Sarah Everard: Violence against women and girls begins and ends with censorship

Domestic abuse, sexual violence and all forms of exploitation rely on silence and censorship above any other weapon.

Without curtailing the freedom of a woman’s speech, you cannot curtail her physical and sexual freedoms. Every perpetrator knows that you must convince a victim that if she speaks things will get worse, writes MP Jess Phillips.

We defend the right to protest, even
in a pandemic

Photo: Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona

Demonstrations by design are meant to disrupt normal activity. They are meant to annoy and irritate the establishment – because they are designed to challenge the status quo, or highlight an injustice. Rarely do people organise a protest because they are happy with the actions of their Government, writes our CEO Ruth Smeeth.

CASE to hold Slapps website launch

On 26 March at 10.30 GMT/1130 CET, the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE), of which Index is a member, is holding a panel event to discuss the threat of strategic lawsuits against public participation (Slapps), abusive lawsuits designed to silence critical speech, and to launch its new website.