The ‘hostile environment’ immigration policy has created a number of barriers to protection for women fleeing domestic violence – and the Domestic Abuse Bill is failing to help them. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated an existing crisis of violence against women. The Domestic Abuse Bill, which is currently being debated in The House of Lords, …
The United Nations (UN) has defined domestic violence as a ‘shadow pandemic’ which looms unseen as COVID-19 has forced most countries to go into lockdown. For victims in abusive households, lockdown means being confined with their perpetrators, without means for escape. Globally, the number of women and girls who have experienced abuse from an intimate …
Isolation at home has reportedly led to an epidemic of domestic abuse, yet the Government’s response fails to protect those survivors most vulnerable in society. Abuse in isolation Throughout the UK, a surge in the reported cases of domestic abuse has taken place during the past few months of isolation. Many have found themselves trapped …
