Instead of embracing the opportunity presented by this review to modernise the law and improve how the concept of coercive control is used to inform both defences and sentencing decisions, the government’s cherry picking response fails to address the gender disparities faced by women who kill their abusers and could in fact lead to greater unfairness.
Read moreUndercover Police Inquiry: Revealed – the continuity of misogyny in elite Metropolitan Police units from fifty years back to today’s scandals.
The recent revelations of horrific misogyny and racism within the Met Police exposed in the cases of David Carrick, Wayne Couzens, the Charing Cross police, the police officers who took selfies with the bodies of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, has a history dating back at least fifty years.
Read morePolice Perpetrated Abuse Inquiry: The Angiolini Inquiry Consultation
Centre for Women’s Justice has submitted their response to the Angiolini Inquiry’s consultation on Part Two of the public inquiry set up following the conviction of Wayne Couzens.
Read moreDavid Carrick: What Could Have Been Done To Stop Him?
We set out the known developments in Met Officer and serial rapist David Carrick’s career, alongside proposals for change made by Centre for Women’s Justice since 2020, and the police response to them
Read moreVacancy - Lawyer
Full time or part time candidates will be considered, with hybrid working, based at West London Rape Crisis and supervised by Centre for Women’s Justice and working as part of our legal enquiries team.
Read morePolice Perpetrated Domestic Abuse Super Complaint – How the police will improve their response to PPDA allegations
CWJ responds to the NPCCC super-complaint response and today publishes a 12-point plan of what must change to effectively tackle police perpetrated domestic abuse and restore women’s trust in policing.
Read moreCWJ response to damning report by chief inspector of probation
“It is devastating to hear about yet another murder that could have been avoided but for failures by the probation service.”
Read moreSerial sex offender who pursued a ‘campaign of rape’ while operating a ‘fake’ escort agency is sentenced to 31 years in prison
Nurazzaman Shahin, who was sentenced yesterday at Snaresbrook Crown Court, was found guilty of 22 offences – after two women supported by Centre for Women’s Justice played a crucial role in bringing him to justice.
GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNISE CHILDREN BORN OF RAPE AS ‘VICTIMS OF CRIME’
‘Daisy’s Law’: one woman’s tireless campaigning supported by Centre for Women’s Justice results in landmark legal change
Read moreCWJ statement on Angiolini Inquiry and former Home Secretary U-Turn
In response to Rt Hon Priti Patel comments today and recent revelations regarding officer David Carrick, CWJ have issued the following statement urging the government to ensure the Angiolini Inquiry proceeds on a statutory footing:
Read moreCWJ Response to the latest news on Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick
The revelations about the offending of David Carrick is a case illustration of everything that is wrong with the policing of male violence against women, the police misconduct system and more specifically, misogyny in the Met.
Read moreOur Human Rights Act Matters - letter to the PM & political leaders
We've signed a letter to the PM & political leaders along with 150+ organisations telling them #WhyOurHumanRightsActMatters.
Read moreJustice Unwrapped: Empowering Survivors of Violence
Donate to us this week via our Big Give page and your donation will be doubled. One donation, twice the impact.
Read moreJury Returns Verdict Damning Of West Midlands Police Following Three Week Inquest Into Solihull Double Homicide Case
An Inquest into the deaths of Khaola Saleem and her daughter, Raneem Oudeh, has today concluded with a verdict of unlawful killing and long narrative verdicts setting out multiple ways in which police failures into escalating domestic abuse materially contributed to the deaths of both women.
Read morePr: Inquest Into Solihull Double Homicide Evidence Reveals A Catalogue Of Horrifying Failures By West Midlands Police
Evidence called during the first week of the inquest has so far revealed horrifying failures by police to follow their own basic policies and guidance when dealing with repeated reports of domestic violence including failures to identify or investigate criminal offences towards Raneem Oudeh (22) from her husband, Janbaz Tarin.
Read moreCWJ Autumn Newsletter
An update on our work since summer…
Read morePR: Inquest into Solihull Double Homicide Commences 31 October will explore the role of police, social services and other agencies in the lead up to the homicide
Inquest into Solihull Double Homicide Commences 31 October: will explore the role of police, social services and other agencies in the lead up to the homicide
Read morePR: Centre for Women’s Justice Respond to Baroness Louise Casey’s report into misconduct by Metropolitan police officers
The Louise Casey report is damning indictment of the Met police and her findings in relation to misogyny and sexual misconduct echo what we have seen in the police super-complaint we submitted two and a half years ago.
Read moreApplications for interns now being accepted!
Applications are now being accepted for The Azra Kemal Legal Internship Programme. The successful applicant will get to work alongside our talented lawyers for a 6month paid placement. This is an amazing opportunity to kickstart a career in the legal profession.
Read morePR: Children born of rape should be recognised as secondary victims of crime says Justice Committee report
The Justice Committee has today (30th September) published a report on its pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft Victims Bill, recommending that children born of rape should be recognised as secondary victims and included in the Victims’ Code. This proposal features amongst several other welcome recommendations to strengthen the Bill and improve end-to-end support for victims of crime
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