Amnesty UK

I’d just like to tell you about some of the work Amnesty UK has been doing recently to mark International Women’s Day.

Firstly, I'd like to draw your attention to the following fact:
‘Each year, around 1 in 10 women in Britain experience rape or other violence. One in four local authorities leave female victims of violence without the specialised support they need’.

This is certainly shocking and that's why the work Amnesty UK has been doing recently to draw attention to this statistic is so important. To highlight this Amnesty UK urged thousands of people on Facebook, Myspace and Twitter to update their avatars and statuses at 1:10 on Friday 6th March.

The status update was: Each year, 1 in 10 women in Britain experience rape or other violence. Act now. http://www.oneten.org.uk/.

On Twitter, they asked members to change their profile picture to their avatar and use #1in10 to spread the message. They’ve also been directing everyone to http://www.mapofgaps.org/ where you can see which services are missing in your local area. All the information on the campaign is available at http://oneten.org.uk/ .

I would urge you to have alook at the information and see which services are lacking in your area and then write to your local MP or Assembly Member to highlight the issue.

Thanks,
Nerys