Farore Law’s important case which highlights an alleged significant abuse of power by a public figure.

Our latest guest post is from ‘R’ a survivor and campaigner with lived experience of the CPS's digital disclosure policy. She has decided to share her story in the hope that it will help others in the future.

Whilst at HMP Askham Grange I initially thought it was a fantastic prison. On reflection, it was just a better prison than any closed establishment I had been in.

Written by Lilly Lewis, a survivor, campaigner and winner of the joint CWJ and Emma Humphrey’s award.

The establishment of CEMB and One Law for All were efforts to be heard and to be seen and to insist on our equal citizenship and individual rights and freedoms in the face of a cultural relativism that erases dissent and only recognises “group” and “community” rights.

Written by Maryam Namazie, joint prize winner of the Emma Humphrey’s Memorial Prize 2019.

You would expect a police service to want to examine in detail what may have gone wrong when a woman who repeatedly came to police attention suffering violence goes on to be murdered, writes Nogah Ofer, solicitor at CWJ.

Cuts to specialist services and the government’s hostile environment policy have left migrant women more vulnerable to abuse and less likely to report violence out of fear of detention or deportation.

 In 2014, I became the Chair of Paladin (the National Stalking Advocacy Service) where I got involved in the campaign to make coercive control a criminal offence. It was apparent that women who had experienced horrendous acts of psychological violence were being let down by the lack of legislation, which made it impossible for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to bring prosecutions. By Rachel Horman.

“We are all different ladies – like flowers. Some are fresh, some dry, some colourful, some not bloomed yet. Each session we weave a beautiful garland.”

Jan Ferguson writes about Building Equality - a joint project by Edinburgh Women’s Aid and Shakti Women’s Aid which inspired women survivors of domestic abuse to find their voice and unleash their creativity.

Southall Black Sisters is one of the UK’s leading organisations for black and minority women. They have been in existence since 1979. Rahila Gupta, freelance journalist, writer and activist writes about celebrating their 40th anniversary and their final event of the year ‘Turning the Page’.