Latest editorial
THE WELSH government has appointed two new advisers who will implement the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015.
Yasmin Khan and Nazir Afzal will also work with victims and survivors and with other groups to improve the way services are planned, commissioned and delivered.
Ms Khan founded the Halo Project charity, which supports victims of forced marriage and honour-based violence. She has worked with communities in addressing inequalities in employment, education and training.
Legal frameworks designed to safeguard women are too often weaponised against them, reinforcing male power and entrenching injustice. The FiLiA Ending MVAWG Team highlight some of the issues
Half a century after transformative laws reshaped Britain, women’s rights are again contested. This International Women’s Day is a call to remember how change was won, and to organise to defend it, says KATE RAMSDEN
