Germaine, Germaine, Germaine!

By Paula Kavanagh

https://youtu.be/3nZm_ue8K54CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO LISTEN TO THE BLOG Like most women and men who have experienced rape, we read Germain Greer’s call for punishment for rape to be reduced with anger and disbelief. Sadly, this is not the first time reduced sentences in rape cases has been an issue, as every day within out…

How Do Judges Get It So Wrong?

By June Kavanagh

click on the image to listen to the blog post  As survivors of childhood sexual abuse, we are hurt, disappointed, shocked and insulted at some of the sentences judges hand down every day for crimes of sexual abuse.  It is staggering that any judge could ever completely suspend a sentence in the case of a…

Consistent Sentencing for Sexual Perpetrators

By Paula Kavanagh

The call for mandatory life sentencing for anyone that is found guilty of a sexual crime was put to the Minister for Justice and Equality, Charles Flanagan, TD, on the Claire Byrne Live show on RTE on the 31st April,2018. He responded by saying “I’m not a fan of mandatory sentencing, it’s been proven in…