RT @jessphillips: Pragna Patel, Director of @SBSisters, explaining why now more than ever migrant women must be protected by the Domestic Abuse Bill. #NoVictimLeftBehind #DABill #ProtectionForAll https://t.co/vFpgNM...
RT @ICChangeUK: You can watch the committee online including testimonies from campaigners and survivors, including our friends at @SBSisters https://t.co/o366Uf...
RT @ICChangeUK: Help us get long term funding to the #VAWG sector by putting pressure on the gov to ratify the #IstanbulConvention... We are all seeing the value of this sector during this difficult time so please help by contacting your MP and ...
RT @EVAWuk: #DABill Committee now hears from @VictimsComm Vera Baird. @jessphillips asks about Domestic Abuse Protection Orders: Worried by use of them without complainant's consent, but welcomes use of positive requirements - could be a route to ...
RT @EVAWuk: 60% of police forces refer migrant victims of domestic abuse to the Home Office - @lawrsuk on how police will quickly focus on immigration status rather than support and why safe reporting is needed #DABill #StepUpMigrantWomen
RT @womensaid: Powerful evidence from Saliha, survivor campaigner from our #LawInTheMaking group, at the #DABill Public Bill Committee. Thank you Saliha! Listening to the experiences and expertise of survivors is essential if this bill is to meet the ...
RT @WelshWomensAid: Vital message from @lawrsuk on the need to have equal support for all migrant women regardless of immigration status - horrifying & clear violation of human rights that any women reporting domestic abuse can end up in ...
RT @VictimsComm: I will be giving evidence to the #DomesticAbuseBill Committee from 4.15pm. My team will be tweeting on my behalf during the session. You can watch here - https://t.co/Lpisrj... #DABill https://t.co/2mVXUz...
RT @safelives_: @SuzanneEJacob advocating for children to be included in the definition of domestic abuse. The impacts of abuse on anyone, including children, can last a lifetime. #DABill https://t.co/RI2XyD...
RT @EVAWuk: Agree with @refuge that support for migrant women is not good enough and the #DABill is an opportunity to fix that so ALL women can access the range of services they need
RT @EVAWuk: .@safelives_ now talking about the crucial need for the #DABill to ensure quality assurance of perpetrator programmes
RT @DrAishaKGill: Ellie Butt, Head of Policy and Public Affairs @RefugeCharity giving evidence at the Domestic Abuse Bill Committee Hearing. Recommends more work needed to protect victims from economic abuse beyond Covid-19. Department of ...
RT @RosieRoss11: I would recommend everyone to catch up on Pragna Patel from @SBSisters giving evidence on Parliament TV. The #DABill needs to protect *ALL* women! The true test is always how well we protect and support the most vulnerable and ...
RT @afsanalachaux: Absolutely echo this #familycourts are horrific and isn’t helped by judges who are still living in the dark ages, and don’t understand #coercivecontrol and the lived experience of survivors #DABill @womensaid https://t.co/Trhc2T...
RT @JoTodd4: Great point from @lucyrosehadley from @womensaid giving evidence to #DAbill committee re funding: "What our member services tell us is that one-off funding pots provide them with no security and no ability to plan ahead and recruit and ...
RT @WelshWomensAid: @womensaid stress the importance of commitment to long term funding-one off funding pots don’t provide opportunities to plan ahead, recruit & retain staff etc. Long term funding would allow services to “get on with what they ...
RT @WEP_UK: Testimony like this shows just how urgent it is to address the fact that migrant women have no recourse to public funds, even in situations of #domesticabuse #DABill https://t.co/rCgvVc...
RT @EVAWuk: The Domestic Abuse Commissioner needs to be able to hold public bodies to account. There also needs to be a cross-government framework: the VAWG strategy aimed at tackling violence against women and girls needs every part of government ...
RT @Emmam1507: In the testimonial today on the #DABill from @nicolejacobsST and @SBSisters there was feeling of "we have said this all before, now is the time to listen". Ratify the #istanbulconvention , fund the sector properly, include migrate ...
