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Tuesday 15th July 2008

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Equal Opportunities Commission gets domestic violence on the gender agenda

Tuesday 24th July 2007

The Equal Opportunities Commission has launched a new campaign, the Gender Agenda, which sets out the actions they believe are necessary to achieve gender equality in the next 10 years. The campaign focuses on six main areas of development, one of which is violence against women.
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Refuge comment on the sentencing of Banaz Mahmod's killers

Tuesday 24th July 2007

Comment from Sandra Horley OBE, chief executive of Refuge, on the sentencing of Banaz Mahmod's killers - her father, uncle and family friend.
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CPS domestic violence figures show further rise in convictions

Wednesday 18th July 2007

The Crown Prosecution Service's latest figures for domestic violence show that convictions are continuing to rise year on year and have risen by 20 per cent since 2003. Three-quarters of the cases in the Crown Courts - where the most serious cases are heard - ended in a conviction.
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Refuge comment on the use of head cameras by police in cases of domestic violence

Thursday 12th July 2007

Sandra Horley OBE, Chief Executive of Refuge, comments on Home Office guidance on police using head cameras in domestic violence cases.
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Race to run the New York and Berlin Marathons for Refuge

Wednesday 11th July 2007

Refuge has guaranteed places on its teams for this year's New York and Berlin Marathons. Registration for the New York Marathon closes at the end of July so get in touch today.
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Refuge comment on Pemberton Homicide Judicial Review

Monday 31st July 2006

Refuge comment on: Judicial review to agree the terms of reference for the Pemberton Homicide Review following the murders of Julia and William Pemberton by Alan Pemberton
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What does Refuge provide?

Tuesday 27th July 2004

Refuge is a national domestic violence charity which provides emergency accommodation and emotional and practical support to women and children in need of its services.
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Ruby Wax calls for a million mobiles

Thursday 22nd July 2004

Funny woman Ruby Wax is backing a national campaign to help stop domestic violence in the home by urging people to dig out the million used mobile phones that could be lying around their homes.
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New Year, new mobile?

Monday 19th July 2004

The Body Shop campaign 'Help Stop Violence in the Home', launched to support the national charity Refuge, gets off to a fresh start in 2004 with a major push to collect unwanted mobile phones.
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