EVAW Coalition
@evawuk.bsky.social
We’re a coalition of women’s support services, researchers, activists, survivors and NGOs campaigning to end all forms of violence against women and girls.
Today following months of campaigning by survivor
Jodie, @evawuk.bsky.social, #NotYourPorn, @claremcglynn.bsky.social and @glamouruk.bsky.social, a new law comes into force criminalising deepfake abuse.
This is a welcome and long-overdue step for survivors, but criminalisation alone is not enough.
Jodie, @evawuk.bsky.social, #NotYourPorn, @claremcglynn.bsky.social and @glamouruk.bsky.social, a new law comes into force criminalising deepfake abuse.
This is a welcome and long-overdue step for survivors, but criminalisation alone is not enough.
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Today following months of campaigning by survivor
Jodie, @evawuk.bsky.social, #NotYourPorn, @claremcglynn.bsky.social and @glamouruk.bsky.social, a new law comes into force criminalising deepfake abuse.
This is a welcome and long-overdue step for survivors, but criminalisation alone is not enough.
Jodie, @evawuk.bsky.social, #NotYourPorn, @claremcglynn.bsky.social and @glamouruk.bsky.social, a new law comes into force criminalising deepfake abuse.
This is a welcome and long-overdue step for survivors, but criminalisation alone is not enough.
🤳“In terms of risk… content moderation belongs in the category of dangerous work, comparable to any lethal industry.” Content moderators experience vicarious trauma from extreme exposure to violence against women and child sexual abuse. This is a serious, under-recognised harm.
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
🤳“In terms of risk… content moderation belongs in the category of dangerous work, comparable to any lethal industry.” Content moderators experience vicarious trauma from extreme exposure to violence against women and child sexual abuse. This is a serious, under-recognised harm.
Solidarity with survivors and everyone feeling the weight of the appalling and distressing details in the ‘Epstein files’ being reported in the media.
February 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Solidarity with survivors and everyone feeling the weight of the appalling and distressing details in the ‘Epstein files’ being reported in the media.
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Campaign win for @evawuk.bsky.social!
Through their #KeepCounsellingConfidential campaign, End Violence Against Women Coalition have actioned a change in the law to protect rape survivors’ therapy notes from being routinely accessed by police.
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Through their #KeepCounsellingConfidential campaign, End Violence Against Women Coalition have actioned a change in the law to protect rape survivors’ therapy notes from being routinely accessed by police.
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📣 We’re delighted that from today, police officers will no longer be able to routinely access rape survivors’ private counselling notes, after we changed the law to #KeepCounsellingConfidential
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Campaign win for @evawuk.bsky.social!
Through their #KeepCounsellingConfidential campaign, End Violence Against Women Coalition have actioned a change in the law to protect rape survivors’ therapy notes from being routinely accessed by police.
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Through their #KeepCounsellingConfidential campaign, End Violence Against Women Coalition have actioned a change in the law to protect rape survivors’ therapy notes from being routinely accessed by police.
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While these features should never have been available to abuse, this win shows how survivors, campaigners and a show of strength from governments can force tech platforms to take action.
Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people in jurisdictions where it is illegal.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 9:41 AM
While these features should never have been available to abuse, this win shows how survivors, campaigners and a show of strength from governments can force tech platforms to take action.
🚨CAMPAIGN WIN🚨 Banning the creation of non-consensual intimate images will be brought into force this week and will be made a priority offence in the online safety act. Deepfake abuse is a violation of our human rights and billion-dollar tech compaOfcommust be held accountable.
No one should have to worry about their photos being deepfaked.
Tech companies must be held accountable for enabling and profiting from this abuse.
Ofcom’s violence against women and girls guidance must be made a mandatory code of practice, with consequences for non-compliance.
Tech companies must be held accountable for enabling and profiting from this abuse.
Ofcom’s violence against women and girls guidance must be made a mandatory code of practice, with consequences for non-compliance.
