Deep Deception: Groomed, Gaslighted, Ghosted
..the idea that the state would invest hundreds of thousands of pounds into creating and maintaining a sophisticated operation that would place police officers deep undercover to gather intelligence on mainly left wing, environmental and social justice campaigns, was surely the stuff of fiction…
Fri Martin is free! Help us help other women. #GiveHerJustice
Fri Martin’s ‘story’ was last week featured on the BBC Three documentary entitled ‘Bad Love: Why did Fri kill Kyle?”. If the film had instead been entitled, “Bad Justice: Why was Fri convicted of murder?”, it could have shown how the criminal justice system is heavily stacked against women, and particularly black working class women
CWJ 10-step Manifesto: 9 - Direct criminal justice responses to those who pose real risk
Some crimes are far easier to investigate and prosecute than others, so what happens when the criminal justice system fails to prioritise risk of repeat offending?
Diversity in the Legal Profession - Mentoring the Feminist Lawyers of the Future
Back in Spring 2021, as part of our anti-racism strategy, we launched a mentorship scheme for aspiring female lawyers from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds. Vithyah and Jumaimah are two of the women we matched with a mentor and they’ve kindly written about their experience so we can share it with you.
CWJ 10-step Manifesto: 8 - Ensure victims who do engage with criminal justice processes are adequately and appropriately supported
Women sharing their stories and supporting each other from lived experience helped develop an understanding of the nature of male violence and what was needed to combat it both on a personal and societal level.
CWJ 10-Step Manifesto: 7 - End victim blaming and ensure equality before the law in the criminal courts
Nowhere is a woman’s experience of the criminal justice system brought into greater relief than when she reaches the court room, whether as a witness or as a defendant. Harriet Wistrich explores what needs to change to ensure proper equality before the law and end victim blaming.
The Time to Act is Now: A Migrant Survivor's Story
“I’ve been re-traumatised time and time again, and have been treated like a criminal rather than a victim. My movements are restricted, my privacy is gone, and I’ve lost nearly all stability in my life.”
CWJ 10-step Manifesto: 6 - “Lies, damned lies and statistics”. Understand the problem through research and the publishing of meaningful data
The publication of data informs any issue or problem in society and helps direct policy and action… But we know statistics can tell only a part of the story and often they hide just as much as they tell us.
CWJ 10-Step Manifesto: 5 - Make all criminal justice agencies properly accountable
One of the key problems with the ability of our criminal justice system to tackle violence against women is not the absence of good laws but the failure to implement them…
CWJ 10-Step Manifesto: 4 - Tackle Police Perpetrated Abuse
As a sexual predator and abuser of women, Couzens was far from exceptional…Even as a police officer murderer, Couzens was not unique.
CWJ 10-step Manifesto: 1 - Investigation and Prosecution
If we want to begin to address the horrific scale of male violence against women and girls we need an effective criminal justice response which acts as a deterrent.
Forgotten Victims: Conceived in Rape
Daisy speaks out about her experience of discovering she was born from rape, the justice system and why she is campaigning to ensure she, and the many others also conceived in rape, are recognised as secondary victims.
Rape trials – whose justice?
A survivor shares her experience of the trial process after rape.
Historic Court of Appeal case on the Family Court and Violence against women: A mixed bag – good on coercive control, bad on rape
For the first time in 20 years the Court of Appeal reviewed the Family Court’s failure to address the impact of rape, domestic abuse and coercive control on victims’ and children’s lives.
The Emma-Jayne Magson case: Misogyny is alive and well in the criminal justice system
Is this really the 21st century approach to survivors of domestic abuse who are confronted by their abusers? Misogyny in the justice system and the Emma-Jayne Magson case
The Domestic Abuse Bill must make non-fatal strangulation a stand-alone offence
Our solicitor, Nogah Ofer, writes about why we are calling for a new offence for non-fatal strangulation.