Thread by @Womans_Place_UK

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women #IDEVAW We are committed to campaigning for an to violence against women and girls, to ensure women can self-organise and that our voices are heard in policy/law-making and that the law works for women. /1

Here is a link to our manifesto which lists all our campaign demands. In this thread, we will post the actions we think are needed as a minimum to start to address the violence and abuse women and girls face on a routine and systemic basis. womansplaceuk.org/wpuk-manifesto… /2

Recognise prostitution as sexually abusive exploitation which is harmful to all women and girls. #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021

Implement the abolitionist model, criminalising those who exploit prostituted people (including pimps and sex buyers) and decriminalising the prostituted, providing practical and psychological exiting support.
#IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021

Ratify the Istanbul Convention. #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021

Sustainable investment from govt, proportionate to demand, to tackle violence against women/girls, incl single-sex support services/specialist independent services run by/for women/BME women/migrant women/disabled women/lesbians/services tackling FGM and other harmful practices.

Highlight and tackle the harms of pornography including the exploitation of women in its production and the hostile culture it creates for all women and girls in society. #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021

Legislate to protect women and girls from the impact of porn culture on their lives, including clear penalties for image-based sexual abuse. #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021

End ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ for abused migrant women, extend the Domestic Violence Rule and the Destitution and Domestic Violence Concession. #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021

Provide adequate levels of legal aid for criminal cases, restore civil legal aid as well as aid for all immigration and asylum cases. #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021

Reinstate UK Women’s National Commission to ensure women’s voices are heard in public debate and policy making. #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021

Government inquiry into media reporting of VAWG. #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021

Action to end sexist, demeaning, objectifying, stereotypical images of women and girls throughout society and in particular in media, arts, advertising and the political sphere. #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021

Please amplify the voices and testimony of women that are shared today and in particular the commemoration by @CountDeadWomen of all the UK women killed where the principle suspect is a man by #IDEVAW #IDEVAW2021 Thank you.