#survivor-advocacy
#survivor-advocacy

fromwww.islingtongazette.co.uk

Social justice

'I suffered abuse at a children's home but was denied support cash on a technicality'

fromwww.mercurynews.com

2 weeks ago

Public health

Heinous, heartbreaking and expensive. California schools face avalanche of sex abuse claims

Social justice

'I suffered abuse at a children's home but was denied support cash on a technicality'

more#child-abuse

#grenfell-tower

UK politics

Ministers accused of betrayal after pausing Grenfell contractor investigations

fromTime Out London

Miscellaneous

Grenfell Tower will be demolished, the government is expected to confirm

UK politics

Ministers accused of betrayal after pausing Grenfell contractor investigations

fromTime Out London

Miscellaneous

Grenfell Tower will be demolished, the government is expected to confirm

more#grenfell-tower

Met's plan to update alleged Mohamed Al Fayed victims by video not good enough'

Dozens of women have come forward with allegations of abuse by the late Harrods owner going as far back as 1977, with numbers steadily increasing since the broadcast last year of the BBC documentary Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods.

Social justice

fromCageside Press

UFC Vet Godofredo Pepey Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges, Wife Issues Statement

Godofredo Pepey faces multiple charges including domestic violence and kidnapping following an incident in Florida.

fromPsychology Today

When Abuse Survivors Are Shamed for Speaking Out

Many survivors who speak out about abuse they experienced end up scapegoated and shamed for their honesty.

Parenting

History

fromThe New Yorker

The Atomic Bombs' Forgotten Korean Victims

Hibakusha, survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, continue to advocate for recognition and rights over decades.

fromGothamist

NYPD agrees to improve sexual assault investigations as part of million-dollar settlement

NYPD will reform its sex crimes unit following a settlement with survivors of sexual assault.

fromwww.cbc.ca

This survivor resolved her sexual assault case outside of court. She wants others to have that choice | CBC News

It took three years for the Toronto woman's case to make it to trial... she just wanted him to take accountability.

Social justice

#sexual-violence

fromLos Angeles Times

Women

Commentary: At Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial, the women testifying are on trial too

fromESPN.com

Social justice

At long last, Michigan State aligns with Larry Nassar survivors

fromNature

Miscellaneous

I spent a year studying campus sexual violence. Here's what I found out

Women

fromLos Angeles Times

Commentary: At Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial, the women testifying are on trial too

Survivors of sexual violence continue facing scrutiny and doubt, stemming from entrenched societal biases about how victims should behave.

Social justice

fromESPN.com

At long last, Michigan State aligns with Larry Nassar survivors

Michigan State University is now taking collaborative steps to address sexual violence after years of indifference toward survivors.

Miscellaneous

fromNature

I spent a year studying campus sexual violence. Here's what I found out

Universities often prioritize male perpetrators' education over female victims, undermining the seriousness of sexual violence complaints.

more#sexual-violence

fromPsychology Today

Trauma, Dissociation, and Surviving a Psychopathic Father

DID is a creative, protective response to chronic, severe trauma, often beginning in early childhood. It's not a character flaw. It's not rare.

Parenting

Social justice

fromPsychology Today

A Day With #WeRideTogether

Over 50% of athletes face abuse, prompting urgent reform in sports.

fromwww.independent.co.uk

Gisele Pelicot's daughter says she believes online pornography played role in rape case

Online pornography contributes significantly to the normalization and prevalence of sexual abuse, as noted by Caroline Darian.

Susanna Reid fights back tears as Southport survivor's kitchen knife campaign

Leanne Lucas is leading a campaign for safer kitchen knife designs following a tragic attack.

#clergy-abuse

Los Angeles Rams

Lawyers for New Orleans clergy abuse survivors ramp up pressure to depose archbishop

NYC parents

Clergy abuse survivor begs New Orleans not to release child molester: It's just not right'

Los Angeles Rams

Lawyers for New Orleans clergy abuse survivors ramp up pressure to depose archbishop

NYC parents

Clergy abuse survivor begs New Orleans not to release child molester: It's just not right'

more#clergy-abuse

Non-profit organizations

fromNew York Post

Famous ex-victim Elizabeth Smart says America's National Human Trafficking Hotline is failing those who need it the most - there should be federal reform

Awareness without action in human trafficking worsens victims' situations and hope is abandoned.

Mental health

fromPortland Mercury

What's wrong with people?

The domestic violence victim faces barriers from bureaucratic systems meant to aid, leading to homelessness and instability.

#gisele-pelicot

France news

Gisele Pelicot to sue Paris Match magazine for invasion of privacy

fromThe Local France

Women

Gisele Pelicot to publish memoirs in 2026

France news

Gisele Pelicot to sue Paris Match magazine for invasion of privacy

fromThe Local France

Women

Gisele Pelicot to publish memoirs in 2026

more#gisele-pelicot

fromAustin Monitor

Austin's redemption arc: The embarrassing recent failures and hard-fought reforms in our city's response to sexual assault - Austin Monitor

Austin's transformation in handling sexual assault cases from a history of failures to survivor-led reforms highlights significant systemic changes.

SF LGBT

fromAustin Monitor

APD publishes first annual sexual assault case review - Austin Monitor

The Austin Police Department initiated annual reviews of Sex Crimes Unit cases to improve the response system for sexual assault investigations.

#gender-based-violence

'This is not a victim-centred justice system' - survivors of gender-based violence call for action

Survivors demand banning of counselling notes in gender-based violence trials to reform judicial system.

'This is not a victim-centred justice system' - survivors of sexual violence call for action

Survivors call for judicial reforms to ban the use of counselling notes in gender-based violence trials.

'This is not a victim-centred justice system' - survivors of gender-based violence call for action

Survivors demand banning of counselling notes in gender-based violence trials to reform judicial system.

more#gender-based-violence

'This is not a victim-centred justice system' - survivors of sexual violence call for action

Survivors call for judicial reforms to ban the use of counselling notes in gender-based violence trials.

fromwww.nytimes.com

6 months ago

As Polio Survivors Watch Kennedy Confirmation, All Eyes Are on McConnell

Polio survivors are alarmed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine stance during his health secretary nomination, fearing a regression in public health.

fromKqed

1 year ago

Forced Sterilization Survivors Undertake Own Healing After Feeling 'Silenced Again' by State | KQED

"The memorialization process echoes what we saw across the whole program, which was a following of the letter of the law and not the spirit of the law," said Jennifer James, an associate professor of sociology at UCSF and member of CCWP.

Healthcare

Miscellaneous

fromFast Company

9 months ago

2024 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japan's atomic bomb survivors

Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic bomb survivors, won the Nobel Peace Prize for their advocacy against nuclear weapons.

Women