Eleri
@eleributler.bsky.social
Welsh, feminist, freelance, committed to ending domestic & sexual violence, and all forms of violence against women and children. Tentatively exploring this place - is it any better?
UN human rights chief, Volker Türk - “This latest barrage of bombs … and the denial of humanitarian assistance underline that there appears to be a push for a permanent demographic shift in Gaza that is in defiance of international law and is tantamount to ethnic cleansing,”
Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in 24 hours
Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in 24 hours
Israel says intensified bombings are part of campaign expansion to ‘achieve all of the war goals in Gaza’
At least 140 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours, a deadly escalation as Israel seemed poised to launch a major offensive in the besieged territory.
Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 300 people since Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, one of the deadliest periods in the war since ceasefire talks broke down in March. The intensified bombing campaigns came as Israel’s total blockade on humanitarian aid has prompted fears of a famine in the Palestinian territory. Continue reading...
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May 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
UN human rights chief, Volker Türk - “This latest barrage of bombs … and the denial of humanitarian assistance underline that there appears to be a push for a permanent demographic shift in Gaza that is in defiance of international law and is tantamount to ethnic cleansing,”
Deaths by suicide among victims of domestic abuse surpassed the number of people killed by an intimate partner for a second year in a row. The Guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Domestic abusers driving more victims to suicide, warn police
Report finds that 98 domestic abuse victims in England and Wales died by suspected suicide in 2023-2024
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March 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Deaths by suicide among victims of domestic abuse surpassed the number of people killed by an intimate partner for a second year in a row. The Guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Stop focusing on masculinity & start focusing on human rights www.drfinnmackay.co.uk/blog/adolesc...
Adolescence and the Lost Truths: Why save masculinity when you could save men? — Dr Finn Mackay
We are barely out of International Women’s History Month and everyone is talking about the crisis of masculinity, yet again. It seems there has never been a time that masculinity has not been in crisi...
www.drfinnmackay.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Stop focusing on masculinity & start focusing on human rights www.drfinnmackay.co.uk/blog/adolesc...
One week to apply for this Ffilm Cymru ‘Connector Fund’ for activity that could support new or emerging filmmakers - check the guidance for ideas on how to Inspire, Create or Explore
Our Connector Fund is now open for applications, providing up to £10,000 for organisations to deliver events, training, resources, or other activity that supports new or emerging filmmakers from Wales. Find out more and apply here: ffilmcymruwales.com/funding-and-...
Connector: Run your own activity for filmmakers | Ffilm Cymru
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March 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
One week to apply for this Ffilm Cymru ‘Connector Fund’ for activity that could support new or emerging filmmakers - check the guidance for ideas on how to Inspire, Create or Explore
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For the 10th year, government minister Jess Phillips MP has marked International Women's Day by standing in the House of Commons and reading the names of the women killed by a man in the UK in the past year.
It took over 4 minutes to read the names of the 95 women.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-owK...
It took over 4 minutes to read the names of the 95 women.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-owK...
Jess Phillips reads names of UK women killed by men last year, including the Hunt family | ITV News
YouTube video by ITV News
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March 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
For the 10th year, government minister Jess Phillips MP has marked International Women's Day by standing in the House of Commons and reading the names of the women killed by a man in the UK in the past year.
It took over 4 minutes to read the names of the 95 women.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-owK...
It took over 4 minutes to read the names of the 95 women.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-owK...
2000 women killed by men since 2009 in UK- 61% women killed by a current or former partner, 9% women killed by their sons, 6% by other family, 15% by other men they knew and 10% by men they didn’t know. When will men’s fatal violence against women end. #femicide www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 170 mothers killed by their sons in 15 years in UK, report reveals
Data analysing deaths of all 2,000 women killed by men since 2009 reveals hidden scourge of matricide
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
2000 women killed by men since 2009 in UK- 61% women killed by a current or former partner, 9% women killed by their sons, 6% by other family, 15% by other men they knew and 10% by men they didn’t know. When will men’s fatal violence against women end. #femicide www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
“Power and privilege shape who is believed who is punished and who gets justice. Until we dismantle these systemic inequalities cases like this will continue to happen– not just to high-profile women of colour…but to those whose voices are rarely if ever heard” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Would Sam Kerr have been charged if she were a man – or white – or straight? | Anna Cody and Giridharan Sivaraman
Imagine how this case would have played out for the thousands of women of colour who don’t have Kerr’s platform, financial resources or legal support
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“Power and privilege shape who is believed who is punished and who gets justice. Until we dismantle these systemic inequalities cases like this will continue to happen– not just to high-profile women of colour…but to those whose voices are rarely if ever heard” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Policy adjustments need an assessment of unintended consequences - or was it intentional? “You need more than this comedy of errors – shoving a terrible policy off-stage, sparking yet another huge selloff in the process and inducing another drop in council housing. You really need an alternative.”
Call it Thatcher’s timebomb: the great council housing selloff of 2024, a crisis hidden in plain sight | Aditya Chakrabortty
Call it Thatcher’s timebomb: the great council housing selloff of 2024, a crisis hidden in plain sight | Aditya Chakrabortty
Her right to buy policy enriched the private sector at taxpayers’ expense. Last year, it sparked another gold rush – and looming calamity for local authorities
Perhaps only England could make its politician of the moment a woman who died more than a…
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February 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Policy adjustments need an assessment of unintended consequences - or was it intentional? “You need more than this comedy of errors – shoving a terrible policy off-stage, sparking yet another huge selloff in the process and inducing another drop in council housing. You really need an alternative.”
This should never have got to court. Safety work women do-not just in cabs/at night-is ubiquitous. It shrinks our spaces, lessens us, makes us angry. Context is everything. “Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them.”
As any woman in the back of a locked taxi knows, Sam Kerr should never have been brought to court | Suzanne Wrack
As any woman in the back of a locked taxi knows, Sam Kerr should never have been brought to court | Suzanne Wrack
The Matildas and Chelsea forward won’t be proud of the footage of her in a police station. But her acquittal underlines that the charges and court battle that followed were a waste of time and money
Any woman who has been sitting in a cab and reached for…
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This should never have got to court. Safety work women do-not just in cabs/at night-is ubiquitous. It shrinks our spaces, lessens us, makes us angry. Context is everything. “Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them.”
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The National Audit Office's ‘Tackling violence against women and girls’ report found that the Government’s efforts to address violence against women and girls have not yet improved outcomes for victims and survivors.
Read our response: bit.ly/41cQRde
Read our response: bit.ly/41cQRde
Rape Crisis responds to National Audit Office’s ‘Tackling violence against women and girls’ report
Get help and support after rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse or any form of sexual violence. We are the charity working to end sexual violence and abuse.
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February 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The National Audit Office's ‘Tackling violence against women and girls’ report found that the Government’s efforts to address violence against women and girls have not yet improved outcomes for victims and survivors.
Read our response: bit.ly/41cQRde
Read our response: bit.ly/41cQRde