Courageous CWJ client secures conviction of rapist 23 years after attack
‘Sam’, a client of Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ), who supported the CWJ case in relation to the disclosure of historic convictions for street prostitution has won another court victory.
Courageous CWJ client secures conviction of rapist 23 years after attack
CWJ responds to new powers to sack officers who fail background checks
We welcome the government’s announcement today (23 April 2025) that they have created new powers enabling chief constables to sack officers if they fail vetting standards.
CWJ responds to new powers to sack officers who fail background checks
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.
Fresh Evidence Challenges Safety of Amanda O’Shaughnessy’s Conviction
Fresh Evidence Challenges Safety of Amanda O’Shaughnessy’s Conviction
On 4 March 2025 at a renewal hearing at the Court of Appeal, Annabel Timan (Doughty Street Chambers) will argue that Amanda O’Shaughnessy’s 2015 murder conviction is unsafe due to new psychiatric evidence supporting the defence of loss of control.
Prosecuting perpetrators for manslaughter when domestic abuse leads to suicide
The first in a series of guest blogs from Dame Vera Baird DBE KC.
MI5 misled multiple courts about informant who abused women
MI5 misled multiple courts about informant who abused women
Lawyers acting for the Attorney General were forced to answer questions in the High Court, after it was revealed that a deputy director of MI5 made a false statement in proceedings about an MI5 recruit who terrorised his girlfriend, ‘Beth’.
Double Standard: Ending the unjust criminalisation of victims of violence against women and girls
CWJ responds to the National Audit Office’s report on VAWG
CWJ responds to the National Audit Office’s report on VAWG
A new report released on 31 January 2025 by the National Audit Office reveals that despite this and the previous government’s initiatives, there has been no significant improvement in outcomes for victims of violence against women and girls.
CWJ response to the verdict in the trial of Ryan Wellings
CWJ response to the verdict in the trial of Ryan Wellings
On 13 January 2025 Ryan Wellings was found not guilty of manslaughter and guilty of assault and coercive and controlling behaviour between January 2020 and July 2022
Stop Criminalising Survivors
CWJ response to Gisèle Pelicot verdict
End the unjust criminalisation of survivors of domestic abuse
