The criminal justice system is failing to deliver justice after rape. We’re taking action.
Read moreMy Name Is: I'd rather not say, but for the benefit of the recordings you can call me Courtney
A fantastic exploration of digital disclosure in rape cases by the BBC with one of our clients:
Read morePolice ask rape victims for help on phone seizure rules
Rape victims are being asked to recommend changes to rules on police seizing their photographs and private messages after complaints that they were being “digitally strip-searched”.
Police accused of ‘systemic failure’ to protect victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
‘There are a whole range of measures in law to protect women that are not being used. There is a problem around the understanding of domestic abuse and the culture of police,’ solicitor says
Read moreIn the News: Courts 'are silencing women'
Women’s rights campaigners fear a legal backlash against the Me Too movement, in which women have taken to social media to speak out against mistreatment.
Read moreIn the News: Rape Victims 'At Risk' As Police Don't Put Suspects On Bail, Charity Warns
The release of hundreds of thousands of suspected rapists, domestic abusers and other offenders without safeguards to protect victims is to be challenged.
Read moreIn the News: Rape and abuse victims at risk as police fail to put suspects on bail
Centre for Women’s Justice is preparing a supercomplaint against the police service, claiming that it is failing to use protective legal measures that keep victims safe.
Read moreIn the News: Lawyer for John Worboys victims dismisses parole reforms
Reforms to the parole system won’t fix the problems highlighted by the John Worboys scandal
Read moreIn The News: Rape victims dropping allegations over fears defence lawyers will use mobile phone data against them
Harriet Wistrich speaks to The Telegraph about victims dropping rape allegations over fears defence lawyers will use personal information on their phones against them
Read moreIn The News: 'I met my rapist on Tinder': The truth behind the rise in online date rape
By Josephine Moulds for The Telegraph
Read moreIn The News: Worboys’ victims were failed by the justice system – I can only hope lessons are learned
CWJ director Harriet Wistrich reflects on the failures in the justice system for the Metro
Read moreCWJ & Birnberg Peirce comment on Parole Board decision not to release John Worboys/Radford: 19 November 2018
Harriet Wistrich, solicitor for NBV and DSD gives comment on the decision to not release serial rapist John Worboys
Read moreIn The News: Westminster bullying: Male MP 'assaulted and stalked' female House of Commons employee
Lisette Whittaker said she was diagnosed with post-traumatic disorder after she was assaulted by an unnamed politician, who stalked her for years without being punished.
Read moreIn The News: Rape: why isn't justice being done? →
From The Guardian - The number of people reporting rape has risen, but the number of convictions has fallen. Something is going very badly wrong with the system
Read moreIn The News: Escalating police demands for rape victims' data spark privacy fears
Accusations of postcode lottery as some complainants asked to disclose health records and all electronic data
Read moreIn The News: Prosecutors urged to ditch 'weak' rape cases to improve figures
Guardian Exclusive: CPS advice to tackle criticism of low conviction rates alarms experts
Read moreIn The News: BBCR4 Today Programme #spycops
Kate Wilson and lawyer Harriet Wistrich speak on the Radio 4 Today Programme.
Read moreIn the news: Vulnerable Women Are Routinely Prosecuted – And Imprisoned – For False Rape Claims In The UK →
Buzzed investigates the real stories behind alleged false rape claims.
Read moreIn the news: Abandoned by the state: How the police fail survivors of sexual assault →
A study released today revealed that one in five festival goers have been subject to sexual harassment there, with the figure rising to 43% of women under 40. Campaigners say the report should be a wake-up call for the industry to “start treating sexual violence as seriously as other crimes.”
Read moreIn the news: Jourdain John-Baptiste: Legal challenge over death →
Ms John-Baptiste claim the witnesses "felt Jourdain was in fear of her life" and heard her screaming "somebody help me" shortly before her fall.
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