our campaign
We Can’t Consent to This is a response to the increasing numbers of women and girls killed and injured in violence that is claimed to be consensual, and a culture of normalisation of violence against women We are women from a range of backgrounds, we are all volunteers working to change outcomes for women. Some of us have been directly affected by this violence - all of us are motivated to make change. You can read more here, and sign up below if you’d like updates on our work.
We publish research which brings together women’s stories and clear data to support real life change. You can read that research below.
Our research:
‘i thought it was normal’
Our research on why and how violence against women in sex has become normalised.
rough sex defences: consent defences and the CJS
read our first in kind research on homicides and non fatal assaults in criminal cases in England and Wales
strangulation
the particular and intimate harms of strangulation - or ‘choking’ - in shocking new research.
rough sex defences: briefing on uk cases
read our unique research into the prevalence and success of ‘rough sex’ defences in UK homicides
women’s experiences of violence in sex
Something has gone horribly wrong - nearly 40% of women under 40 have been violently assaulted in sex. Read their stories.
rough sex defences: act now in northern ireland
help us change the law in Northern Ireland next - act by 11 January 2021
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