What is VAWG?

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Action Breaks Silence has adopted the definition from the United Nations Declaration (1993) on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in which Article 1 defines “violence against women and girls” (VAWG) as:

“Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life”

Statistics From The UK

  • A total of 170 973 sexual offences were recorded in the year ending September 2021 in England and Wales – the highest on record.
    - Endviolenceagainstwomen.org

  • The number of police recorded domestic abuse-related crimes in England and Wales rose 6% in the year ending March 2021 to 845 734
    - Ons.gov.uk

  • 2 Out of 3 women aged 16 – 34 have experienced some form of harassment in the previous 12 months 

  • After the launch of the Everyone’s Invited website, more than 16 000 testimonials of sexual abuse in schools were shared from girls as young as 11 years old. The testimonials named 10% of all of the schools in England. 
    - Schoolsweek.co.uk

WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY

ACTION BREAKS SILENCE STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH ALL GROUPS ADVOCATING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE IN OUR BROKEN SYSTEM. ACTION BREAKS SILENCE FOCUSES PROGRAMME DELIVERY WITHIN THESE COMMUNITIES.

Our hearts are with the families of our murdered brothers, sisters and neighbours. We condemn all racist acts and we mourn for the lives lost and damaged. Our shared work to build a world free from all forms of discrimination, free of violence against women and girls—to build a more just and equitable world—sustains us. It is our fervent hope that this moment in history will mark true change. A change that opens up new opportunities for restructuring our culture toward greater justice … where shared humanity, equal opportunity, and equal responsibility reign.