Violence against women and girls

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences

by The Guardian | Oct 15, 2026 | Crime, Democratic Unionist party (DUP), Law, Northern Ireland, Northern Irish politics, Politics, Rape and sexual assault, Sentencing, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Violence against women and girls | 0 |

Donaldson was found guilty in June of 18 counts of sexual abuse including one rape between 1985 and 2008Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years for sexual offences against two women who were children when he abused...

Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences

by The Guardian | Oct 15, 2026 | Crime, Democratic Unionist party (DUP), Law, Northern Ireland, Northern Irish politics, Politics, Rape and sexual assault, Sentencing, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Violence against women and girls | 0 |

Former DUP leader was found guilty in June of 18 counts of sexual abuse including one rape between 1985 and 2008Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to a total of 15 years for sexual offences against two women who were children...

‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: how drought forces Afghan families to sell girls as brides

by The Guardian | Oct 15, 2026 | Afghanistan, Aid, Child marriage, Children's rights, Climate crisis, Drought, Environment, Family, Forced marriage, Global development, Human rights, Hunger, Internally displaced people, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, The Guardian, Violence against women and girls, Women's rights and gender equality, World News | 0 |

As climate breakdown pushes families to starvation, many feel forced to ‘sacrifice’ daughters to save siblings. Photographer Elise Blanchard travelled the country speaking to girls as young as eight, 10 and 14 who have been...

Nearly all women arriving on small boats have been raped, says Shabana Mahmood

by The Guardian | Oct 4, 2026 | Immigration and asylum, Labour, Politics, Rape and sexual assault, Refugees, Shabana Mahmood, The Guardian, UK news, Violence against women and girls | 0 |

Home secretary warns people traffickers will exploit asylum seekers because they decide who comes to the UKNearly all women who try to reach the UK in small boats from northern France have been raped on their journey, Shabana...

Almost half of Fayed abuse accusers are potential trafficking victims, MPs told

by The Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Harrods, Home Office, Metropolitan police, Mohamed Al Fayed, Politics, Rape and sexual assault, Sex trafficking, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Violence against women and girls | 0 |

Exclusive: Met police say 70 women’s accounts have hallmarks of trafficking, suggesting case numbers could riseAlmost half of the women who reported allegations of sexual abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed to the Metropolitan police are...

Grief, trauma and solidarity as South African running club mourns member killed in wave of femicides

by The Guardian | Sep 22, 2026 | Africa, Femicide, Gender, Society, South Africa, The Guardian, Violence against women and girls, Women, World News | 0 |

A week after Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo’s body was found, runners took part in a morning run to honour her name and demand more protectionThe runners smiled and laughed, congratulating each other on finishing their 5km or...

‘I worry about our daughters’: Bridget Phillipson on online misogyny – podcast

by The Guardian | Aug 20, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Bridget Phillipson, British identity and society, Bullying, Climate crisis, Cyberbullying, Digital media, Internet, Labour, Media, Online abuse, Politics, Reform UK, Sexual harassment, Social media, Society, Technology, The Guardian, UK news, Violence against women and girls, Women | 0 |

Racism and misogyny are becoming normalised as a result of rightwing politics and the ‘cesspit’ of social media, says Labour’s Bridget Phillipson. In an extended interview, the minister for women and equalities and new party...

Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister

by The Guardian | Aug 20, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Bridget Phillipson, Conservatives, Digital media, Islamophobia, Labour, Media, Migration, Police, Politics, Race, Reform UK, Social media, Social media ban, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Violence against women and girls, Women | 0 |

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says politicians have helped fuel hatred and that police are not taking violence against women and girls seriously enoughUK politics live – latest updatesRacism and sexism have become normalised in...

More women will die if domestic abusers leave prison early, victim’s parents warn

by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Domestic violence, England, Femicide, Labour, Law, Police, Politics, Prisons and probation, Society, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news, Violence against women and girls, Wales | 0 |

Parents of Michaela Hall, whose partner killed her after he left prison in 2021, say Probation Service cannot cope with mass releaseMore women will die if ministers include domestic abusers in the early prison release scheme,...

Christopher Berry-Dee is the UK’s all-time bestselling true crime author. Is he also a violent abuser of women and children?

by The Guardian | Aug 15, 2026 | Books, Family, Society, The Guardian, True crime books, Violence against women and girls | 0 |

The British writer is known for his unique ability to get inside the heads of serial killers. But a Guardian investigation reveals multiple accusations of assault and child sexual abuse. What is the truth about the man described...

I feel guilt talking to those left behind in Afghanistan. While I enjoy freedom, they are prisoners | Nelufar Hedayat

by The Guardian | Aug 15, 2026 | Afghanistan, South and Central Asia, Taliban, The Guardian, Violence against women and girls, Women, World News | 0 |

Five years since the Taliban returned to power, life – especially for women – is awful. We must keep the people’s stories alive and hope they will be free againThere are fewer and fewer stories coming out of the land of my...

Burnham urges retailers to stop selling disposable barbecues after emergency Cobra meeting – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Ann Widdecombe, Clacton byelection August 2026, Climate crisis, Cobra (Civil Contingencies Committee), Conservatives, Employment law, Extreme heat, Health, Immigration and asylum, Jason Arday, Jess Phillips, Labour, NHS, Politics, Prisons and probation, Scotland, Scottish politics, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news, Unite, Violence against women and girls, Yvette Cooper, Zack Polanski, Zero-hours contracts | 0 |

PM warns extreme heat conditions ‘could be with us fo some time yet’Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the part of government tasked with protecting the...

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