Introducing CWJ
Centre for Women’s Justice is a legal charity dedicated to holding the state to account for violence against women and girls. We pursue targeted, strategic interventions that push for meaningful change so survivors are heard, protected and treated fairly.
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whAT WE DO
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We bring carefully selected legal challenges with the potential to create wider systemic change. Our cases focus on improving how the state both responds to perpetrators and how it supports victim-survivors of violence against women and girls.
Please note: we do not provide legal advice to members of the public. We have a very small team and only take on a limited number of strategic cases, typically referred by frontline practitioners or legal professionals
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We design and deliver projects addressing specific issues arising from the state response to male violence. This work is grounded in the realities faced by victim-survivors and feeds directly into our litigation and policy work.
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We work to improve law, policy and practice so that women and girls are better protected and supported. Drawing on our casework and projects, we identify systemic problems and advocate for meaningful reform. We are a police super‑complaint designated body, meaning we can formally raise concerns about widespread or systemic issues in policing and help drive change at a national level.
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We work closely with frontline women’s organisations to strengthen their capacity to support victim‑survivors. Through training, second‑tier legal advice and specialist, VAWG‑informed resources, we help advocates identify cases that require legal intervention and support women to challenge failures within the criminal justice system. We also facilitate access to lawyers with expertise in violence against women and girls, helping ensure women receive informed and effective legal support.
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We provide expert commentary on violence against women and girls, using our casework and experience to inform public debate and improve the quality and accuracy of media coverage.
Who We work with
FRONTLINE ADVOCATES
If you work as an ISVA, IDVA, ISAC, or in another frontline and/or women’s sector role supporting women affected by male violence, we can provide practical support linked to our legal and policy expertise.
We offer:
Training to support frontline workers to understand and challenge inadequate policing responses and prosecution decisions
A legal advice service for staff in women’s sector organisations seeking advice on behalf of victim‑survivors
Specialist resources to support informed, effective advocacy
This support is intended to complement your existing work and strengthen responses to criminal justice failures.
legal Professionals
If you are a solicitor, barrister or other legal professional, there are several ways to engage with our work. Lawyers can join our Legal Reference Panel, volunteer as mentors, or get in touch to discuss cases that raise wider issues affecting women and girls.
MEDIA
We are regularly approached by journalists and documentary makers to provide expert commentary on state responses to violence against women and girls. Media professionals can view our most recent press releases or get in touch with us directly.
victim-survivors
Centre for Women’s Justice is a small charity and our work focuses on a limited number of strategic litigation cases. We’re very sorry that we’re not able to provide legal advice directly to members of the public.
If you are being supported by a frontline worker (such as an IDVA, ISVA or another women’s sector advocate), you can ask them to contact us to access our second‑tier legal advice service on your behalf.
If you are looking for help yourself, our signposting pages may be able to help you find organisations and sources of support that are better placed to assist with your situation and the issues you are facing.
SupPort US
Support our work holding the state to account for violence against women and girls.
Together, we can help build safer, fairer systems of justice for women.