Rape crisis centres form alliance to combat rise in sexual violence against women and girls

Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre, The STAR Centre – Rape Crisis Ayrshire and Western Isles Rape Crisis Centre said in a ...
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Violence against women and girls must be treated as a public health crisis, coalition warns

VIOLENCE against women and girls in Scotland must be treated as a public health crisis, a new coalition of rape crisis centres said today.The Scottish Rape Crisis Alliance (SRCA) said cases of rape ...

Rape crisis charities declare emergency over soaring violence against women

The newly formed Scottish Rape Crisis Alliance (SRCA) said cases of rape and attempted rape have "soared", adding there has been "no meaningful intervention to prevent these crimes".

Woman raped by dangerous sex offender warns decade-long order protecting public has run out

Vicky Maclean was 19 when she was dragged off the street at knifepoint and brutally attacked by John McDougall as she made her way home from work in Irvine, Ayrshire, in 2000.