RT @LDNVictimsComm: Three powerful survivor testimonies detailing impact of NRPF & how fears of immigration status or losing children, keep victims trapped in abuse. One survivor describes family courts as ‘psychological warfare’ - #dabill in its ...
RT @EVAWuk: .@AndreaSimon48 Children who experience DA aren't one group - they are in migrant families who have #NRPF & being failed. There is child poverty, language barriers, some children have to translate between parents & authorities and ...
RT @EVAWuk: Also re Family Courts there needs to be systemic change when it comes to contact arrangements, too often there is presumption that contact is in best interest but ignores safeguarding & abuse. Focus needs to be on SAFE child contact. ...
RT @EVAWuk: Re Family Courts @womensaid have heard them described as horrific, traumatic, psychological warfare & the proceedings replicated the abuse. The family court estate feels v unsafe 61% had no access to special protection measures in ...
RT @EVAWuk: Now giving evidence to #DABill is our very own head of Public Affairs @AndreaSimon48 & @lucyrosehadley from @womensaid. From the start Andrea stressing importance of a #DABill that sets up the principle of equal access and doesn't ...
RT @EVAWuk: Somiya describes struggle to access any kind of help. It is clear that Somiya & Saliha have had to engage in a HUGE amount of advocacy to access support. It should not be this hard for survivors. Last powerful line from Saliha to ...
RT @JoTodd4: Survivor Somiya Basar giving powerful evidence to the #DAbill committee just now: "Help should be available to everyone who needs it, irrespective of their immigration status. The only qualification to be able to obtain help is that we ...
RT @WelshWomensAid: “The only qualification...‘to be able to attain help is that we are human beings. We should be treated as one and not differently because of our immigration status. With dignity and respect” #NRPF #DABILL
RT @EVAWuk: Somiya states it is time for government to right the wrongs and must lift ban on #NRPF. Perpetrators use it to exploit victims. Help should be available to everyone who needs it regardless of their immigration status. Everyone should be ...
RT @EVAWuk: Somiya states the voices of everyone affected by domestic abuse and NRPF have not been heard, and they need to be. And this is where the role of DA Commissioner could come in #DABill #NRPF @SBSisters
RT @WelshWomensAid: Evidence given by survivor Saliha Rashid on Family Courts “women feel so often that they’re not believed.” A survivor in her group has described her experience as, “horrific, traumatic, psychological warfare and mind games that ...
RT @EVAWuk: And powerful evidence from Somiya who feels failed - had it not been for @SBSisters supporting her from their own funds she had no chance to be able to with her children, to have a life. She would have been homeless, devastated and ...
RT @EVAWuk: Powerful evidence from Saliha, a blind survivor who describes her & other survivors' experiences of reaching out to systems which have failed to meet their diverse needs, systems which have been retraumatising and revictimising. ...
RT @deebasyed: Another survivor of domestic abuse shares her story. Somiya Basar wasn’t entitled to any support because of her Indian passport when she left her abusive husband who had total financial control of her. She says she would have been left ...
RT @EVAWuk: Gill's evidence shows the crucial need for safe reporting - where victims of domestic abuse can report to the police without fearing their immigration status will be used against them and that their details will be passed to immigration ...
RT @David_Challen: Pragna Patel, Director of @SBSisters on the proposed statutory definition of domestic abuse in the #DABill Comittee today: “This is about gender inequality. Domestic abuse is a reflection of the cause and consequence of gender ...
RT @EVAWuk: As a result Gill was left to sleep rough on the streets of London. She says it would have been totally different if she had recourse to public funds. She is still suffering the consequences of what she went through #DABill ...
RT @deebasyed: Survivor Gilmara Garcia tells the #DomesticAbuseBill Committee her experiences of threats of deportation from her abuser, and how he used her lack of immigration status against her Instead of being given help, she was forced to sleep ...
RT @EVAWuk: Survivor Gill describes her experience of going to police as a victim of domestic abuse & police saying there would be no accommodation or support provided to her due to her undocumented status. She was told she should just attend the ...
