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accused of perpetuating violence against women through sexual objectification and representation of damage

Lord Justice Leveson

should expand its investigation into the practices and ethics of the British press, and against the sexual objectification and representation of women in the media damage, says a coalition of women's groups.

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Leveson is "not doing their job properly" without examining the representation of women in the media, according to the elimination of violence against women (EVAW), subject to equality now and violation of charity Eaves. Detailed submissions to the judge argued that the reports in the tabloids and broadsheets, in some cases perpetuate violence and even prevents some women who report rape to the police.

"Leveson is not only responsible for finding phone hacking, but the overall relationship between the press and the public," said Jacqui Hunt, director of Equality Now.

"Women constitute 50% of that audience, but too often in the tabloids are presented as sex objects or victims are somehow to blame for the violence against them. When older women are expelled by the media, when not used as expert commentators, when women are not treated as equals - which has a negative effect throughout society "

In its submission to the inquiry Leveson, presented together, the four groups say some offense reports subtle blame the victims and perpetuate myths about what constitutes "real rape" when victims are reluctant to report rape and subjected to judges, jurors and the general public considered a violation.

They will say that the abuse and violence against women is often trivial. And that the sexualization of women in the media degrades women and attitudes related to legitimate discrimination and violence against women and girls

The groups argue that reports of rape is often focused on the victims - the clothes because they drank alcohol, and their relationship with the author - rather than the person who committed a crime, perpetuate the myth of a "perfect rape victim."

"The perpetuation of these myths is actively dangerous," said Heather Harvey of the eaves. "It prevents women from coming to report rape and affects the entire legal system - the jurors, judges and CPS - color what we see as "real rape" that the media by allowing this to happen is that it allows the impunity of those. the authors. "

A report of six players to be jailed after rape 12 year old girls in an "orgy of midnight in the park" in the Daily Mail has been criticized for using the word "orgy" and return victims as "Lolita."

"Young women are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence and stereotypes that are" provocative "or look older than they are often used by authors to justify their crimes," said the written.

A spokesman for Associated Newspapers, said the article published online in the email and not in the Daily Mail and was based on a report of a news agency cutting renowned which contained the words "orgy" and "Lolita." "Mail Online has received no complaints since the story was published nine months ago. Six defendants were released after a judge of the Court of Appeal held that the judge Moses wanted girls to have sex. "The Daily Mail then published a beautiful two-page interview with a victim who asked Moses if the judge was right to release the authors. "

also call for greater responsibility of publishers and the public debate on "the daily publication of pornography" in the sun and stars and a strong press, independent complaints system to replace the regulation of the Commission complaints.

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