Emily Hunt is an American-British author, public speaker, and government adviser, recognized for her advocacy against sexual violence. She played a key role in influencing legal reforms related to voyeurism in the United Kingdom.[1]

Early Life and Education

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Emily Hunt was born in the United States. Information regarding her early education is not widely documented.[2] [3]

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In 2015, Hunt was filmed without her consent while unconscious in a hotel room in East London, leading to a legal case that highlighted gaps in the UK’s voyeurism laws.[4] After five years of public advocacy and crowdfunding a judicial review against the UK government through CrowdJustice, her efforts contributed to legal reforms aimed at closing these gaps[5]. In 2021, she was appointed as an independent adviser to the UK government’s end to end rape review, for which she wrote the foreword.[6][7]

Publications

Hunt authored **We Need to Talk: The Truth About Sexual Violence and My Fight for Justice** (2023), published by Mardle Books, which discusses her personal experiences and the challenges in advocating for legal reforms.[8]

Awards and Recognition

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Hunt was jointly awarded the Emma Humphrey’s Award in 2020 for her work advocating for women’s rights by Harriet Wistrich's Centre for Women's Justice.[9] In 2023, she was honored with an **OBE** in the 2023 New Year Honours for her contributions to justice and advocacy.[10]

Personal Life

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Hunt is a mother and has shared insights into her personal life during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]. She has an ex-husband named James.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Saner, Emine (July 21, 2021). "Emily Hunt: why she fought to make sure no woman is filmed naked without consent". Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Government's rape tsar quits and says there is 'no point' to reporting". Daily Mail. 6 October 2023.
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  4. ^ "Voyeur sentenced after woman's five-year campaign". BBC News. 4 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Rape — where we are going wrong". June 2022.
  6. ^ "Mother crowdfunding to bring 'rapist' to justice after prosecutors refuse to press charges". Independent.co.uk. 6 November 2017.
  7. ^ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60ed551c8fa8f50c6ef84fbc/end-to-end-rape-review-report-with-correction-slip.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Mardle Books to publish Hunt's 'vitally important' book on sexual violence".
  9. ^ "Emily Hunt – Joint EHMP and CWJ Award Winner – 2020". 29 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Emily HUNT | Order of the British Empire | the Gazette".
  11. ^ "Three lessons from the first week of homeschooling". 17 March 2020.
  12. ^ Hunt, Emily (February 2, 2023). We Need to Talk. Mardle.