Prof Susan Edwards

Welcoming #JusticeReforms in #Scotland on @SkyNews But rape myths- incl rough sex impact the way rape victims are treated in the courts - & has seen a huge rise in women not reporting rape. This is not just a judicial issue but a cultural one . We have to do something about it

I am so moved to receive this recognition for my contribution to tackling domestic #abuse and #gender based violence. This honour belongs not just to me but the countless survivors whose voices have driven legal reform. There is still much work to be done. @NorthumbriaUni

Guantánamo with its history of torture of untried men for over two decades is one of the greatest ignominies of our time. Its legacy has been to provide a template for injustices worldwide. We @ShutGuantanamo the Gitmo freedom network call for its closure. Outside Parliament yday

Today was the 24th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo, infamous for its brutal torture of its inmates. For years we have campaigned with some success for the release of innocent detainees & yet 15 remain. Today in London we joined the worldwide protest demanding its closure

Today the three-day judicial review of Palestine Action's proscription came to an end. 'Amnesty International has been clear that Palestine Action should never have been proscribed' - Kerry Moscogiuri amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

"The BBC has been keeping the public in the dark. It is simply not telling the truth about the UK's support for Israel". Declassified's co-director @markcurtis30 exposes how the BBC has covered up British complicity in the Gaza genocide👇

In this article about #SeanCombs aka P Diddy, I discuss the forms of  #coercive control and abuse and argue that until the law changes we must press for better and more informed practitioners and judges. @AdvanceCharity @NorthumbriaUni @NorthumbriaLaw counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/combs…

I joined @PetrieHosken to discuss sexual harassment & #violence against women where I pointed out that #microaggressions & reducing women to commodities when done including by world leaders legitimated the objectification of #women Here’s a clip @AdvanceCharity @NorthumbriaUni

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We face an unprecedented crisis in our criminal justice system, including underfunding & backlogs, creating anxiety for victims and offenders. It needs serious investment. All issues, I will be discussing in my webinar tomorrow. Register via link 👇👇 publicpolicyexchange.co.uk/event.php?even…

*One month before her 95th birthday, Patricia Routledge wrote something that still gently echoes:* **“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.”** My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found. At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me. At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul. At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being. At 80, I took up watercolor painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible. Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever. **I’m writing this to tell you something simple:** **Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.** Let these years ahead be your *treasure years*. You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless. You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours. *With love and gentleness,* — Patricia Routledge

Chris Smalls was beaten for trying to deliver baby formula to starving Palestinians. This disgraceful assault on the Freedom Flotilla is an attack on common human decency. Stop the genocide. End the siege. Free Palestine.

buff.ly/6A21Mps "A new scheme allows early autism support for children as young as five, but future funding of Send provision is uncertain as government looks at reforming sector"

🚨BREAKING: Gaza has become "an abbatoir where starving people are lured out through combat zones to be shot at", says Kit Malthouse MP. "If the situation were reversed, we would now be mobilising the British armed forces as part of an international protection force", he adds.

British surgeon Victoria Rose, who's just returned from Gaza: "They're coming through the doors like a conveyor belt... really small children with massive injuries.. bits of their bodies blown off... every day at least half [of my cases] were under the age of 11.. its barbaric"

Protesters create red line around Parliament to call on gov to stop arming Israel. Organisers tell me if killing Palestinians children isn’t a red line, then what is… while independent MP @jeremycorbyn introduces a bill for British accountability

@ShadiaED Such suffering is Beyond language beyond comprehension

Struck with grief, Laila’s mother was barely able to speak. Her two year old daughter was killed in #Jenin in Occupied West Bank I sat in the room where it happened asking the family to relive that evening. Harrowing. The truth must be told. And the painful details must be heard

Hundreds gather in Tel Aviv to protest against Israeli govt for failing to end war in Gaza and secure return of hostages. Shadia Edwards-Dashti reports