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
🚨CAMPAIGN WIN🚨 Banning the creation of non-consensual intimate images will be brought into force this week and will be made a priority offence in the online safety act. Deepfake abuse is a violation of our human rights and billion-dollar tech compaOfcommust be held accountable.
📣 We’re delighted that from today, police officers will no longer be able to routinely access rape survivors’ private counselling notes, after we changed the law to #KeepCounsellingConfidential
January 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
📣 We’re delighted that from today, police officers will no longer be able to routinely access rape survivors’ private counselling notes, after we changed the law to #KeepCounsellingConfidential
No one should have to worry about their photos being deepfaked.
Tech companies must be held accountable for enabling and profiting from this abuse.
Ofcom’s violence against women and girls guidance must be made a mandatory code of practice, with consequences for non-compliance.
Tech companies must be held accountable for enabling and profiting from this abuse.
Ofcom’s violence against women and girls guidance must be made a mandatory code of practice, with consequences for non-compliance.
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
No one should have to worry about their photos being deepfaked.
Tech companies must be held accountable for enabling and profiting from this abuse.
Ofcom’s violence against women and girls guidance must be made a mandatory code of practice, with consequences for non-compliance.
Tech companies must be held accountable for enabling and profiting from this abuse.
Ofcom’s violence against women and girls guidance must be made a mandatory code of practice, with consequences for non-compliance.
As 2025 comes to an end, we’re looking back on the many incredible things we’ve achieved together this year, despite huge challenges.
Thank you for standing with us, speaking out and taking action to end violence against women and girls. We couldn’t do any of this without you!💥
Thank you for standing with us, speaking out and taking action to end violence against women and girls. We couldn’t do any of this without you!💥
December 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
As 2025 comes to an end, we’re looking back on the many incredible things we’ve achieved together this year, despite huge challenges.
Thank you for standing with us, speaking out and taking action to end violence against women and girls. We couldn’t do any of this without you!💥
Thank you for standing with us, speaking out and taking action to end violence against women and girls. We couldn’t do any of this without you!💥
📣 EVAW's Director to be next London Victims' Commissioner
Andrea Simon, who has led our Coalition since 2021, has been appointed the next Victims Commissioner for London and will officially take up her post on 1st March 2026.
Andrea Simon, who has led our Coalition since 2021, has been appointed the next Victims Commissioner for London and will officially take up her post on 1st March 2026.
Andrea Simon announced as new victims' commissioner for London
The new commissioner takes up the role after five years as director of End Violence Against Women.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
📣 EVAW's Director to be next London Victims' Commissioner
Andrea Simon, who has led our Coalition since 2021, has been appointed the next Victims Commissioner for London and will officially take up her post on 1st March 2026.
Andrea Simon, who has led our Coalition since 2021, has been appointed the next Victims Commissioner for London and will officially take up her post on 1st March 2026.
Politicians should be educating the public on the reality that most violence against women and girls is perpetrated by someone known to the victim.
Political rhetoric that weaponises violence against women to harm migrants is #NotInOurName
Political rhetoric that weaponises violence against women to harm migrants is #NotInOurName
Badenoch accused of making ‘deeply inaccurate’ claims about violence against women
Tory leader says Labour should focus on migrants ‘from cultures that don’t respect women’ rather than tackling misogyny in schools
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Politicians should be educating the public on the reality that most violence against women and girls is perpetrated by someone known to the victim.
Political rhetoric that weaponises violence against women to harm migrants is #NotInOurName
Political rhetoric that weaponises violence against women to harm migrants is #NotInOurName
🚨 After a week of announcements, the government's long-awaited VAWG strategy has finally been published.
While there is much to welcome: a focus on prevention, the most cross-governmental approach seen yet, funding weaved into the strategy - there are some disappointments. 🧵
While there is much to welcome: a focus on prevention, the most cross-governmental approach seen yet, funding weaved into the strategy - there are some disappointments. 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🚨 After a week of announcements, the government's long-awaited VAWG strategy has finally been published.
