resources for covering and addressing rape and vaw

---- two brochures that outline the basic problem and solutions:
** The Crisis in Rape Crisis
"At a time when, to a certain extent, taboos and misconceptions around rape and child sexual abuse have lifted and women feel more able to report rape to the police, most women are getting neither the justice nor the long-term support they need to move on with their lives."

** Press for Change
A guide for journalists reporting on the prostitution and trafficking of women

---- some recent articles from the British press:
** "The rape of human justice"
The system must totally rethink the construction of cases in the courts
** "Rapists escape justice because of police and prosecutors' outdated attitudes to victims."
** "Rape on trial: Why one woman's attacker went free?"
** "Why is rape so easy to get away with?"
Despite all the reforms to the police and courts, rape victims have only a tiny chance of seeing their attacker convicted.
** "Third of dropped rape cases should have been pursued, says report"
· Police and prosecutors 'not following guidelines'
· Justice gap for victims is widening, warn watchdogs
** "Prejudice, myth, and a system that fails the victim"
** "How can juries understand rape unless the full horror is explained to them?"

---- about The Verdict TV show from Rape Crisis England and Wales:
The Guardian suggests 'Never has a rape trial been so hilarious'. However, many campaign groups have expressed concerns about a forthcoming TV programme which brings celebrities together to participate in a fictionalised rape trial. We have written to the BBC and are awaiting their reply which we will publish when we receive it. For further details about this case see the Truth About Rape website.

---- older posts of relevance:
[ on how the media covered the recent murders in Ipswich, England - The Verdict is mentioned in one of the subsequent comments ]
[ the open letter calling for better measures and policies addressing violence against women - copy it and send it on! ]