Sex offender Christopher Killick was sentenced today to a 30-month community order, a £2,000 fine, and payment of £5,000 in compensation, after pleading guilty last month to illegally filming Emily Hunt naked while she slept.
Read moreNew vacancy: PT Solicitor
We are looking to recruit a part time solicitor with experience in actions against the police
Read moreNew report! - Access to justice for women and girls during Covid-19 pandemic
Quality of police investigations, remote hearings, child contact proceedings, jury trial uncertainty, racism in justice systems – all impacting women’s safety and access to justice
Read moreEmily Hunt speaks of her relief that 5-year legal battle is now over
Christopher Killick pleaded guilty today to an offence of voyeurism, as Thames Magistrates' Court heard how he preyed on Emily Hunt while she was ‘vulnerable’ by taking a video of her naked in a hotel room while she slept.
Read moreCourt of Appeal grants permission for judicial review of CPS Rape Policy – women’s groups delighted
A historic decision at the Court of Appeal today (30 July) has overturned a High Court decision in March 2020 that women’s groups should not be granted a full judicial review of CPS rape charging policy and practice
Read moreRape Prosecutions: Women’s groups “appalled” at further fall in numbers, and head to Court again against CPS
New figures released today (30 July) by the CPS show once again the appalling state of affairs for survivors seeking justice after they have been raped – who currently face a 1 in 70 chance of their case being charged
Read moreWe are recruiting!
We are looking for an enthusiastic feminist paralegal to join the team!
Read moreControversial ‘consent forms’ used in rape and sexual offences cases withdrawn by the police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.
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