No time to lose. UK declares violence against women a ‘national threat’

UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls Reem Alsalem has declared violence against women a ‘national threat’ in the UK. That includes the ‘institutional violence’ of the courts. In a statement at the end of a 10-day visit to the country she goes on to say:

‘Entrenched patriarchy at almost every level of society, combined with a rise in misogyny that permeates the physical and online world, is denying thousands of women and girls across the UK the right to live in safety, free from fear and violence.’