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Oxford SU have introduced new measures to expand the reach of the Sexual Violence Service in a new university-wide measure. The Sexual Harassment and Violence Support Service launched last year, and provides a safe space for students to be heard independent of college or department. Support and advice is available from trained advisors and an […]
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Earlier this term I attended the Oxford Union’s panel on “The World’s Shame: Ending Sexual Violence”, where I learnt that one in three women worldwide still experience physical or sexual violence. The panel was led by three powerful women including Leslee Udwin, known for creating the confronting, ‘India’s Daughter’ documentary. This documentary follows the harrowing […]
Continue ReadingBy now, many of us have read the article ‘I Was Raped At Oxford University. Police Pressured Me Into Dropping Charges’, written by an Oxford student under the pseudonym Maria Marcello. The first post on a new blog, it details the author’s experience of being raped by someone in her college, and the process of […]
Continue ReadingAn Oxford academic who refused to hold an event at the Oxford Union accused the University this week of “silencing” her attempts to speak about gender issues and accuses the institution of mishandling sexual harassment investigations. In an article published on her blog, The Double Economy, Professor Linda Scott argued that Oxford has “no procedure […]
Continue Readingutside the Oxford Union today to protest against the Society’s “casual response” to rape and sexual assault allegations brought against President Ben Sullivan. The protest was organised on Facebook in response to last week’s debate, in which a motion of No Confidence failed to be passed against Sullivan. The demonstration also targets more general concerns […]
Continue ReadingStudents at Corpus Christi have called for a specific sexual assault policy to replace the current college procedure in place dealing with sexual assault incidents. Certain JCR members have complained that the College has been unclear about the procedure for submitting the potential policy, and that their proposals have been discussed and rejected without adequate […]
Continue ReadingWilliam Haig’s crusade against sexual violence abroad is a noble campaign, but this government should be tackling the issue at home with the same level of gusto.
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