Institutional misogyny, indifference to sexual violence and officers’ contempt for survivors are killing women.
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Marienna Pope-Weidemann is a social justice journalist, writer and campaigner. She leads the Justice for Gaia campaign, which advocates for survivors'... rights.
Institutional misogyny, indifference to sexual violence and officers’ contempt for survivors are killing women.
None of us has the luxury to watch this struggle from afar any more – this is a fight for our lives.
The government has shown time and again that it will not lead that change, so we must.