unitednationsViolence against women remains one of the world’s most persistent and under-addressed human rights crises, with little progress over the past two decades.One in three women —about 840 million globally— experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, mostly at the hands of an intimate partner, according to the latest @who update.Stigma, shame and fear keep many silent. But each of us can help by speaking out, supporting survivors, stopping victim-blaming, and holding perpetrators accountable.Violence against women is pervasive — but it is not inevitable.📸: World Health Organization

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Convicted serial offender given further life sentence for crimes against 12-year-old girl in 1980s and former partner Former police officer and convicted sex offender David Carrick has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to life with a minimum of 30 years for molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner. Carrick, 50, who served as an armed officer in the Metropolitan police, sexually assaulted the child in the late 1980s, his trial heard. More than 20 years later, he repeatedly raped a woman and subjected her to “degrading and humiliating” abuse during the course of a toxic relationship. Mrs Justice McGowan sentenced Carrick for the fresh convictions on Thursday after he was found guilty of two charges of rape, one of sexual assault and coercive and controlling behaviour towards the woman between 2014 and 2019, and five counts of indecent assault relating to the girl in the late 1980s. Carrick’s offences came to light after he pleaded guilty in 2022 and 2023 to 71 sexual offences, including 48 rapes, against 12 other women over 17 years. He was handed 36 life sentences in 2023 for these crimes with a minimum term of 32 years. Continue reading...