Are men living in perilous times where they may be falsely accused of rape at any moment? You would think so. A recent poll showed that...

Last month, the Home Secretary announced a new strategy for tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG). Within this was a raft of...

Overhauling the UKs rape response - why we need greater public access to interview data and survivor input

The stories that are presented to us give a highly skewed picture about the reality of rape.

We have come a long way in our understanding of memory. Yet we are still deferring to decades-old legal precedents built on myths.

This could only be unprecedented if you have simply not been listening.

Cuts to the UK’s overseas aid budget will carry a heavy price indeed.

“iConsent is symptomatic of a culture that puts the onus on sexual assault victims to both protect themselves from attack, and then to...

In times of humanitarian crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic that has dominated 2020, women and girls are especially vulnerable to...

There is no short-term fix to solving the problem of violence against women. We can, and must, go further.

Tonic immobility – the idea that someone enters a state of involuntary paralysis when being sexually assaulted – is a popular concept in...

Sadly, the loudest voices in the US in 2020 are staying quiet because of their own history. Their silence speaks volumes.

This week marked three years since actor Alyssa Milano raised the profile of the Me Too movement in the wake of sexual assault...

What sexual assault victims remember about rape has been the subject of much research and courtroom debate, especially when there is...

The Corroboration Debate and the Word of a Rape Survivor In Scotland, the corroboration requirement necessitates that there must be two...

Suppose you were a juror in a rape trial where the complainant was alcohol-intoxicated during the alleged attack. The complainant...

Why this blog? When Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court, many people took this to mean that this proves his innocence. In cases...

The blog I wrote about Kavanaugh v Ford can be found on the BPS website.