Virtual Reality and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

In Cambodia, one in three men admits to using violence against a partner. Even more troubling, only 8% of Cambodians know that domestic violence is a crime. To confront this, the NGO This Life Cambodia launched a bold initiative — using virtual reality to shift perceptions and spark conversations. In 2021, they released a VR…

8 August 20250Comments

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HMIP Visits Bronzefield: Our Demands, Their Response, and What Comes Next?

On behalf of the women enduring neglect and abuse inside HMP Bronzefield, we wrote directly to His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons. Our letter was clear: enough women have already died. It is time to place Bronzefield under immediate special measures and withdraw Sodexo’s contract. What we laid out was not hearsay. It was detailed,…

7 August 20250Comments

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Sodexo limited, in the business of killing people

25 year old Toni Asik, a trans man, tragically died while in the care of Sodexo Limited, the private company running HMP Bronzefield. Toni, was consistently misgendered and mistreated by staff at the prison. Despite repeatedly disclosing that he was suicidal, he was placed in the prison’s “healthcare” unit, a wing known for housing women…

31 July 20250Comments

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Black Women’s Maternal Health: The Pain They’re Forced to Endure

When a woman cries out for help in labour, she expects to be heard. But for far too many Black women in the UK, those cries fall on deaf ears. The Black Maternity Experiences Survey, led by campaigners Five X More, has laid bare a horrifying truth: Black women are four times more likely to…

30 July 20250Comments

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Probation, ‘Borderline’ Offenders and the need for Boundaries

BY SUE WHEATCROFT The lack of mental health training for probation staff can have dire consequences for people being managed on license in the community. Sue Wheatcroft tells The View about her experience in an article written for The Probation Journal, which was later censored and removed. How are organisations meant to learn when they…

11 February 20220Comments