The reported use of bladed weapons during sexual violence has increased over the past decade, but Government responses lag behind – Iain Overton and Sian Norris report
Crime and Justice
A refused FOI request to understand the scale of inappropriate behaviour by police officers makes it harder to hold the Met to account, reports Sian Norris
When men kill women, there still seems to be a desire to pin the blame on her, writes Sian Norris
A woman arrested for 'praying' outside an abortion clinic may have been acquitted but she is one node of a global network, reports Sian Norris
An unannounced inspection of a women's prison raises new concerns about safety across the female estate. Sian Norris reports
Sian Norris speaks to campaigners to learn more about a 20-year fight for justice for rape victims in Bolivia
A new poll by Omnisis for Byline Times reveals the impact of serial rapist and Met Police officer David Carrick's guilty plea on women's trust in policing
The Justice Secretary’s long and “dangerous” campaign to scrap the Human Rights Act was “pushed forward by parts of the media” smarting from privacy laws
With intense scrutiny on the sending of transgender offenders to women's prisons, Sian Norris reports on the much-ignored safety issue impacting incarcerated women – self harm
Maya Esslemont and Sian Norris reveal how crime victims are struggling to access the financial support they are entitled to