The terms and conditions for the social media giveaway to win a copy of ‘The Escape from Kabul’.

Our new film ‘Fightback’, highlights the plight of women convicted of the murder of male partners who were violent and abusive towards them.

The terms and conditions for the social media giveaway to win a copy of ‘The Unthinkable’.

The Government has announced a series of reforms to allow rape victims a fairer hearing at trial.

Government commits to law change that will restrict victims’ previous experiences of rape and sexual violence being used against them in court.

Centre for Women’s Justice is delighted to see measures introduced by the government in the Crime and Policing Bill to disregard and pardon historic “child prostitution” convictions.

CWJ welcomes statements made by the Prime Minister and the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office, announcing that the Deputy Investigatory Powers Commissioner Sir John Goldring will lead an independent investigation into MI5 – following revelations of improper conduct in proceedings about a secret agent ‘X’.

The second series in Channel 4’s BAFTA winning series, The Jury, to be screened from 26 August reconstructs the murder trial of a young woman who killed her violent boyfriend.

The President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has handed down a judgment on the implications of MI5 relying on false information in proceedings about its abusive agent, ‘X’.

The Law Commission are today (22 July 2025) publishing a report on their consultation examining the law, guidance, and practice relating to the use of evidence in sexual offences cases.  

In our new research report, ‘Doing his job for him’: how the criminal justice system fails victims of coercive control who are accused of offending’, we present the accounts of seven victims of coercive control who were unfairly criminalised as a result of their own experience of abuse and recommend reforms in law, policy and practice.

The High Court today (2 July 2025) refused to accept the findings of two investigations into MI5 following an acknowledgment earlier this year that it had materially misled several courts in relation to its controversial informant known as ‘X’.

CWJ welcomes the decision taken by a majority of MPs voting in the House of Commons on 17 June 2025 to end the criminalisation of women for ‘illegal’ abortions in England and Wales.

On 14 June 2025, the Government announced a statutory inquiry into abuse and exploitation of children by grooming gangs across the United Kingdom – ahead of a damning report released on 16 June 2025.

CWJ welcomed the announcement by the Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby, and the Crown Prosecution Service to introduce a pilot which gives victims of rape and serious sexual violence an opportunity to challenge a decision to offer no evidence and end the case.

We welcome key recommendations on women in contact with the criminal justice system but raise concerns on early release of domestic abuse and sexual offence perpetrators.

We are now accepting nominations for the 2025 Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize and Centre for Women’s Justice Award.

The government has today (7 May 2025) introduced a new Victims and Courts Bill aiming to better protect victims and improve access to justice.

‘Sam’, a client of Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ), who supported the CWJ case in relation to the disclosure of historic convictions for street prostitution has won another court victory.