
Service providers like Orkney Women’s Aid and similar organisations saw an increase in demand.
Service providers like Orkney Women’s Aid and similar organisations saw an increase in demand.
“The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a significant rise in gender-based violence and increased risks of harm for domestic-abuse survivors due to restrictions on movement and an increase in social isolation.” Professor Pedersen
This week we have possibly the most difficult subject to approach, the murder of a lovely young woman full of life and promise by a sexual predator.
White Ribbon Orkney has recently been set up. It campaigns to involve more men in helping to address violence against women.
More than 13 organisations across the Highlands and Islands are jointly campaigning to raise awareness of domestic abuse and sexual violence and how it affects people in our local communities.
According to a recent Police Scotland report, in 2021 so far, 34,103 incidents of domestic abuse have been recorded in Scotland, up 7.6% on the previous 12 months.
To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall was lit up in orange
“I am extremely proud to have taken a Bill through parliament that will have such a positive effect on the lives of Scotland’s children.”
“I’ll never know what made him snap”
“I’ll never know what made him snap”