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December 31, 2020

Call for domestic abuse bill to reflect lived experience of coercive control

Women's Aid wants to see coercive and controlling behaviour named as a form of harm to children in the Domestic Abuse Bill which enters the House of Lords on 5 January 2021.
October 4, 2020

Age UK calls on Government to fix Domestic Abuse Bill blind spot

The Crime Survey of England and Wales only gathers data on domestic abuse from people up to the age of 74.
March 4, 2020

Domestic abuse survivors lose over £7 billion through abusers intercepting post

Citizens Advice has found that almost half of survivors of domestic abuse have had their post intercepted, opened or hidden by the perpetrator.
October 7, 2019

One thousand people have survived Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo, says UN

New treatments can save over 90 per cent of people who seek medical help in the early stages of the illness.
October 2, 2019

Release of 290 detainees in Yemen facilitated by Red Cross

The unilateral release of 290 detainees, including 42 survivors of an attack on a place of detention in Dhamar this month, took place on 30 September 2019.
August 15, 2019

UN urges Europe to allow 507 rescued passengers to disembark

The UN Refugee Agency is calling on European governments to allow the immediate disembarkation of 507 people recently rescued on the Central Mediterranean who remain stranded at sea.
July 18, 2019

Government refuses inquiry into UK involvement in rendition and torture

The Government today refused to hold a judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in rendition and torture, while presenting updated Whitehall guidance which campaigners says fails to expressly prohibit Ministers authorising action carrying a real risk of torture.
July 13, 2019

Catastrophic medical expenses prevent US gun violence survivors getting treatment, says Amnesty

Survivors of gun violence in the USA are suffering further years of trauma and pain because of catastrophic medical expenses and excessive bureaucracy, says Amnesty International in a new report.
May 20, 2019

INQUEST responds to Grenfell Inquiry delays

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry report, which was originally due to be published in spring will now be published in October.
May 13, 2019

Grenfell families urge Government and Inquiry team to listen to their voices

New report highlights the shared frustrations and anger experienced by bereaved families following the Grenfell Tower fire.