Southall Black Sisters

 

24 July 2020

 

Southall Black Sisters

14 posts today

RT @lawrsuk: Our Policy and Comms coord @elizajiya talked to @LangloisAude from @The_Lead_IWI about the missed opportunity at the @HouseofCommons to make the #DABill a landmark legislation by leaving migrant women unprotected. @SBSisters ...

July 24th @ 9:15 am |

Southall Black Sisters

14 posts today

RT @DrAishaKGill: So much to do in these Covid times in our communities. 😢💔⁦⁦@SBSisters⁩: “We had a case just two weeks ago of a woman who took her own life because she felt that was the only way out of the abuse." Lockdown: Rise in coercive ...

July 24th @ 9:10 am |

Southall Black Sisters

14 posts today

RT @commsaddict: "There's nowhere for me to go". One of the many homelessness related issues during #lockdown. Charities like @RefugeCharity saw domestic abuse support increase - and @SBSisters fears a surge in demand from migrant women with no ...

July 24th @ 9:10 am |

Southall Black Sisters

14 posts today

RT @mclarenkv: Amazing work by so many colleagues from @AmnestyUK @lawrsuk @SBSisters @EVAWuk @womensaid and other #StepUpMigrantWomen orgs. Still time for UKG to listen: amend the Bill, treat all survivors fairly https://t.co/ueh7sy...

July 24th @ 9:09 am |

Southall Black Sisters

14 posts today

RT @jessphillips: Pragna Patel of @SBSisters is absolutely correct, it is a travesty that the Government has failed to support measures that ensure all migrant victims are protected under the Domestic Abuse Bill. https://t.co/rwn1IJ...

July 24th @ 9:06 am |

Southall Black Sisters

14 posts today

RT @WomensAidNI: NRPF prevents migrant women from leaving abusive relationships, keeping them in dangerous and potentially life threatening situations. Legislation must protect all victims and survivors, including women no recourse, anything less ...

July 24th @ 9:06 am |

Southall Black Sisters

14 posts today

RT @msnaomiphillips: '#Lockdown has been described as a perpetrator's paradise' - harrowing, important reporting @BBCr4today of @RefugeCharity, National Domestic Abuse Helpline & @SBSisters story- massive increase in women wanting to access ...

July 24th @ 4:48 am |

Southall Black Sisters

14 posts today

RT @SKP_vexrex: final paragraph @SBSisters a woman took her own life because she felt it was the only way out of abuse. Surely that level of desperation is a headline not a footnote. BBC News - Coronavirus: Domestic abuse helpline sees lockdown surge ...

July 24th @ 4:48 am |

Southall Black Sisters

14 posts today

RT @SolaceWomensAid: Solace supports the Step Up Migrant Women petition and we urge the Government to ensure equal protection for all domestic abuse survivors It is shameful that migrant women are blocked from vital services. #BeFair @ukhomeoffice ...

July 24th @ 4:47 am |

Southall Black Sisters

14 posts today

RT @RefugeCharity: “I was in a situation where I wanted to finish my life completely.” – Survivor Tanya*, on escaping #DomesticAbuse. With only £4 in her pocket, and no access to benefits, she was supported by @SBSisters. Listen from 1.33 ...

July 24th @ 4:46 am |