sexual violence

The latest National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey shows alarming attitudes to violence and gender equality.

NSW Bar Association says ‘mistaken belief’ as to consent should not be a crime. NSW Police Association say it’s often an accused’s lack of care.

A landmark study from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare paints a dire picture of domestic violence in Australia. One woman dies every week and one in six Australian women have experienced domestic or sexual violence.

A Human Rights Watch report by Ske Wheeler outlines the extent to which sexual violence is being used against women in Burma.

Almost one third of the world’s women have experienced domestic violence, and 38% of women who’re murdered are killed by a current or former partner, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).