Can Gender Equality and Kindness Fix Scotland’s Family Courts?
Scotland is a compassionate country, yet some mistake Scotland’s kindness for weakness and report our country to be a ‘soft touch’ when it comes to justice. Coercive control and domestic violence have been a burden on our economy and our society for years and it disproportionately affects women.
Family Courts: What will it take to end the abuse?
When domestic abuse victims leave a controlling and often violent relationship, they have two hopes; a peaceful life, free from pain, and a safe and healthy environment for their child. Their hopes get shattered when they enter the draconian family courts.
Northern Ireland Challenged to Defeat Domestic Abuse Injustice
Nobody expects to be disbelieved, especially after years of abuse. The abused are already speaking from a place of inequality and they are then made to feel that they are liars. This is exactly what happens to victims in the family court. Not only are they disbelieved, they are blamed for the very abuse that they suffered. This is unacceptable and one of the many factors that #thecourtsaidNI campaign is hoping to change.
Contact the Campaign
England & Wales: contact.thecourtsaid@gmail.com
Northern Ireland: thecourtsaidni@gmail.com
Scotland: thecourtsaidscot@gmail.com
