Refuge Thames Valley Sexual Violence Advisors

Refuge Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) support anyone in Thames Valley who has experienced, or is at risk of experiencing, sexual assault or rape

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Refuge - Thames Valley ISVA Service is coming to an end of contract. The service will be transferred to Victims First Specialist Service from 1 April, supporting all victims of crime including sexual violence: https://t.co/LTdlbvMkVL 0300 1234 148

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Refuge - Thames Valley ISVA Service is coming to an end of contract. The service will be transferred to Victims First Specialist Service from 1 April, supporting all victims of crime including sexual violence: https://t.co/LTdlbvMkVL 0300 1234 148

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#Consent isn’t about being in a relationship with someone, or what has happened before – it’s agreeing each time, and for each intimate act: https://t.co/dD9EFqBdCK

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A letter signed by 130 families and family rights lawyers is calling for Judges to undertake mandatory training on consent as family courts 'are no longer safe for women experiencing abuse from their current or ex-partners.' https://t.co/S1WOpzoFwl

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“Watch what you drink” - Police have apologised for leaflets which linked rape to alcohol consumption: https://t.co/rzyphijpbx

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'The government is examining what can be done to stop the use of the “rough sex” defence in courts to escape justice, officials have said, as a long-awaited domestic abuse bill finally returns to parliament': https://t.co/Ih9AmNeaAS

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Lucy reported she was #raped in April 2015, but no one was ever charged. The Police Ombudsman later found a number of failings in the investigation into the crime. Lucy has criticised her treatment by the police and prosecutors. We must #SupportSurvivors: https://t.co/cY0lqhdr7n

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Welsh pop singer known as #Duffy disclosed that she is a victim of #rape. She has been praised for shedding light on the long lasting impact and of her recovery. https://t.co/SuPzRMTblg

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Thames Valley Police is making an appeal to speak to two taxi drivers who may have crucial information in connection with a sexual assault investigation in Reading. https://t.co/oED8hbfy6M

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Did you see us at #PiccadillyLights earlier? This #IWD we're want to make sure that every woman knows the National Domestic Abuse Helpline number - it could save her life. #SafetyInANumber

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Refuge - Thames Valley ISVA Service is coming to an end of contract.

The current ISVA service will be transferred over to the new contracted adult service from 01/04/20; Victims First Specialist Service. @VictimsFirstTV @tvpartnership https://t.co/LTdlbvMkVL | 0300 1234 148

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A huge thank you to every person who spoke up for equality and joined us on #InternationalWomensDay!

Your voice matters. You make a difference. Let's keep up the momentum with and for #GenerationEquality.

About the day: https://t.co/Od9Z0lH8aV #IWD2020

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"But when’s international men’s day?" The fantastic @Herring1967 spent over 8 hours yesterday answering the same question on Twitter – and all for Refuge! If you haven’t donated yet there’s still time: https://t.co/BcEAE8lTlu

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Sending a huge thanks #thamesvalleyisva client whom sent a donation to Refuge charity to support victims of #abuse and #sexualviolence #FridayThankyou 🙌

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Three men convicted and sentenced in connection with Operation Silk, Thames Valley Police’s five-year-long investigation into child sexual exploitation #CSE in Oxford: https://t.co/wYOUcuJgrJ

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Leaflets given out at an event in #Belfast which were #VictimBlaming have incited a public outcry.

#PaulaHillman, head of Public Protection Branch with Police Service of Northern Ireland, has apologised and an investigation has been launched: https://t.co/Ycldj2fwNG

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#HarveyWeinstein, was convicted in New York City of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act. He is due to be sentenced on the 11th March. #MeToo https://t.co/70xbq5wpqn

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West Yorkshires Police Operation, Tendersea has led to six men sentenced to 15 years each for the rape of young teenage girls in #Huddersfield. https://t.co/U6n3K4JuyZ

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Judge Tolson dismissed a woman’s claim that she was a victim of rape in a family court hearing. A joint letter from solicitors and women’s rights groups stated the judge and other members of family court hold an “outdated view” of rape. https://t.co/QZosZRve3S #VictimBlaming

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Interesting short film from Norfolk film makers Nell Basley and Taryn Everdeen on reported experiences to sexual harassment #stolenskin: https://t.co/9LibbcceOU