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New UN day commemorating Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

28th August 201923rd August 2019 Josie McFarlane 249 Views 0 Comments church, Commemorating, God, religious persecution, UN day, victims

22 August, is the first UN International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. The

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Lack of long-term support means modern slavery victims at risk of further abuse

3rd August 20192nd August 2019 Josie McFarlane 214 Views 0 Comments charities, children, Exploitation, government, Modern Slavery, Money, Support, victims

The lack of support offered to victims of modern slavery in the UK means they face the risk of further

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Church accused of ignoring abuse victims as ‘seal of confessional’ upheld

11th May 201910th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 242 Views 0 Comments Abuse, christian, Church news, Faith, victims

The Church of England is ignoring abuse victims, survivors claim, after it rejected a report saying that clergy should report

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Police appeal for footage of the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka

25th April 201925th April 2019 Josie McFarlane 228 Views 0 Comments community, help, Police appeal, public, Sri Lanka attacks, Terrorism, victims

Police are appealing for people who have returned to the UK from Sri Lanka to share with them any footage

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R Kelly breaks silence over sex abuse accusations: ‘This is not me’

6th March 20196th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 328 Views 0 Comments Abuse, community, Denies, R Kelly, Sex abuse, victims

R Kelly has tearfully and angrily denied allegations of sexual abuse in the first interview since his arrest last month.

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Racism, sexism and bullying reported at Oxfam

21st January 201921st January 2019 Josie McFarlane 400 Views 0 Comments #Sexism, Abuse, charity, oxfam, Racism, scandal, victims

The work environment at Oxfam is marked by “racism, colonial behaviour and bullying”, staff have reported. The allegations were made

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R Kelly’s Daughter: He’s A ‘Monster’

12th January 201911th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 782 Views 0 Comments Abuse, community, Daughter, Lady Gaga, R Kelly, victims

R Kelly’s daughter has broken her silence about the allegations of sexual abuse surrounding her estranged dad. On Thursday Buku

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Femicide in UK: 76% of women killed by men in 2017 knew their killer

18th December 201818th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 364 Views 0 Comments Abuse, community, Crimes, deaths, domestic violence, Femicide, killed, victims, violence, women

Three-quarters of women killed by men in the UK in 2017 knew the perpetrator, according to a report on femicide.

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Mothers’ Union members around the world gear up to campaign against domestic violence

23rd November 201822nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 672 Views 0 Comments Abuse, against, awareness, black, campaign, churches, community, Domestic abuse, domestic violence, Event, Faith, government, help, International Human Rights Day, Mothers union, resources, Support, survivors, victims

Combating domestic violence is at the heart of what many Mothers’ Union members do around the world – whether it

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Pittsburgh shooting: Victims of synagogue attack named

28th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 502 Views 0 Comments crime, Gun, Jewish, killed, named, Pittsburgh shooting, synagogue attack, Terror attack, US, victims

The names of the 11 people killed in Saturday’s attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh have been released, with the

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Christian woman raises awareness about domestic abuse

24th October 201826th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 457 Views 0 Comments #Woman, Abuse, awareness, Behind The Mask, christian, community, domestic violence, Ihu Nweke, victims

A Christian woman is launching a project to raise awareness of domestic violence. Ihu Nweke, 41, from The Croft in

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Grenfell council worker stole £60k from victims’ fund

31st August 201831st August 2018 Shirley McGreal 798 Views 0 Comments community, council finance manager, Fire, Grenfell, Grenfell Tower, Jenny McDonagh, Kensington and Chelsea borough council, NHS Trust, Robert Simpson, victims, Westminster Magistrates Court

A council finance manager stole £62,000 from survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster before splashing out on holidays and haircuts, a court heard.

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Embracing the energy of Synergy in the fight against youth crime by Shirin Aguiar

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The founders of the iconic Street Pastors have launched a collaborative network to take on the violent criminals blighting London’s

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Current responses to hate crime in the UK are failing and letting down victims, says report

3rd July 2017 Mariah 1525 Views 0 Comments barriers, campaigns, duty, experts, failing, Hate crime, Leicester, prevent, report, UK, University, victims

New research by University of Leicester experts highlights the barriers that victims face in accessing justice and identifies ways of