While there is much to welcome: a focus on prevention, the most cross-governmental approach seen yet, funding weaved into the strategy - there are some disappointments. 🧵
While there is much to welcome: a focus on prevention, the most cross-governmental approach seen yet, funding weaved into the strategy - there are some disappointments. 🧵
🚨 The government has today announced measures to strengthen relationships and sex education and better protect young people from misogyny and abuse.
We welcome this focus on preventing violence against women and girls in today's long awaited VAWG strategy 🧵
We welcome this focus on preventing violence against women and girls in today's long awaited VAWG strategy 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🚨 The government has today announced measures to strengthen relationships and sex education and better protect young people from misogyny and abuse.
We welcome this focus on preventing violence against women and girls in today's long awaited VAWG strategy 🧵
We welcome this focus on preventing violence against women and girls in today's long awaited VAWG strategy 🧵
Solidarity with @rapecrisis.bsky.social, Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre, Centre for Women’s Justice and @bindmans.com bringing this timely and important super-complaint as rape survivors face unprecedented and often multiple-year delays to their cases rapecrisis.org.uk/get-involved...
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Solidarity with @rapecrisis.bsky.social, Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre, Centre for Women’s Justice and @bindmans.com bringing this timely and important super-complaint as rape survivors face unprecedented and often multiple-year delays to their cases rapecrisis.org.uk/get-involved...
📣 This weekend, a series of announcements were made about the government’s plans to tackle violence against women and girls.
But will they make a difference?
Here's what we know so far 🧵
But will they make a difference?
Here's what we know so far 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
📣 This weekend, a series of announcements were made about the government’s plans to tackle violence against women and girls.
But will they make a difference?
Here's what we know so far 🧵
But will they make a difference?
Here's what we know so far 🧵
❤️🔥 What a night celebrating journalists and writers showing excellence in reporting on violence against women!
💫 Huge thanks to our judges Rosemary Douce @ipso.co.uk, Yvonne Roberts, @melissasigodo.bsky.social, Anita Rani and Jackie Long, and congratulations to our winners and shortlisted writers!
💫 Huge thanks to our judges Rosemary Douce @ipso.co.uk, Yvonne Roberts, @melissasigodo.bsky.social, Anita Rani and Jackie Long, and congratulations to our winners and shortlisted writers!
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
❤️🔥 What a night celebrating journalists and writers showing excellence in reporting on violence against women!
💫 Huge thanks to our judges Rosemary Douce @ipso.co.uk, Yvonne Roberts, @melissasigodo.bsky.social, Anita Rani and Jackie Long, and congratulations to our winners and shortlisted writers!
💫 Huge thanks to our judges Rosemary Douce @ipso.co.uk, Yvonne Roberts, @melissasigodo.bsky.social, Anita Rani and Jackie Long, and congratulations to our winners and shortlisted writers!
This #HumanRightsDay we’re part of 180+ organisations across the UK calling out recent rhetoric from government and demand better from the PM.
We want leadership that strengthens rights, not weakens them – because dignity, fairness, and accountability matter. #16Days
We want leadership that strengthens rights, not weakens them – because dignity, fairness, and accountability matter. #16Days
December 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This #HumanRightsDay we’re part of 180+ organisations across the UK calling out recent rhetoric from government and demand better from the PM.
We want leadership that strengthens rights, not weakens them – because dignity, fairness, and accountability matter. #16Days
We want leadership that strengthens rights, not weakens them – because dignity, fairness, and accountability matter. #16Days
Yesterday Part 2 of the Angiolini Inquiry was published, examining how a serving police officer was able to abduct, rape and murder a woman, and what ongoing risk remains. 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Yesterday Part 2 of the Angiolini Inquiry was published, examining how a serving police officer was able to abduct, rape and murder a woman, and what ongoing risk remains. 🧵
🚨CAMPAIGN WIN 🚨 Today the Government has announced they’ll restrict the use of victim’s ‘bad character’ evidence in rape cases.
December 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🚨CAMPAIGN WIN 🚨 Today the Government has announced they’ll restrict the use of victim’s ‘bad character’ evidence in rape cases.
