Outcry Witness

A safe space for s**ual assault victims to keep a record of their experience.
We believe you. We stand with you.
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[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

Empower survivors of sexual violence: Can you help support survivors by donating to Outcry Witness?
#SupportSurvivors #BelieveSurvivors #EmpowermentThroughChoice #DonateNow #MeToo #EndSexualViolence #ConsentMatters

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[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

Social media platforms are key spaces for awareness, advocacy, and support; the censorship of terms such as "r@pe" and "s3xual assault" raises important concerns.

No survivor should have to censor their reality to speak out. https://t.co/bgiUud2Stz

#ProtectSurvivorVoices

[Dr. Ann Olivarius @AnnOlivarius]

No one starts with rape, least of all a 15-year old.
Sexual violence is an escalatory crime.

And the judge, of all people, should have known that.
Instead he assumed, bizarrely, that the boys had jumped from good behaviour to full-blown rape.
https://t.co/aE8YBgftrf

[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

"At least one in five girls in the UK experience physical or s3xual harassment for the first time before the age of 12, shocking new research has suggested."

@Independent
@PlanUK
https://t.co/cADlrdQ1Mz

#EndVAWG #OneInFiveGirls #Research #SupportSurvivors

[Laura Richards BSc MSc MBPsS @thecrimeanalyst]

The fact this has to be said in 2026 is utterly mind blowing. R@pe is a power and control crime. It’s a misogynistic crime. Girls and women get the life sentence of trauma. Some don’t survive it. Boys and men who r@pe girls and women are unsafe to be in the community. Take action ⬇️

✍️ SIGN the petition:
ACCOUNTABILITY matters.
https://t.co/dtkHwksNlM

✍️ WRITE to your MP, Justice Secretary David Lammy, PM Keir Starmer and AG Richard Hermer:
https://t.co/rDcoYnEaIJ

💜 JOIN the Crime Analyst Squad to rally and for more knowledge, insight, support and advocacy: https://t.co/S5axltF6z1

#CrimeAnalyst #expert #Accountability #Misogyny #MaleViolence @laurarichards99

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

'I'm deeply shocked that these individuals were able to gain their freedom'

French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot has spoken exclusively to #BBCBreakfast about the case of three boys who were spared custodial sentences over the rape of two girls, aged 14 and 15, in Hampshire

https://t.co/rqAh9X8QLr

[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

"It is clear to me from their powerful personal statements that these girls have displayed immense bravery in coming forward.” Richard Hermer, Attorney General, UK Government.

https://t.co/rAy7uEvuGR

#CourtOfAppeal #SentencingReview #SupportSurvivors #SurvivorVoices

[Laura Richards BSc MSc MBPsS @thecrimeanalyst]

Hear me out: Remove Judge Nicholas Rowland. Three teenage boys gang r@pe two separate girls, are found guilty and he protects their future and says, “No-one need go to prison today.” EXCUSE ME? WHAT? What about the victims? This IS misogyny - the act of r@pe and the response by this Judge.

Accountability matters particularly at a time of increasing misogyny and male violence to girls and women. ENOUGH of professionals and systems backing up perpetrators 🤬💀

It’s good the sentence is being reviewed - the Judge should be investigated and removed
#CrimeAnalyst #Pattern #Misogyny #MaleViolence @laurarichards99

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

A girl who was raped by two teenage boys has told the BBC that a judge's decision to spare them jail sentences was like a "rock straight in my face".

The attorney general is to review the sentence given by Judge Nicholas Rowland, who had said on Thursday he wanted to avoid "criminalising" the "very young" boys.

Read more: https://t.co/5ghscSk0lm

[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

For many survivors, reclaiming choice is an important part of healing.
No guilt, no explanation required, just permission to honour your own needs, pace, and wellbeing.
We offer a safe space to keep your story.
Learn more: https://t.co/YkQWV8ZKA2
#SurvivorVoices #SurvivorSupport

[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

Stealthing is a form of r@pe under English and Welsh law.

What is stealthing?
The act of non-consensually removing a condom during sex.

We believe you. We stand with you.

Learn more and find support: https://t.co/O5YjiLUtb2

#Stealthing #BelieveSurvivors #SupportSurvivors

[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

#BelieveMe

[Centre for Women's Justice @centreWJ]

Episode 3 of ITV's Believe Me airs tomorrow and the focus turns to what happens when survivors decide to challenge the institutions that have failed them.

Watch here: https://t.co/kUQw4f18WC

#ECHRProtectsWomen

[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

"A @BTP investigation has resulted in the first conviction in England and Wales under newly introduced s3x-based harassment legislation."

https://t.co/1kYvP5T29Q

#Conviction #SexBasedHarassment #EndVAWG #BritishTransportPolice

[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

#BelieveMe

[Centre for Women's Justice @centreWJ]

Episode 2 of Believe Me showed a pattern of police failure: evidence missed, credibility doubted, cases dropped. These weren’t isolated errors, but systemic ones. Addressing these kinds of failures is central to our work holding the state to account.

https://t.co/DgiDEEcpIq

[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

"We demand justice and accountability. Consent is non-negotiable. END DRUG FACILITATED R@PE."
Led by survivors, Amanda Stanhope and Zoe Watts.

Learn more about their incredible bravery and how you can support the campaign: https://t.co/ezBGzqyDnK

#SupportSurvivors #EndEyeCheck

[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

"I want to commend the immense bravery of the original victims who first spoke out about their experiences, as well as the courage shown by the victim who came forward after the programme aired."
PC Heather Hutchinson, @bedspolice
https://t.co/zPFiAUaFuj

[Victims' Commissioner for England & Wales @VictimsComm]

I’ve extended my 2026 Victims’ Survey until 20 May.

If you’ve been affected by crime in the past five years - whether you reported it or not - there’s now more time to share your experience.

Read more and take the survey🔗
https://t.co/UkqeRQgEi1

[Maryam @hell_line0]

Anything other than a yes is rape. It’s that simple. If politics is not on the side of the victim, it’s on the side of the perpetrator. This is not complicated, it’s about giving women protection so they can be free..!

[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

"Culture will only improve with a whole-school approach and Chase High School has proven, that with bravery and focus, it can be done." Andrew Bernard - What Makes A Man.

https://t.co/PaJR3jphqD

#Misogyny #ChaseHighSchool #BBCNews #ChangeTheCulture

[Prof Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson @PrfAyebKarlsson]

It is difficult for people who have not experienced or who do not actively work with coercive control to understand it and what it does to a person. A warfare on someone’s mind and identity, a strategy of torture that dehumanizes your very essence and being.

[Outcry Witness @OutcryWitness]

"On Tuesday, 447 of the parliament’s 720 MEPs voted to approve a report calling for a common definition of r@pe, centred on 'only yes means yes', prompting a loud round of applause in the chamber in Strasbourg."

https://t.co/bmpO7Ig165

#OnlyYesMeansYes #Consent #EU