans to set up specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams in every police force in England and Wales by 2029. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‘Changing attitudes among boys and young men will be at the centre of the government's strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, the BBC has been told.’ bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'The case of a woman found dead in her bathtub 25 years ago is now being treated as murder. Rhonda Anderson died at her home in Northampton in July 2000, with her death ruled as accidental by a coroner.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The man who killed Ellen Cook in Leicestershire in May this year has been given a life sentence, subject to a hospital order. Her son Daniel Cook, who has schizophrenia, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Ellen on the basis of diminished responsibility. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Campaign groups Killed Women and Southall Black Sisters have written to the prime minister ahead of publication of the government's long-awaited violence against women and girls strategy. metro.co.uk/2025/12/12/u...

Since Metro launched their This Is Not Right campaign last November, over 100 women have allegedly been killed by men in the UK – that’s around one every three days. metro.co.uk/2025/12/10/r...

The VAWG Curriculum Day 16 GJ Melendez-Torres @gjmelendeztorres.bsky.social from the University of Exeter tells us why he believes preventing violence against women and girls is achievable, and that we need to start with a public health response.

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 16 Our Killed Women family member Jodie tells us about the needless loss of her step-sister’s and niece’s lives. We urgently need a prevention strategy from Government, because violence against women and girls is a serious, widespread and deeply rooted problem.

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 16 We have sent a letter to the Prime Minister asking him to create an urgent prevention strategy in response to our campaign. Please read our letter (docs.google.com/document/d/1...) and share our campaign posts today. Campaign details: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 15 Natalie Queiroz was facing the man who attempted to murder her being transferred to an open prison after serving just 9 years. He has now been sent back to closed prison. BUT it's not over. It will only be six months until he is re-assessed again. That's not justice.

The VAWG Curriculum Day 14 There are many failures that leave Black, minoritised and migrant abuse victims and their families further unprotected and without justice. Join our 'Invisible Women' campaign and stand in solidarity with BMM abuse victims and families: killedwomen.org/invisible-wo...

The VAWG Curriculum Day 13 Emma Bray, Chief Executive of Surrey-based domestic abuse charity I Choose Freedom, explains the reality of the funding situation for the refuge services the charity runs. www.ichoosefreedom.co.uk

The VAWG Curriculum Day 13 Without providing funding for lifesaving refuges, the government cannot achieve its goal of halving Violence Against Women and Girls in a decade. Sign Refuge’s ‘Enough is Enough: Fund Services for Women and Girls Now’ petition: campaign.refuge.org.uk/page/172999/...?

A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death in hospital of Elizabeth 'Betty' Clark, after she was severely injured at home in September. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The VAWG Curriculum Day 12 - Find out more about domestic abuse in rural areas from RiTA (Rural Initiatives Tackling Abuse) www.rita-ruralinitiativestacklingabuse.co.uk - Investigate the resources for young people from Rural Media www.ruralmedia.co.uk/projects/

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 11 Write to your MP and ask them to raise with Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the urgent need for young women and children to access to mental health support in education. Find your MP: members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 10 Kirsty Richards, who is a solicitor and Domestic Abuse Specialist, tells us why regular, trauma-informed training for judges is much needed – and it has to be of the highest quality. Campaign details: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...

The VAWG Curriculum Day 9 Susan Bright of EIDA (Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse), explains why an employers' response to domestic abuse is so important - and how they have an important role to play. Ask your employer to join EIDA www.eida.org.uk/become-member.

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 9 A free-to-join members’ network of employers, the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA) supports over 2,000 businesses, over 25% of the UK workforce, to take effective action on domestic abuse. Ask your employer to join EIDA (www.eida.org.uk/become-member).

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 8 Today we are supporting Ruma's Rules, which ask for children to have a say - and be listened to when they do speak. Visit the Campaign for Ruma's Rules page for a template letter to write to your MP in support of the campaign: www.makingherstory.org.uk/campaign-for....

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 7 Bystander training is an essential part of ending violence against women because it shifts the focus from only the victim and perpetrator to the broader community. Ask if your employer or place of education can have training (e.g. kindling-interventions.com/why-bystander/)

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 6 We need male allies to end violence against women because gender-based violence isn’t just a 'women’s issue'; it’s a societal issue rooted in gender inequality, and men play a critical role both in its causes and in its solutions.

UN report: 'Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2024. Gender-related killings (femicide/feminicide) are the most brutal and extreme manifestation of violence against women and girls.' www.unwomen.org/en/articles/...

This man, Ernestas Juska, who stabbed family friend Nina Denisova to death - while she was asleep - in August last year, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 26 years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 5 Hera at Chayn gives her support to the campaign. Call out sexism and misogyny on social media when you see it - report and flag abusive posts on your social platforms. Share the ‘feminist AI’ tool from Chayn, Survivor AI, to take down images: tools.chayn.co.

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 5 Call out sexism and misogyny on social media when you see it - report and flag abusive posts on your social platforms. Share the ‘feminist AI’ tool from Chayn, Survivor AI, to take down images: tools.chayn.co Campaign details: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 4 We need to highlight and support positive work happening in sports clubs and places where young people spend time, like youth clubs. You can find out more about the OnSide network of YouthZones here: www.onsideyouthzones.org

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 3 Why is it crucial to educate 16-19 year-olds on domestic abuse? Because they are more likely to be victims than any other age group. Darius from Make it Mandatory adds his voice to the campaign. You can help them by signing their petition: www.change.org/p/ask-the-go...

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 3 Why is it crucial to educate 16-19 year-olds on domestic abuse? Because they are more likely to be victims than any other age group. Faustine, who founded Make it Mandatory, explains why she is supporting our campaign. Sign their petition: www.change.org/p/ask-the-go...

The VAWG Curriculum Day 3 Relationship education cannot stop at 16. Today we are supporting Make it Mandatory’s important campaign for it to continue. Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/ask-the-go... For details of our campaign see: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...

'Deputies in the Italian parliament have voted unanimously to introduce the crime of femicide – the murder of a woman, motivated by gender – as a distinct law to be punished with a life sentence.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Victims' families call to end femicide with annual vigil at the gates of Downing Street' 'At a Downing Street vigil held on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, campaigners pointed to "systemic failures" in policing and sentencing.' news.sky.com/video/victim...

The VAWG Curriculum - Day 2 GJ Melendez-Torres @gjmelendeztorres.bsky.social from the University of Exeter tells us why he believes education is so crucial in addressing violence against women and girls. Full details of our campaign: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 2 Children and young people need to be educated on healthy relationships We hear from Susie McDonald, CEO of the charity Tender @tenderuk.bsky.social, about the importance of education work in preventing domestic abuse. Campaign details: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 2 Children and young people need to be educated on healthy relationships. This work starts with schools and education. For full details of our VAWG Curriculum campaign see www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...

The VAWG Curriculum Day 1 Mel Goodway from health and domestic abuse charity IRISi talks about the important role healthcare can play in sharing information. For full details of our campaign see our website: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...

On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Killed Women launched ‘The VAWG Curriculum’. For full details of this 16-day campaign, go to www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu..., and find each day’s Message, Call to Action and videos from our contributors.

The VAWG Curriculum: Day 1 A woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK, and we have to stop this - URGENTLY. For today's Message, Call to Action and videos, see our webpage: www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu...

The man accused of murdering Sheryl Wilkins in August has been charged with murdering a second woman Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, who was found dead five months earlier, the Metropolitan Police have said. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...