Congratulations to the team at @metro.co.uk, winners of our Campaign of the Year award for ‘This Is Not Right’ campaign, which saw over 350 articles on VAWG published over the past year, centring survivors and marginalised women 💫
Metro wins prestigious award for groundbreaking violence against women campaign
The initiative 'had met its ambition to start a conversation about the national epidemic of violence against women’
metro.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Congratulations to the team at @metro.co.uk, winners of our Campaign of the Year award for ‘This Is Not Right’ campaign, which saw over 350 articles on VAWG published over the past year, centring survivors and marginalised women 💫
Our response to the #AutumnBudget: Welcome removal of two-child benefit cap, but investment in ending VAWG must be delivered with urgency ⤵️
Autumn Budget 2025: Investment in VAWG is urgent | End Violence Against Women
Autumn Budget 2025: EVAW welcomes the removal of two-child benefit cap, but warns that investment in ending VAWG must be delivered with urgency Yesterday (Wednesday 26th November 2025), the Chancellor...
www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Our response to the #AutumnBudget: Welcome removal of two-child benefit cap, but investment in ending VAWG must be delivered with urgency ⤵️
💫 What a night celebrating the journalists and writers showing excellence in reporting on violence against women!
✍️ Read about how their work is making a difference to collective attitudes and awareness - moving us towards accountability and prevention.
✍️ Read about how their work is making a difference to collective attitudes and awareness - moving us towards accountability and prevention.
Winners announced: Write to End Violence Against Women Awards 2025 | End Violence Against Women
Last night (27th November 2025) the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) held its annual Write to End Violence Against Women Awards which recognise excellence in reporting on violence against ...
www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
💫 What a night celebrating the journalists and writers showing excellence in reporting on violence against women!
✍️ Read about how their work is making a difference to collective attitudes and awareness - moving us towards accountability and prevention.
✍️ Read about how their work is making a difference to collective attitudes and awareness - moving us towards accountability and prevention.
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I am just so thrilled to win this award -- this is not just an award for a piece of journalism but recognition of the violence against women in the name of "culture" --which is FGM. And this is happening at people's homes and in cosmetics clinics in different cities across the UK!
✍️ BEST FEATURE
Congratulations to Sonia Sarkar from Migrant Women Press, our winner for 2025!
Read her piece here: migrantwomenpress.com/2024/12/03/f...
Congratulations to Sonia Sarkar from Migrant Women Press, our winner for 2025!
Read her piece here: migrantwomenpress.com/2024/12/03/f...
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I am just so thrilled to win this award -- this is not just an award for a piece of journalism but recognition of the violence against women in the name of "culture" --which is FGM. And this is happening at people's homes and in cosmetics clinics in different cities across the UK!
❤️🔥We’re excited to announce the winners of our 2025 Write to End Violence Against Women Awards!
✍️These awards recognise excellence in reporting on violence against women and girls (VAWG) and the journalists helping move us closer to a future in which we are free from violence.
✍️These awards recognise excellence in reporting on violence against women and girls (VAWG) and the journalists helping move us closer to a future in which we are free from violence.
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
❤️🔥We’re excited to announce the winners of our 2025 Write to End Violence Against Women Awards!
✍️These awards recognise excellence in reporting on violence against women and girls (VAWG) and the journalists helping move us closer to a future in which we are free from violence.
✍️These awards recognise excellence in reporting on violence against women and girls (VAWG) and the journalists helping move us closer to a future in which we are free from violence.
🎉 This year EVAW turns 20! To mark this milestone, we made a zine documenting our history and incredible achievements over two decades. Rooted in the rebellious, DIY spirit of protest, zines have a long history of being used as a tool for campaigning and inspiring change.
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🎉 This year EVAW turns 20! To mark this milestone, we made a zine documenting our history and incredible achievements over two decades. Rooted in the rebellious, DIY spirit of protest, zines have a long history of being used as a tool for campaigning and inspiring change.