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The Scottish Women's Rights Centre launches its brand-new website
We are delighted to introduce our brand-new website to our service users, funders and partner organisations! This has been in the making for a while now and shaped by survivors, for survivors.
This modernisation in the design, content and mapping of the new website has been introduced to improve access to SWRC services, providing updated information about the SWRC Helpline, Legal and Advocacy Services. The website will also make it easier for survivors and professionals to access legal guides, information on support services, training and our Solicitor Signposting Network.
Thank you to Kairos Women+ for consulting with us on the development of the website, to Fuzzylime for its development and to Rosa for funding this project.
Embedding Learning: How the RISE@SWRC Project opened further opportunities for development of a needs-based approach to services
A large focus of our work is making legal information and support accessible to survivors of gender-based violence – many of whom experience numerous barriers in finding suitable support and pursuing justice. As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence this year, we wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on learning from the Scottish Government funded RISE@SWRC pilot project which ran between July 2021 – March 2022.
Brexit - Your Rights
We have produced informational videos to help you navigate your rights in relation to Brexit. You can find these on our YouTube channel in a variety of languages.
For a more in-depth look at these processes, you can view our flow chart-style Factsheet.
Factsheet: Forced Marriage
What is Forced Marriage?
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A forced marriage is a marriage in which one or both people do not freely agree (consent) to the marriage and where some form of pressure (coercion) is involved.
This pressure can take many forms and can be physical, emotional, psychological and financial. It can include deception, threats, blackmail or harassment.
There is often huge pressure to conform to the wishes of family and community. The pressure which forces a person into marriage does not have to be directed against that person and can include circumstances in which threats are made to the person or others if they do not agree to the marriage.
A forced marriage can also occur where an individual is not able to freely agree on their own behalf, for example, children or adults with a mental disorder.
A forced marriage is not the same as an arranged marriage. In an arranged marriage, both parties consent to the marriage.
SWRC Statement on the Response to Scottish Government's Consultation on Proposed Abortion Services Safe Access Zones (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre offers legal and advocacy services to women survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), including sexual violence, physical abuse, coercive control and economic abuse.
We know that barriers to accessing healthcare facilities could have a detrimental and disproportionate impact on survivors of GBV placing them at an even greater disadvantage.
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