Simon Levy sentencing: The Met Police not fit for purpose and the criminal justice system is in freefall
CWJ statement on the unprecedented contempt proceedings faced by Rajiv Menon KC
Government must now set out bold commitments to protect victims of VAWG from unjust criminalisation, or risk failing to reduce women’s imprisonment
CWJ responds to inspectorate’s findings that MI5 ‘lied’ to courts
CWJ comment: Ruth Ellis given a conditional pardon
IPCO report confirms 'serious failings’ by MI5 to manage the risks its agent posed to women
Government announcement to increase minimum sentencing for domestic murders is ill thought out and will have unintended consequences particularly for victims who kill their abuser
Individuals who kill their partner or ex-partner in the home may become subject to a higher baseline starting point for sentencing, under new plans announced on 29 June by the Ministry of Justice.
Stacey Hyde case featured in Channel 4’s ‘The Accused: Beyond Reasonable Doubt’, 25 June, 10pm
Stacey Hyde’s case will be featured in the new Channel 4 series The Accused: Beyond Reasonable Doubt, airing at 10pm on Thursday 25 June. The episode tells the story of Stacey, who was just 17 when, in 2009, she stabbed and killed Vince Francis during a violent incident in which she said she was acting in defence of herself and her friend. She was convicted of murder in March 2010.
Support Lisa Ellwood's appeal
Lisa Ellwood is serving a life sentence for murder – after a life marked by abuse, severe mental ill-health, and a trial in which the jury were denied the benefit of psychological opinion evidence. Her appeal will be heard on 26 June 2026.
ITV Drama, ‘Believe Me’ tells the story of the legal battle by two survivors to hold the police and parole board to account
ITV’s four‑part drama Believe Me, which airs from 10 May, is the true crime story of the legal battle fought by two survivors of serial rapist taxi driver, John Worboys to hold the police accountable for the failures in their investigation which led to well over 100 women being attacked before he was brought to justice.
CWJ Intersectionality Statement
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
Diversity Data
Complaints Handling Policy
CWJ Anti-Racism Strategy
CWJ Anti-racism Statement
Mentoring Scheme
Criminalisation
Through our Stop Criminalising Survivors project, we are working with women with lived experience of domestic abuse and the criminal justice system to press for reforms in law and practice, to end the unjust criminalisation of victims of gender-based violence.
Police Perpetrated Domestic Abuse
Why the government’s ‘earned settlement’ proposals fail victim-survivors of violence against women and girls
The government’s sweeping proposals on ‘earned settlement’, set out in a consultation paper in November 2025, aim to make it harder for migrant people to settle permanently in the UK.