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Leila Zerrougui, Lucy Kalanithi, Internet dating and rape

Algerian human rights activist Leila Zerrougui talks to Jane Garvey.

New figures from the National Crime Agency show the number of people who report being raped by someone they met via a dating app or website has risen six fold in the last 5 years. Jane talks to Sean Sutton, Head of the of the National Crime Agency's Serious Crimes Analysis Section and Rebecca Hitchen of Rape Crisis.

Algerian Human Rights expert Leila Zerrougui talks about her work as the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.

Lucy Kalanithi, the wife of neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi who wrote the book 'When Breath Becomes Air' about facing his own death.

Bridget Kendall, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã's Diplomatic Correspondent looks at whether the next Secretary General of the UN could be a woman.

A tribute to Margaret Forster, author and biographer, who died yesterday.

Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Eleanor Garland.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Internet Dating and Rape

    Are online dating websites and apps a new ground for offenders?

    Duration: 08:26

  • Breastfeeding Package

    Response to Monday's programme

    Duration: 03:44

  • When Breath Becomes Air

    Lucy Kalanithi discusses her late husband's memoir

    Duration: 11:32

  • Margaret Forster

    An interview with the late novelist from 2010

    Duration: 02:56

  • Leila Zerrougu

    The Algerian Human Rights expert

    Duration: 08:51

  • Could the next Secretary General of the UN could be a woman?

    Bridget Kendall, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã's Diplomatic Correspondent, gives her take

    Duration: 05:54

Internet Dating and Rape

The Ö÷²¥´óÐã Action line for support from sexual violence is 0800 077 077. Lines are open 24 hours are calls are free from most landlines. 

 is the UK’s free, 24-hour confidential helpline for children and young people who need to talk. Trained counsellors are there to provide comfort, support and advice about any problem that’s on your mind. Contact them 24 hours a day, every day, by phone or via their website.

Helpline: 0800 1111 (calls are free from all existing networks – landline and mobile)

d is a charity that offers support, advice and guidance to adult survivors of any form of childhood abuse.

Phone: 0800 085 3330

 is available for anyone struggling to cope round the clock, every single day of the year. They provide a safe place to talk where calls are completely confidential. Get in touch by phone or email or find the details for the local branch online.

Phone: 08457 90 90 90

°Õ³ó±ðÌý is a charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. The charity has a free anonymous 24/7 helpline that provides help, advice and support to adults worried about a child.

Helpline: 0808 800 5000

 (Parents against child sexual exploitation) works alongside parents and carers of children who are – or are at risk of being – sexually exploited by perpetrators external to the family, as well as offering guidance and training to professionals on how child sexual exploitation affects the whole family. Pace seeks to enable parents and carers to safeguard and stop their children being sexually exploited, works with parents and partners to disrupt and bring perpetrators to justice, and aims to influence national and local policy and practice.

Phone: 0113 240 3040

 is accessible 365 days a year to women calling from anywhere in England and Wales who have survived any form of sexual violence, no matter how long ago, offering specialised, confidential support, information and referral details completely free of charge. The helpline is also available to provide an immediate source of support to friends and family of survivors, as well as other professionals, to understand how best to support female survivors of sexual violence.

Helpline: 0808 802 9999

 has over 130 member agencies based in the UK and Ireland which provide specialist support for women, men and children who are survivors of rape, sexual violence or childhood sexual abuse.

 provides information, support and counselling for men who have been raped or sexually abused.

Phone: 0845 122 1201

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jane Garvey
Producer Eleanor Garland
Interviewed Guest Sean Sutton
Interviewed Guest Rebecca Hitchen
Interviewed Guest Leila Zerrougui
Interviewed Guest Lucy Kalanithi
Interviewed Guest Bridget Kendall

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  • Tue 9 Feb 2016 10:00

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