Today the Divisional Court handed down judgment in a case brought by three women who were all pimped into prostitution as teenagers and have multiple convictions for soliciting and loitering
Read more26 & 27 January, Court of Appeal: Rape Campaigners Face CPS in Court
A coalition of women’s organisations will face the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the Court of Appeal in a two day judicial review hearing on 26 and 27 January 2021, as three of the country’s most senior judges will consider whether the CPS unlawfully changed its policy and practice on decision-making in rape cases.
Read moreWomen prostituted as teenagers to challenge the retention of their criminal records till they reach 100 years
On 19 January the High Court will hear a landmark legal challenge of the Home Office and Police policy which requires the retention of all criminal convictions until the person reaches 100 years of age.
Read moreCWJ welcomes long overdue U-turn to law on bail which had left women in danger
CWJ welcomes the introduction of the changes to pre-charge bail in the Protection of the Police and Public, Courts and Sentencing Bill, announced today.
Read moreNew offence of non-fatal strangulation welcomed
Centre for Women’s Justice welcomes the Lord Chancellor’s announcement of a new stand alone offence of non fatal strangulation, originally formulated by CWJ as a proposed amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill.
Read more2020 and the year to come...
Whilst the past year has been incredibly hard and challenging for so many people, in particular for women and children living in households with abusive men as well as those made homeless as a consequence of abuse, we would like to reflect on some key events and celebrate some positive outcomes from the work of CWJ and our wider network over the past year.
Read moreStop Penalising Survivors of Sexual Exploitation
This year we are taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge. We have between 1st and 8th December to reach our £5k target. if we make it, the donations will be doubled to £10k. If we fail, we get nothing!!
Read moreRAPE PROSECUTIONS: New report finds system collapse and calls for political intervention on juries, police and prosecutors
This new 80-page report refers to ongoing legal action against the CPS for failings and sets out overwhelming evidence that rape cases are being dropped when they should not be.
Read moreUK Femicides 2009-2018: Femicide Census Report
She inadvertently predicted her own killing as she left work with the words: "If I'm not in Friday, I might be dead."
The Femicide Census collates the details of hundreds of femicides, to demonstrate the scale of the violence and to explore whether lessons can be learnt by viewing these cases together.
Read moreEmma Humphreys Memorial Prize 2020
EHMP and CWJ are again working together to award two prizes to fantastic feminist campaigners
Read moreCredibility of Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry under threat
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) came under strong criticism today for ‘a profound imbalance in the evidence’ timetabled for the 10-day hearing on institutional responses to child sexual exploitation by organised networks.
Read morePublic Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised Networks: Virtual Hearing commences 21 September 2020
The Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) is a core participant at the forthcoming virtual hearing of the Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised Networks investigation in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).
Read moreGaia Pope Inquest Resumes 15 Sept
The hearing will consider what issues the inquest will cover and when it will take place. Two hearings were cancelled over the summer and after almost three years her family say vital questions about Gaia’s death - and the adequacy of local support services - remain unanswered.
Read moreVictory for victims as police issue new digital data ‘consent forms’
The National Police Chiefs’ Council has this month issued new forms and guidance, which set out the circumstances in which the police may lawfully ask a victim or witness to provide material from their digital devices in the course of a criminal investigation. The announcement forms part of the settlement of a legal challenge commenced by the Centre for Women’s Justice last year.
Read moreJudge calls Emily Hunt case ’shocking’ as she sentences the man who secretly filmed Emily during her sleep
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
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