RT @EVAWuk: And we're back with the #DABill Committee, starting off by hearing evidence from three survivors of domestic abuse: https://t.co/BZrutG... @lawrsuk #StepUpMigrantWomen ...
RT @pipmck: Eating a reflective sandwich and struggling to understand Victoria Atkins' reasoning in questioning Pragna Patel @SBSisters - 'we gave you money for tampons so why are you asking for statutory protections?'. Makes no sense to me #DABill ...
RT @MiniSmall12: @SBSisters @lawrsuk Thank u Pragna Patel, I listened to the committee meeting! DA is Asian communities is not understood. I was once told by a professional “I thought that this was acceptable in ur community” 🤯 my son removed from ...
RT @WEP_UK: It is vital that migrant women are included in and protected by the #DABill and WE are fully behind @SBSisters in raising this urgent issue at the DA Committee Hearing today. Women's freedom from violence should never be dependent upon ...
RT @EVAWuk: #DABill Committee now breaks until 2pm when we will be back and hearing from @lawrsuk #StepUpMigrantWomen
RT @WelshWomensAid: Important message from @SBSisters & DA Commissioner @nicolejacobsST stressing the #DAbill must ensure the protection of women with no recourse to public funds -our Cheques & Balances report highlights concerns in Wales to ...
RT @EVAWuk: Pragna @SBSisters says hard to know how many survivors with #NRPF but likely to be in low thousands. Meaning it's not beyond the ability of the #DABill to ensure that women #NoRecoursetoPublic... receive support they need. We already have ...
RT @JoTodd4: If you missed it like I did, I suggest checking it out on Parliament tv like I will, as @SBSisters / Pragna Patel are always worth listening to. https://t.co/l1vtZr...
RT @Jessica_Asato: Around 3000 women according to Pragna Patel are not able to access DDVC, but true figures are not possible to find. That's 3000 too many who are being discriminated against and who should be able to access services just because ...
RT @Jessica_Asato: "Every service will be cobbling together funding to cover the basic crisis response" rather than providing the full suite of services that we would want to see.
RT @Jessica_Asato: #DomesticAbuseBill Committee is starting, first interviewing @NicoleJacobsTV who calls for inclusion of community-based services in proposed statutory duty 👏 because they "are just as vulnerable as refuges" ...
RT @Jessica_Asato: Really compelling case made by Pragna Patel from @SBSisters that all women "regardless of status, regardless of backgroun" should be able to access life-saving domestic abuse support.
RT @DrAishaKGill: Excellent point by Pragna Patel @SBSisters. Current DV term lacks a gendered definition and understanding of the continuum of violence and abuse - as it affects women and girls. Specificity matters i.e. FGM/Honour Based ...
RT @Refugee_Women: Lifting NRPF condition for migrant women fleeing DV will save lives - Pragma Patel, @SBSisters #StepUpMigrantWomen #DABill
RT @EVAWuk: Pragna at @SBSisters: The reality of Domestic Abuse is that it disproportionately affects Women and Girls, and to reflect the Istanbul Convention it would make more sense to be a Violence Against Women & Girls Bill and include a ...
RT @EVAWuk: Pragna @SBSisters stresses need to extend DDVC to up to 6 months, at least, in response to question from Victoria Atkins #DABill
RT @Safety4Sisters: Solidarity with @lawrsuk and Gill taking forward the urgent voices and experiences of migrant women excluded from safety and protection to form evidence for the #DABill We hope that your voices are heard and acted upon with ...
RT @SEAresource: Great to hear DA commissioner @nicolejacobsST highlight the importance of extending the coercive control offence to include post-separation abuse in the #DABill. You can read SEA's call for this https://t.co/IhzPzk...
RT @DrAishaKGill: Pragna Patel @SBSisters forensically highlights the systemic crisis in the failure to protect black and minority, ethnic and refugee women who have not been adequately protected because of domestic violence. The evidence is there. ...
