Alphonse Decorte

DECORTÉ UK ANNOUNCES ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH UK CHARITY REFUGE HELPING TO PROVIDE SPECIALIST SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC ABUSE

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Thursday, November 24, 2022
Woman, Ageing, International, Fear, Safety, Domestic violence, Communal violence, Alphonse Decorte, Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Drug, Refuge, Violence

REFUGE has led the campaign against domestic abuse in the UK since 1971 when they opened the world's first safe house for women and children fleeing domestic abuse, in Chiswick, London.

Key Points: 
  • REFUGE has led the campaign against domestic abuse in the UK since 1971 when they opened the world's first safe house for women and children fleeing domestic abuse, in Chiswick, London.
  • They have since grown to become the country's largest single provider of specialist domestic and gender-based violence services.
  • The organisation is committed to creating a world where domestic abuse and violence against women and girls is not tolerated, and where women and children can live in safety.
  • Support for the campaign against domestic violence is essential:
    Around 770,000 children live with an adult who experienced domestic violence and abuse in 2017, including 300,000 children aged 5 or under.