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Domestic Abuse Bill
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January 26, 2023, 12:48 pm
OPINION: Leah’s tragic case exposes systemic negligence on the part of one Beit Din
Ramie Smith, co-founder of GettOutUK, says religious authorities that operate without oversight must be held to account in cases such as Leah Hochauser, who died while still legally chained to her husband.
By Ramie Smith
A man signs a petition at a demonstration for women's rights held outside the rabbinical court for divorces
March 4, 2021, 12:46 pm
Religious divorce refusal can now be recognised as a criminal offence
A husband who refuses a 'get' can now be viewed as exerting controlling and coercive behaviour, listed as a criminal offence under the Serious Crime Act.
By Ellie Jacobs
Unchaining agunot, women trapped in marriages and unable to divorce (Photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash via Jewish News)
January 27, 2021, 5:33 pm
OPINION: Time to cast away the shadows of chained women
As a group of cross-party peers seek to push through a domestic abuse bill, head of Jewish Women's Aid, Naomi Dickson explains why it is needed to protect women trapped by gets
By Naomi Dickson
January 27, 2021, 4:53 pm
House of Lords bid to protect women refused gets
Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Independent politicians unite for proposal that would give hope to Jewish women being refused divorce by their husbands
By Sandy Rashty
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