In the United Kingdom, rape convictions are falling. This blog shows us the data, the reports and the responses.
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The Fall in Rape Convictions
This Is Why It’s Important For TV Shows To Have Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Storylines
Mainstream TV has the power to encourage survivors of violence to seek support If the tumultuous past year has taught us anything, it’s that in order to begin to fix an issue, we must first bring it to the attention of the mainstream. Evident in the case of the #MeToo campaign, once a subject often …
Audrie & Daisy: Sexual assault in the world of social media
Audrie & Daisy, a powerful and heartbreaking documentary exploring rape, trauma, power and coming of age in the world of social media, had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and and is now streaming on Netflix. Cindy Waitt, one of the film’s Executive Producers, has shared a blog post with UK SAYS NO MORE which she …
Sexual Assault, Stanford and No More Excuses
On our minds at UK SAYS NO MORE during the last few weeks has been the hugely powerful letter written by a survivor of rape, read aloud in court to her attacker, 20-year-old Stanford student Brock Turner. The letter has been hugely circulated since being published by Buzzfeed News reporter Katie Baker, and has brought about a …