End Violence Against Women
End Violence Against Women (EVAW) is a ground breaking campaign representing 7 million individuals and organisations in the UK. EVAW and the new Equality and Human Rights Commission has published a report, Map of Gaps, showing graphically for the first time, the postcode lottery of violence against women support services. Every year 3 million women in the UK suffer rape, trafficking, harassment, forced marriage, domestic violence or some other form of gender based violence. Specialised services, such as Rape Crisis Centres and Refuges, are essential to help women deal with their experiences and to support and help them move on with their lives. In parts of the UK there are no support services at all. Map of Gaps shows that a third of local authorities have no specialised support services and that most women in the UK have no access to a Rape Crisis Centre. EVAW have set up a petition (please read below email) calling on the government to end the post code lottery in violence against women support services. To read the Map of Gaps report please visit http://www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk/documents/Map_of_Gaps.pdf and to sign the petition please visit http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/violenceservices/