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www.homeoffice.gov.uk official statistics on rape

www.rapecrisis.org.uk support group for victims

www.womenagainstrape.net support group for victims

www.fawcettsociety.org.uk campaigning for gender equality

www.criminalbar.com professional body of lawyers

www.acpo.police.uk association of chief police officers

www.cps.gov.uk
crown prosecution service

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06/07/07 Rape Crisis logo

Rape centres reach crisis point

The chairwoman of Rape Crisis UK has told this website that the UK needs more centres to care for victims of sexual assault.


29/06/07

Lord Campbell-Savours

Women call “false rape” for cash, claims Lord

A member of the House of Lords has accused some women of making false rape allegations as a means of making money...

 

22/06/07

Duke University logo Compensation for US students falsely accused of rape

A US, Ivy League university has announced that it will compensate three students who were suspended from the institute over rape allegations...

 

15/06/07

320 rapists cautioned rather than charged

320 rapists have been given a caution by police in the last five years, rather than being charged, a BBC News Investigation has found...

 

 

STATS

 

¼

of women have experienced rape or attempted rape*

 

* source: "A Gap or a Chasm" - Official Home Office Report 2005 - Find at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ rds/pdfs05/hors293.pdf

 

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