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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ryan Hooper

Society fails women by not believing rape victims, campaigner says

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Society must stop “failing” women by assuming rape victims are lying, a campaigner who helped shape the Government’s landmark review of serious sexual offences has said.

Emily Hunt, an abuse survivor and independent adviser to last summer’s End-to-End Rape Review, also said jokes about rape continued to create an atmosphere which do not help victims.

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