News & Views The violence we refuse to see: Why women in prison are still waiting for safety Safety in women’s prisons cannot exist in a system designed to conceal its own violence, writes Tabitha Lean and Debbie Kilroy.
World Landmark WHO report shows 840 million women affected by partner or sexual violence Around 840 million women have experienced partner or sexual violence during their lifetime, according to a landmark WHO report.
News & Views France called Gisele Pelicot a hero. What would Australia do? France celebrates victims of sexual violence with compassion and justice, while Australia continues to doubt, punish, and silence them.
News & Views Man who appealed Gisele Pelicot rape conviction has prison sentence increased The man who appealed his conviction for raping French woman Gisele Pelicot has had his jail term increased from nine to 10 years.
News & Views National code to prevent sexual violence in universities becomes law Universities will soon need to takes steps to prevent and better respond to sexual violence on their campuses, under a new national code.
News & Views There is no such thing as ‘soft rape’. There is only rape. Australians still divide rape into categories: the “real” rape of a stranger in a dark alley, and everything else, which gets downgraded to regret or miscommunication.
News & Views NSW government targets sexually explicit deepfakes in new reform Legislation to criminalise the production and distribution of sexually explicit deepfakes will be introduced to the NSW parliament today.
World Feminist icon Gisele Pelicot awarded France’s top civic honour Gisele Pelicot has been awarded France’s top civic honour for her courage in being a voice for victim-survivors of sexual violence.
News & Views Women in Australia’s defence force speak out on system failures against sexual violence Women in Australia’s defence force are speaking out about the systemic failures to protect them against sexual assault.
News & Views Queensland to limit use of good character references for accused rapists but advocates push for more The use of good character references for accused rapists will soon be restricted in Queensland under new reforms that aim to better support victims of sexual crimes.
News & Views ‘Utterly heartbreaking’: When justice fails, survivors pay with their lives Virginia Giuffre was a public and outspoken warrior against sexual predation. Our system is still catastrophically failing survivors.
News & Views Queen Camilla sent a personal letter of support to rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot Queen Camilla sent a personal letter of support to French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot, multiple sources have revealed.
