Report launch: Police Perpetrated Domestic Abuse - Has anything really changed since the 2020 super-complaint? 18 September 2024 - The panel was chaired by Nicole Jacobs (Domestic Abuse Commissioner), Ruth Brander (author of the report), three survivors of PPDA ‘Paula', ‘Tess’ and Paula Kressinger and Bridie Anderson (former police officer who has devised and delivers police training on PPDA). Introduction from Harriet Wistrich.

Evan Stark: Memorial, Celebration and Legacy: 25 July 2024 - An event celebrating the life and work of Professor Evan Stark who framed the concept of ‘coercive control’ and persuaded governments to pass laws making it an offence.

Launch of ‘Life or Death? Preventing Domestic Homicides and Suicides of Black and Minoritised Women’: 16 November 2023 - the panel was chaird by Andrea Simon (End Violence Against Women Coalition) and speakers included Sumanta Roy (Imkaan), Harriet Wistrich (CWJ), Nour Norris (Sister of Khaola Saleem and Aunt of Raneem Oudeh, victims of double homicide in Solihull, whose story is featured in the report), Gisela Valle (Latin American Women’s Rights Service) and Hannana Siddiqui (Southall Black Sisters).

Statutory Defences For Survivors Of Domestic Abuse: 4 March 2021 - Proposals For The Domestic Abuse Bill And Parliamentary Launch Of New Research On Women Who Kill Their Abusers

CWJ & Emma Humphreys Awards 2020
A remote award ceremony for the Emma Humphreys Memorial Award, recognising women who campaign around male violence. Hosted by Samira Ahmed.

CWJ: Emma Humphrey’s Awards 2019 - Awards Cut
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Stacey Hyde– Stacey was convicted of murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment, at the age of 17 after killing a violent man who attacked her. With the support of Justice for Women, she appealed her murder conviction and was acquitted at retrial after serving five years in prison. Here she speaks about her battle for justice.

‘Lisa’– 'Lisa' was a social and environmental activist who had a six year relationship with a fellow activist, who she discovered was not who he said he was. Her exposure of Mark Kennedy as a police spy led to the unravelling of a scandalous practice of police surveillance and institutionalised sexism that had been kept hidden for over 40 years. Here she speaks about how together with seven other women, she brought a ground breaking legal case that resulted in a historic victory and public apology from the police.  Further information about this and similar cases can be found at Police Spies Out of Lives.

Ugo Hayter - Ugo is an associate solicitor at Deighton Pierce Glynn. She specialises in public law (particularly judicial review and human rights cases) and in actions against the police. Here she speaks about acting on behalf on female trafficking victims: bringing claims against their traffickers and challenging police and Home Office failures to adequately investigate and prosecute traffickers.

Tracey Earnshaw, an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate working in Domestic Abuse Specialist Courts across Cornwall:  On the pros and cons of Domestic Abuse Specialist Courts and how to ensure victims of DV get help and justice through the criminal justice system

Dr Geetanjali Gangoli - Geetanjali is senior lecturer at the University of Bristol. She has worked on violence against women and feminist movements in India with a special emphasis on legal activism. She has also researched on issues around the sex trade, trafficking and social policy in South Asia. In this talk, she discusses research on 'honour-based' violence and policing.

Phillippa Kaufmann QC speaking about the police failures surrounding the serial rapist, John Worboys, and holding them to account

Sister in Law: a feminist approach to getting justice:16 May 2024 - Centre for Women's Justice trustee and broadcaster, Samira Ahmed in discussion with Harriet Wistrich, Solicitor, founding Director of Centre for Women’s Justice and author of ‘Sister in Law: Fighting for Justice in a System Designed by Men’

Defeating the Silencing of Women Speaking Out About Sexual Assault Panel Discussion Recording: 25 May 2023 - the panel was chaired by Harriet Wistrich and speakers included Verity Nevitt, Zelda Perkins, Jennifer Robinson and Tamsin Allen.

Women Who Kill: Launch event recording: 17 February 2021 - Speakers included Harriet Wistrich, Sophie Howes, Pragna Patel, Sally Challen, Dame Vera Baird QC, Professor Elizabeth Sheehy and Naz Shah MP.

CWJ: Emma Humphrey’s Awards 2019 - Panel Cut
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‘Emily’– 'Emily' was married to a police officer who was extremely violent and controlling. She eventually reported a rape but was too fearful to rely on his colleagues to investigate. She subsequently experienced both harassment and cover-up by the police. In this talk she speaks about the struggle to hold the police to account, the long term impact of trauma resulting from male violence and her plans to link with others in making change for the future.

Folami Prehaye - Folami is an activist and survivor of  image-based sexual abuse (aka revenge pornography) and has first-hand experience dealing with IBSA. She has used her experience to found her website VOIC (Victims of Internet Crime: Speak Out!). 

Fiona McGhie - Fiona trained and qualified as a solicitor as Irwin Mitchel, specialising in civil liberties and human rights law in the Public Law & Human Rights department. In this talk, Fiona discusses challenging local authorities and safeguarding children from abuse.

Sarah Ditum - Sarah is a feminist and journalist who writes for the New Statesman, Guardian and many other titles. Her work covers abortion rights, male violence, science, media sexism and books. In this video, Sarah discusses how the media shapes perceptions of sexual violence and role of the state.

Karon Monaghan QC discussing how the law often fails to deal with failures in the state's response to sexual violence.