Webinar hears Irish legal system 'not fit for purpose' in dealing with violence against women

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Irish courts are "not fit for purpose" when dealing with violence against women, experts on gender-based violence have said.

The legal process often re-traumatises victims, locking them into archaic systems blind to the subtleties of coercive control, a UN Special Rapporteur and NGO leaders said during a webinar, hosted by Orla O'Connor of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI).