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Read moreControversial ‘consent forms’ used in rape and sexual offences cases withdrawn by the police
The National Police Chiefs Council are withdrawing the current digital data extraction forms controversially used in rape and sexual offence cases. The announcement follows a legal challenge brought by CWJ last year which argued that the use of these forms was unlawful, discriminatory and led to excessive and intrusive disclosure requests.
Read moreEvidence of CPS Failure on Rape
Large evidence bundle from our landmark judicial review case brought against the CPS alleging that the CPS had changed its policy and practice on rape leading to a catastrophic collapse in the number of rape cases charged and making it to court.
Read morePowerful Evidence of CPS Failure on Rape Handed to Government Inquiry
Women’s groups write to Justice Secretary enclosing material from landmark judicial review case + report on rape and racism, and urge him to act on CPS failure to prosecute rape as part of system wide fail
Read moreRequest for information from survivors of rape
We would like to encourage anyone who feels able to share their experience of the criminal justice system as a survivor of rape to complete this short anonymous survey.
Read more'Police forces’ approach to digital downloads is unlawful' - our response to todays report
A report published by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office today found that police forces are routinely processing ‘potentially excessive’ sensitive personal data belonging to members of the public from mobile phones in the course of criminal investigations.
Read moreMPs to debate new strangulation offence today
“Offenders are getting away with little or no punishment for this terrifying and dangerous offence.”
Read moreEmail your MP!: Non-Fatal Strangulation should be a Criminal Offence
We need your support to get a free-standing offence of non-fatal strangulation!
Read moreCWJ submission to Domestic Abuse Bill Committee 21 May 2020
CWJ is calling for a free-standing offence of non-fatal strangulation or asphyxiation. We believe that this form of offending is currently significantly under-charged across the UK. Our view is strongly supported by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, the Victim’s Commissioner and numerous domestic abuse charities from around England and Wales
Read moreDomestic Abuse Bill – the need for an offence of non-fatal strangulation
CWJ is calling for a free-standing offence of non-fatal strangulation or asphyxiation. We believe that this form of offending is currently significantly under-charged across the UK.
Read moreThe 2.6 challenge
We are excited to be involved in the 2.6 challenge and invite YOU to join us on Sunday 26 April to help save the UK’s charities.
Read moreCOVID-19: Support and information
We have put together a list of some of the key issues, campaigns and resources to assist frontline women’s organisations and women directly affected by the crisis.
Read moreWomen’s campaigners and organisations call on hotels to offer rooms to women and children trapped in homes with domestic abusers
Women’s rights campaigners have written to major hotel chains asking them to offer their beds to women and children fleeing domestic abuse who would otherwise be trapped with them during the Coronavirus lockdown.
Read moreEmily Hunt - Court of Appeal releases decisive ‘voyeurism’ judgment
The Court of Appeal’s judgment has been released, following the success of Emily Hunt’s judicial review claim and intervention in an important case in January.
Read moreContacting CWJ during the coronavirus outbreak
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, CWJ staff are currently working remotely and therefore, do not have access to our office phones. We are working on accessing them remotely, but in the meantime, we ask that you get in touch with us by email where possible.
Read morePR: Rape campaigners "hugely disappointed" to be denied permission as CPS push for maximum costs
A national coalition of women’s organisations, the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW), represented by the Centre for Women’s Justice, was today (17 March) refused permission to bring a full judicial review challenge against the CPS which alleged the CPS had changed its policy and practice on decision-making in rape cases.
Read morePR: Our response to the HMICFRS report on Metropolitan Police Services
Director of Centre for Women's Justice, Harriet Wistrich commented on the embargoed HMICFRS report that assesses the Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) progress in learning from the mistakes identified in the Henriques report.
Read moreEVAW PR: Rape Campaigners to face CPS in court & risk being forced to pay CPS costs
Women’s groups launch major 7-days-to-go CrowdJustice fundraising campaign as they prepare for court hearing where loss could mean paying CPS costs in full.
Read moreStop the decriminalisation of rape
On 17th March, we and EVAW will be in court for a permission hearing against the CPS change in policy, which has seen a 51% drop in charges of reported rapes in 5 years.
Read morePolice officers allowed to abuse with impunity in the ‘locker-room’ culture of UK forces, super-complaint reveals
Centre for Women’s Justice will today submit a super-complaint to The Police Inspectorate highlighting systemic failures women are experiencing when reporting domestic abuse perpetrated by police officers and others employed by the police
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