Women for Refugee Women and regional partners publish their new report, Will I ever be safe? Asylum-seeking women made destitute in the UK.

Centre for Women’s Justice for the first time, hosted the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize in November 2019.
Here are some wonderful videos of the event, made by Pickle Jar Films.

Harriet Wistrich, director of CWJ talks about the CPS failure to prosecute rape on BBC Big Questions.

The Court of Appeal today confirmed that the operation of the multiple conviction rule in relation to the disclosure of criminal convictions arising from street prostitution (s1 Street Offences Act) is unlawful. 

Following their historic High Court victory in March 2018, three women are now taking their case to the Court of Appeal to argue against the criminalisation of street prostitution offences.

New HMCPSI report on CPS ‘performance’ on rape cases - part of the Government’s Rape Review – shockingly finds no issue with CPS decision making, despite overwhelming evidence of plummeting rape charges.

Sally Challen killed her controlling husband, Richard in 2010 and was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. This gripping BBC2 documentary follows Sally’s son David Challen and Sally’s solicitor and director of CWJ Harriet Wistrich as they work on Sally’s appeal.

All women have the right to access justice and be safe. Donate to help us build a society in which all state institutions work effectively to eradicate male violence.

This general election offers an opportunity for all political parties to explicitly support equality for women. Women’s lives have changed significantly in the last 50 years but there is still lots of work to do.

Harriet Wistrich from CWJ discusses the shocking CPS conviction targets in light of the Law Gazette’s investigation on BBC Newsnight.

Headlines in the Times and the Daily Mail quoting Harriet Wistrich as advocating the ditching of juries in rape trials is not accurate.

A UK-wide Coalition of women’s organisations, represented by the Centre for Women’s Justice, commenced proceedings against the Crown Prosecution Service at the High Court today (24 September).

Nearly 60% of women in prison are survivors of domestic abuse and for many it was the abuse that led to their offending.  Trafficking victims have a legal defence when they are driven to offend, however there is no equivalent protection for domestic abuse survivors.