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Inspiring women

Our blog series promoting 16 days of action has been both sobering and inspiring.

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We all have a part to play

Ending violence against women starts with you and me, writes our Chief Executive John Wilkes.

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End prostitution now!

Rather than being the oldest profession, prostitution is the oldest oppression. It’s time to end it now.

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Into the unknown – starting over again

Stella, from East Africa, now volunteers at the British Red Cross. She shares her experiences in this blog.

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Making our voices count

The importance of ensuring refugee women have a voice.

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The Postcard Campaign – Govan and Craigton Integration Network

GCIN launches their postcard campaign, highlighting experiences of women seeking asylum.

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Challenges, solutions and future hopes

Ilana Bakal, clinician at the Medical Foundation, contemplates obstacles and solutions to ending violence against asylum seeking women.

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Believe her!

It’s time to break the silence – women seeking asylum must be empowered to tell their stories and need to be believed!

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Safe from harm?

Once in Scotland women fleeing persecution in their home countries feel they are safe from harm – though often it’s not the case.

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Are we listening?

The voices of the women and girls who have survived gender related violence must be taken into account in Scotland.

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Leaving – the logical, impossible option

How do you leave an abusive situation? A difficult question to answer.

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Getting the facts straight

Violence against women is common – and yet it is sometimes forgotten how very vulnerable migrant women are to violence.

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Stop labelling, start understanding

Identifying all women who have suffered violence as ‘victims’ can be a continuation of the removal of her individual power.

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Safety and all its complexities

Getting to a ‘safe’ place is just the beginning of the challenges women seeking asylum face when fleeing to the safety of the UK.

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HIV and gender violence – a terrible alliance

With such blatant and damaging links between violence against women and the ongoing spread of HIV, we all have a part to play.

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Men can stop rape

A good man is not just one who does not rape, but one who challenges the culture of violence against women in all its guises.

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