Tags: Violence against women
Religious opt-outs from RSE harming women’s health, report says
Posted: Wed, 20 Apr 2022
Religious exemptions from sex education at schools should be removed to protect women's health, experts have said. Read More »
NSS welcomes plans to ban ‘virginity testing’
Posted: Thu, 15 Jul 2021
The NSS has welcomed plans to ban 'virginity testing' to protect women and girls from violence and exploitation. Read More »
Christian charity faces investigation over promotion of misogyny
Posted: Wed, 07 Jul 2021
England and Wales's charity regulator will investigate a newly-registered charity, Horemow Europe, after the NSS raised concerns. Read More »
Beware religious impositions on women’s health, says NSS
Posted: Thu, 08 Apr 2021
The NSS has urged the government to ensure women's health is prioritised over religious concerns in response to a consultation. Read More »
New Islamic charity’s website says same-sex attraction is a ‘disease’
Posted: Fri, 29 Jan 2021
The NSS has questioned why an organisation whose website carries deeply homophobic and misogynistic lectures has become a charity. Read More »
Domestic abuse campaigners given formal role at IICSA inquiry
Posted: Thu, 25 Jul 2019
Campaigners against domestic abuse within minority religious communities will be give formal roles in hearings at a child abuse inquiry. Read More »
Survey finds deeply regressive views of women among large majorities of Muslim men
Posted: Wed, 03 May 2017
A large-scale survey of views in Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine has reported extensive anti-women views and widespread tolerance of domestic violence. Read More »
Gender equality bills in Pakistan and Nigeria face religious backlash
Posted: Thu, 17 Mar 2016
Plans to protect women and promote gender equality in Pakistan and Nigeria have generated a huge religious backlash – with Muslim and Christian senators saying the Nigerian law was an attack on religion. Read More »
Birmingham Central Mosque leaders accused of downplaying domestic violence, forced marriage and extremism
Posted: Fri, 05 Feb 2016
Labour MP Khalid Mahmood has called on the embattled trustees of Birmingham Central Mosque to "consider their positions" after the mosque chairman was accused of dismissing concerns about domestic violence. Read More »
Fears for women’s rights in Turkey as Justice Ministry “to classify violence against women as a ‘petty crime’”
Posted: Fri, 06 Nov 2015
Proposals by the Turkish Ministry of Justice to treat sexual harassment and violence against women less severely have drawn widespread condemnation from campaigners. Read More »
Religious lobbying threatens European Parliament vote on gender equality
Posted: Sun, 08 Mar 2015
On Tuesday 10 March the European Parliament will vote on a report about gender equality in the EU. NGOs are concerned that religious groups may defeat the report, and are appealing for support. Read More »
Joan Smith announced as new co-chair of mayor’s panel on violence against women
Posted: Mon, 10 Jun 2013
Joan Smith, an honorary associate of the National Secular Society, has been announced as the new co-chair of the Mayor of London's Violence Against Women and Girls Panel. Read More »
United Nations speaks out against Female Genital Mutilation
Posted: Wed, 05 Dec 2012
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution condemning female genital mutilation, the first time the practice has been denounced at such a high level. Read More »
