Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police apologises to nine women who reported police perpetrated abuse as their landmark human rights claim is settled
CWJ backs “Bee’s Law”: for better investigations into ‘fallen women’ deaths
Rape victims to have their own lawyers for the first time
Criminal justice for domestic abuse-related suicide victims must not be sacrificed in forthcoming Supreme Court review of homicide law
Super-complaint launches over systemic failings to police image-based abuse
CWJ response to the introduction of specialist rape and sexual offences courts in England and Wales
Simon Levy sentencing: Appalling failings across the criminal justice system
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.
Survivor of abuse by MI5 agent wins damages settlement
The Director General of MI5 has apologised to a woman who was victimised by a neo-Nazi informant while he was working for the Security Service.
Government must act on Women’s Justice Board recommendation to provide effective defences for victims of domestic abuse who are accused of offending
We welcome the government’s announcement of new funding for women’s specialist services, and the Women’s Justice Board’s report and recommendations for reducing women’s imprisonment.
11 years’ imprisonment for ‘therapist’ sexual abuser after case initially closed by police
On 12 March at Lewes Crown Court Gerald Peck was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for sexual offences and has been ordered to pay the survivor £10,000 to cover the cost of the therapy she has since needed.
CWJ response to launch of Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s MI5 probe
CWJ welcomes statements made by the Prime Minister and the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office, announcing that the Deputy Investigatory Powers Commissioner Sir John Goldring will lead an independent investigation into MI5 – following revelations of improper conduct in proceedings about a secret agent ‘X’.