by Rachel Williams | Sep 21, 2022 | Petitions
I want to thank all those who took the time and signed my non-fatal strangulation petition which received over 100k signatures. I also want to thank the women who took part in mine and Professor Jane Monckton Smith’s survey, sharing your experiences was not easy. Your...
by Rachel Williams | Sep 21, 2022 | Petitions
Last year, by order of the High Court advised by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), my friend’s two high school children were taken by force in the middle of the night from the home of their mother. They were dragged out of her house...
by Rachel Williams | Sep 21, 2022 | Petitions
Last night Manchester Crown Court’s Judge Richard Mansell ruled that he would not jail Mustafa Bashir, a man who made his wife drink bleach and, at one point, struck her over her back with a cricket bat saying: “If I hit you with this bat with my full power then...
by Rachel Williams | Sep 21, 2022 | Petitions
We are all survivors of domestic violence, it affects our lives and the lives of our children. Individually our stories are unique but we are united in our determination to make a change. Since speaking out about our abuse many people have shared their experiences...
by Rachel Williams | Sep 21, 2022 | Petitions
Maxine Davison, Sophie Martyn, Lee Martyn, Stephen Washington and Kate Shepherd were all killed in the mass shooting which took place in Keyham, Plymouth this week. This tragedy has shocked the Nation. The gunman had his shotgun certificate removed from him in...
by Rachel Williams | Sep 21, 2022 | Petitions
During these difficult days, weeks and months ahead, we have to be more forward thinking than ever when it comes to helping the most vulnerable in society, those whose homes are not safe havens, not today…not ever! It has already been reported that other countries...
