Kemptown MP marks V-Day

Simon Kirby MP has marked V-Day, February 14, by praising action to tackle violence against women and girls.

V-DAY aims to raise awareness of violence against women and girls in the UK and across the world, and to call for more action to be done to tackle it.

The UK leads the world in working on this through action to end sexual violence in conflict, through tackling violence against women and girls in humanitarian emergencies and in showing support for the Africa-led movement to end FGM.

There has been considerable work done on this in the UK, through the criminalisation of forced marriages, the introduction of stalking offences and new Domestic Violence Protection Orders to protect victims of domestic violence.

Work is also being done to make sure that violence against women and girls can become something of the past.

Mr Kirby said: “I am so proud of the work that the UK is doing on this very important matter, and how we are combatting violence against women and girls in the UK and across the rest of the world.

“Whilst this progress is most welcome, there is still much more that needs to be done to end this unacceptable violence, and I hope that today will raise awareness of this very important matter.”