A debate we have organised with the Tackling Double Disadvantage partnership about Black, Asian, minoritised and migrant victims of violence against women and girls (VAWG) who are accused of offending is taking place on 5 July 2023.
Read moreUndercover Police Inquiry first interim report "the end not justified by the means"
The Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) has today (29 June 2023) published its first report into the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) a secret unit within the Metropolitan Police.
Read morePR: What’s Changed? End-to-End Rape Review two years on
Two years on from the government’s End-to-End Rape Review, far too many victims and survivors of rape continue to be failed, according to a new report released by Centre for Women’s Justice, the End Violence Against Women Coalition, Imkaan and Rape Crisis England & Wales.
Read moreDefeating the Silencing of Women Speaking Out About Sexual Assault: Panel Discussion Recording
Recording from the panel discussion at our ‘Defeating the Silencing of Women Speaking Out About Sexual Assault’ event on 25 May 2023
Read moreMother of murdered child, Nikki Allan, demands a public inquiry into police failures
David Boyd, who was last Friday found guilty of the 1992 murder of seven-year old Nikki Allan has today (23 May 2023) been handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 29 years at Newcastle Crown Court.
Read moreThe International Feminist Legal Network Website is Live
CWJ Response to report of Baroness Casey's Review into the Metropolitan Police
Baroness Casey’s review of the Metropolitan Police culture is without precedent in its unswerving criticism of a corrupt, institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic police force. We welcome her “no holds barred” approach and determination to go beyond the usual “learning the lessons” we have repeatedly seen with reports and reviews of policing over the years which have changed nothing.
Read moreCWJ response to Government on Domestic Homicide Review: Cherry picking recommendations will have unintended consequences for victims of domestic abuse
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.
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