- Outlaw character references in cases of Gender Based Violence. They can retraumatise victims & sway judges to mitigate abuse.
- Protect confidentiality - no access to counselling notes for defence legal team.
- Provide Advocates and representation for complainants in the court process.
- Compulsory training of the judiciary and juries regarding sexual and gender based violence. Outlaw rapes myths and victim blaming by defence lawyers in court cases.
- Invest and recruit court personnel so that nobody waits more than a year for a SA, rape or GBV case.
- Education programme in schools, colleges (and wider society) to challenge misogyny and gender violence.
- Introduce mechanism to recall and make accountable judges who make misogynistic and insensitive rulings.
- Introduce ‘Valerie Law’ to block any parental or inheritance rights for those who kill spouses.
- Femicide and intimate partner violence training for Gardai.
- Introduce Domestic Violence Register / ‘Jennie’s Law’ to make available information about anyone with a conviction for domestic violence.
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