Sex trade survivors win crucial victory : disclosure of soliciting convictions is a "disproportionate interference with private life" and "not in accordance with the law".
The High Court today handed down judgment in a ground breaking judicial review brought by three women formerly involved in prostitution, challenging the Government’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Regulations.
Supreme Court rule in favour of Worboys survivors
The full judgement of DSD and NBV v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
SUPREME COURT CONCLUDES THAT THE POLICE HAVE A LEGAL DUTY UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT TO EFFECTIVELY INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF RAPE AND SERIOUS SEXUAL ASSAULT IN WORBOYS CASE
The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in a landmark case against the Metropolitan Police Service, brought by two women who were victims of John Worboys, “Black cab rapist”.
Update on 'Why was John Worboys granted parole? His victims need answers.'
Thanks to your amazing support, we have won the very first stage of the Judicial review challenge by achieving a stay on the release of Worboys until an urgent half-day hearing that will be listed between 6 to 8 February.
Update on CrowdJustice: 'Why was John Worboys granted parole? His victims need answers.'
So many thanks again from everyone involved in this case but particularly from DSD and NBV. They have truly been heartened by the support
Judicial Review on behalf of two victims of John Worboys issued in High Court today.
On 25 January solicitors on behalf of two women who were raped and sexually assaulted by John Worboys issued a claim for judicial review against the Parole Board and the Secretary of State for Justice (SSJ) challenging the decision to release John Worboys (now known as John Radford) from prison.
Worboys Judicial review: statement from Harriet Wistrich, solicitor for ‘DSD’ and ‘NBV’, two of Worboys’ victims
We can confirm that in the absence of any unexpected and compelling response from the Parole Board to our pre action correspondence, we intend to launch judicial review proceedings against the Parole Board next week.
Crowdfund launched in support of two women’s challenge to Parole Board on the release of John Worboy's →
Today CWJ is launching a CrowdJustice crowdfunding page to raise funds so two victims can legally challenge the decision to release John Worboys. This is a critical case about taking violence against women seriously and improving state accountability to ensure that victims are adequately protected.
Victims of Worboys to challenge parole board release decision
TODAY, two victims of the ‘Black Cab rapist’, John Worboys, launched a legal challenge to find out the reasons Worboys was granted parole and to challenge the decision itself. A crowdfund has been launched to support the victim’s legal efforts to overturn the decision to release.
“We’re no criminals!” say women formerly involved in prostitution as they take on the Government’s criminal records scheme in Court
Update on the judicial review challenge on the release of John Worboys
Two claims have been issued, one on behalf of DSD and NBV, two of Worboys victims and one on behalf of the Mayor of London. In addition an application has been lodged today by News Group Newspapers Ltd with a request to also be joined in the proceedings.
Statement re John Worboys’ imminent release
‘DSD’ and ‘NBV’, the two claimants in the case against the metropolitan police arising from their abject failures to investigate the original multiple allegations made against Worboys* have expressed their shock and dismay at the latest failures by criminal justice agencies.
PROSTITUTION CONVICTIONS: Women granted permission to challenge Government Judicial Review Hearing on 17 and 18 January 2018, High Court, London
Early next year the High Court will consider a ground breaking legal challenge brought by several women challenging the criminalisation and continued punishment of prostituted women. If successful, it will bring to an end a shameful practice in modern day Britain, where those who are victims of abuse and exploitation continue to be labelled and punished for something that was in a large part done to them
Violence against women and girls: How Centre for Women’s Justice takes on the challenge
This week Harriet Wistrich lodged a complaint of institutionalised discrimination against women under the Optional protocol of CEDAW.
Deceived women launch sexism complaint to United Nations against UK government undercover policing
Seven women psychologically and sexually abused by undercover policemen infiltrating UK protest groups have lodged a complaint to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
We are still here - the continued detention of women seeking asylum in Yarl's Wood
New report on the detention of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence
Violence against women and girls: Protecting women’s human rights and holding the state to account
This report has been commissioned by the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) and Southall Black Sisters (SBS) to highlight the role of human rights in tackling the day to day operational police failures that women and girls continue to experience when reporting gender-based violence.
Abused Women Who Kill: Miscarriages of Justice?
First Legal Challenge of Prostitution Criminal Records
On 27 July the Divisional Court1 will hear an application from the Government to stay a ground-breaking legal challenge of its policy in relation to the retention and disclosure of criminal convictions arising from soliciting offences.
Gender Segregation is Gender Apartheid
School X - a co-educational, Muslim voluntary aided school in the UK - segregates its pupils based on their gender. From the age of 9 to 16, Muslim boys and girls are segregated for everything - during lessons and all breaks, activities and school trips.