A strategy to end violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland is set to be launched on Monday.
A victim of sexual violence has told BBC News NI there should be outrage in our society over violence against women and girls.The Ending violence Against Women and Girls strategy was first proposed in 2021.'Shocked' & 'horrified'
“I was shocked, horrified by the reality of the criminal justice system when I went through it,” she said. Haileigh says she believes individual politicians do want to end violence against women and girls, but that there needs to be a more aggressive approach. “Evidence shows that most women and girls here have experienced at least one form of gender-based violence”.in Northern Ireland in 2023.Tackling the root causes of gender based violence and working on prevention will be key to the executive’s strategy, but the justice system will also have a huge role to play.
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