RT @WelshWomensAid: Our CEO @SKP_vexrex is giving evidence to the #DABill committee today on its importance for survivors in Wales. You can read our priorities for the bill to ensure equal support for migrant women, reform family justice & align ...
RT @EVAWuk: From @jessphillips: If victims of DA with #NRPF were able to access welfare, security and support regardless of their status from any agency - would that save people's lives? Pragna from @SBSisters: There is no question it would save ...
RT @RosaForWomen: Today @SBSisters and @lawrsuk give evidence to the Domestic Abuse Bill Committee on the need to protect and uphold the rights of migrant women, who are STILL excluded from the #DABill and often blocked from accessing vital support. ...
RT @David_Challen: Watch here👇🏻 https://t.co/YfbgHB... 2/2 ...
RT @David_Challen: You should never miss a chance to hear Pragna Patel speak. It is always an incredibly powerful experience. Today at 12.40pm Pragna is giving evidence to the #DABill Committee to outline the urgent need for the Govt to enshrine ...
RT @windride5: Thankyou @SBSisters #protectionforall https://t.co/bSZ7b0...
RT @HumanRightsLawA: Thank you to our Panel @Louise1Hooper of @gardencourtlaw, @eprochaska of @birthrightsorg and @11KBW, Pragna Patel of @SBSisters and Chaired by Aileen McColgan QC of @11KBW and @HumanRightsLawA for sharing their insights and ...
RT @equalitynow: Today survivors will urge #DomesticAbuse committee to protect migrant women "perpetrators are using this flawed system to continue exerting abuse w/ impunity...the #DABill is a chance to guarantee safety for all survivors, regardless ...
RT @Refugee_Women: Thanks @lawrsuk @SBSisters @jessphillips and everyone else involved in taking protections for migrant women forward in the Domestic Abuse Bill. We are proud supporters of the #StepUpMigrantWomen campaign and send strength and ...
RT @KamnaMuralidha1: Prevent violence against women & girls, based on need, not immigration status. @SBSisters giving evidence to the #DABill committee today. #protectionforall https://t.co/kEopEM...
RT @WomensBudgetGrp: @sianushka @Politics_co_uk @lawrsuk @SBSisters @Safety4Sisters Exclusion of Migrant women from #DomesticAbuseBill shows that there is no safety net for Migrant women. Many will not be able to access women’s refuges & public ...
RT @sianushka: The #DomesticAbuseBill is an important piece of legislation but it STILL excludes migrant women - my piece from a couple of weeks ago exposes why this matters: https://t.co/X8lcm0... @Politics_co_uk @lawrsuk @SBSisters @WomensBudgetGrp ...
RT @lawrsuk: The Public Bill Committee of the #DABill will hear evidence from survivors today. Survivors from @lawrs and @SBSisters call for equal protections for migrant women who are often blocked from accessing vital support. #StepUpMigrantWomen ...
RT @Safety4Sisters: Thank you @SBSisters +Somiya for giving vital evidence on the need to protect + uphold the human rights of migrant women in the #DABill Your voices speak for so many excluded from safety inc. our group members and must be heard ...
RT @Sistah_Space: If we continue on this trajectory we will be able to book the centre for more days & give the chance for more mothers & their children affected by domestic & sexual abuse to benefit from this safe & secure ...
RT @Sistah_Space: We are so pleased to share that thanks to your generosity we have exceeded our target & can invite survivors to enjoy a much needed retreat Any additional funds will mean we can INVITE EXTRA DV survivors ALONG. THANKS Mango ...
RT @ICChangeUK: It is 8 years since the UK gov signed the #IstanbulConvention... but we are still waiting for it to be ratified. Please help us get this life-saving legislation into UK law by contacting your MP, it only takes 5 mins and all the info ...
The Domestic Abuse Bill & Migrant Women: Briefing Paper 2 | Southall Black Sisters
Today SBS is giving evidence to the #DABill Committee to outline the urgent need for the Govt to enshrine statutory protection for migrant women for once and for all. The time is now. #ProtectionForAll https://t.co/TeYVCp...