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
Read moreDaisy’s Law’: New research commissioned by Centre for Women’s Justice demonstrates why children born from rape should be recognised as ‘victims’ in law
An evidence review commissioned by Centre for Women’s Justice has found that children born as a result of rape are at risk of suffering serious and long-term harm due to the distressing circumstances of their birth, from infancy well into later life
Read moreNo safe space: Lessons for national policy and local practice in a new CWJ report on the West Midlands multi-agency response to women involved in offending who are victims of domestic abuse
In this new report, CWJ offers insights from women with lived experience and frontline practitioners in an examination of the approach taken by local agencies in the West Midlands in relation to victims of domestic abuse who are accused of offending.
Read moreCWJ Summer Newsletter
Welcome to the bumper Summer edition of the CWJ newsletter! We've loads to update you on below, including some fantastic opportunities to join the team!
Read moreNominations are now open for the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize
Nominations are now open for the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize and Centre for Women’s Justice Award 2022!
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Read morePR: Police perpetrated domestic abuse “the police response to PPDA is significantly harming the interests of the public.”
The report published today by the triumvirate body examining police super-complaints has found that many of the extremely concerning issues identified in the Centre for Women’s Justice super-complaint are borne out in a detailed study and 140 page report; ‘the most extensive inquiry’ into this issue ever undertaken in England and Wales’.
Read morePR: New criminal offence of non-fatal strangulation finally becomes law
A long-awaited new criminal offence, advocated for by Centre for Women’s Justice and introduced as an amendment to the Domestic Abuse Act one year ago, finally comes into force today.
Read morePR: CWJ statement on ICO report ‘Who’s under Investigation’
Conflicting guidance will not reassure women who report rape that their privacy rights will be respected.
Read morePR: Woman launches legal case against MI5 in relation to informant who terrorised her
Beth*, the former girlfriend of an MI5 informant who abused her with impunity as revealed by the BBC last night, has launched a legal complaint and claim in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
Read morePR: Rochdale Grooming Survivors Win Historic Victory
The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Stephen Watson QPM, has today met and personally apologised to three victims of grooming gangs in Rochdale for a catalogue of investigative failings that prevented their abusers from being brought to justice.
Read moreNew report from Centre for Women’s Justice exposes how victims of violence against women and girls are unfairly criminalised
Domestic abuse perpetrators are manipulating the justice system to extend their control over victims, so concludes a new major report published by Centre for Women’s Justice today.
Read more#GiveHerJustice event available to watch now & match campaign extended!
On Monday we spoke to Fri Martin and others about how the criminal justice system was failing women who have been criminalised as a result of male violence. If you missed the event, you can watch now.
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