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.
Clumsy drafting of the Sentencing Bill may increase the number of women sent to prison
The third in a series of guest blogs from Dame Vera Baird DBE KC.
The Right to Be Reviewed: Why Survivors’ Voices Must Shape Justice
Five years on — Jade Blue reflects on injustice and being heard.
Pregnancy and Prison. Do not mix.
The second in a series of guest blogs from Dame Vera Baird DBE KC.
The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed
The ITV documentary The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed reveals how undercover officers infiltrated political protest movements and formed intimate relationships with women under false identities. Told through the voices of five women who were victims of this deception, the series follows their journey to expose the scandal and seek justice. In this blog Harriet Wistrich reflects on the legal battle they fought.
Prosecuting perpetrators for manslaughter when domestic abuse leads to suicide
The first in a series of guest blogs from Dame Vera Baird DBE KC.
Voices from the Inside
Learn more about the report Voices From The Inside , which contains accounts from current and former prisoners and friends and relatives of prisoners on what life is like inside UK prisons.
Grassroots Gaia Principle campaign to unite survivors' voices and hold police to account
Many people fairly assume that the diligent investigation of serious crime, especially when presented with multiple independent allegations against the same suspect, is a police officer’s central duty. But as the data clearly shows, when it comes to abuse allegations this duty is neglected more often than not…
Prisoners’ friends and families: let’s hear their voices – a call for collaboration
Find out more about a research project working with prisoners’ friends and families in order to build a picture of the conditions that prevail in UK prisons and how they affect both those detained and those who care about them.
Celebrating 25 Years of the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize
On 9 February 2024 we will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize (EHMP). Each year since the untimely death of Emma in 1998 prizes of £1,000 are awarded to an individual and/or group who has raised awareness of male violence against women through writing and campaigning.
Traumatised victims of multi-perpetrator child sexual exploitation (CSE)
Sarah Colley writes about her research on multi-perpetrator child sexual exploitation (CSE) and some of the issues in the criminal justice system, which retraumatises children.
Domestic Abuse and Brain Injury: A Link Often Missed
Leading international research has shown that domestic abuse is the primary cause of brain injury in women around the globe. The intersection between the two is one that must be understood so that survivors are provided with support and fatalities are prevented.
Creating future feminist lawyers
Back in 2021 as part of our anti-racism strategy, we created The Azra Kemal Legal Internship Programme, which is a paid part-time internship for women from Black, Asian and/or minoritised backgrounds.Sannam and Sado have kindly written about their internship experience so we can share it with you.
Westminster Hall Debate
On Wednesday, 5 July 2023, MPs in Westminster Hall debated action needed to address the criminalisation of Black, Asian, minoritised and migrant survivors of violence against women and girls (VAWG).
Contempt of Court
Respondent Mother expresses how private law proceedings in the family court as a survivor of domestic abuse left her feeling trapped and isolated.
A Victory for Victims of Transnational Marriage Abandonment
In October 2022 a landmark High Court judgment was given that makes clear that the Home Office’s failure to make provision for abandoned spouses amounts to unlawful discrimination within the meaning of Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”). Pragna Patel explains what this means for abused women who are left stranded abroad by their perpetrators.
How we are putting more rapists and child abusers behind barS
This week another perpetrator of child rape and sexual abuse was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to 12 charges. He would still be free if it hadn’t been for CWJ’s intervention.
International day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict - ‘I would rather have been murdered, than endure what I did’
On 19 June 2015, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 19th June of each year the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, in order to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence. Rita Kahsay, a young British Tigrayan activist, describes the current appalling genocide and use of rape as a war crime in Tigray
CWJ 10-step Manifesto: 10 - How perpetrators use the legal system to control women
Harriet Wistrich reflects on how perpetrators often misuse legal proceedings to seek revenge and silence their victims.
It’s time to bring an end to strangulation as weapon of choice for abusers
Is the new law going to make a difference to women’s lives or will it sit relatively unused on the statute books, like some of the other measures intended to tackle domestic abuse? CWJ’s Nogah Ofer discusses thel ong-awaited new law which comes into force force creating a stand-alone offence of ‘non-fatal strangulation and suffocation’