Huge rise in reported rapes – but what response do survivors get?
Responding to the publication today (13 October 2016) of new figures on the reporting and prosecution of rape the EVAW Coalition and Rape Crisis England and Wales drew attention to persistent regional...
View ArticleEVAW commences Judicial Review proceedings against Crown Prosecution Service...
A UK-wide Coalition of women’s organisations, represented by the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ), commenced legal proceedings against the Crown Prosecution Service at the High Court today (24...
View ArticleEVAW commences Judicial Review proceedings against Crown Prosecution Service...
A UK-wide Coalition of women’s organisations, represented by the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ), commenced legal proceedings against the Crown Prosecution Service at the High Court today (24...
View ArticleCPS data shows women still being failed by justice system
Today (21.10.21) the Crown Prosecution Service has released its quarterly data on violence against women and girls. This data is a crucial window into the CPS approach to prosecuting crimes of rape and...
View ArticleMPs call for violence against women and girls to be addressed in the Online...
At the Bill’s second reading yesterday, MPs from across the political spectrum called for the new law to protect women and girls’ rights online. This week (19th April 2022), MPs debated the Online...
View ArticleAlarming drop in domestic abuse charging mirrors justice system treatment of...
Latest data shows CPS failing to meet its own targets to transform justice outcomes for rape survivors, as charging in domestic abuse cases continues to decline. The latest data from the Crown...
View ArticleNew CPS guidance will block rape victims from therapy
New Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidance and Attorney General Guidelines on Disclosure published today (26th May 2022) will block rape victims from accessing vital therapy, campaigners and...
View ArticleOne year on from the government’s rape review, little has changed for survivors
The government has today (16th June 2022) released a report on progress made against commitments in last year’s End to End Rape Review Action Plan. The review and action plan arose following...
View ArticleCPS data shows survivors still being failed as record numbers of sexual...
The latest Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) data released today, 21st July 2022, shows it is still failing to meet its own targets to transform justice outcomes for rape survivors, while charging,...
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View ArticleLatest data shows highest number sexual offences on record, but our justice...
On 26th January 2023, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its latest crime figures, showing that sexual offences are at the highest level recorded. The data shows there has been a stark...
View ArticleCPS still failing rape and domestic abuse survivors
Yesterday (20th April 2023) the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has released its latest data on charging, prosecution and conviction in cases of rape and domestic abuse – which expose how the justice...
View ArticleNEW: Two years after the Rape Review, survivors still failed
Two years on from the government’s End-to-End Rape Review, far too many victims and survivors of rape continue to be failed, according to a new report released today by Centre for Women’s Justice, the...
View ArticleNEW: Soteria rolled out nationally, while Rape Review update overstates...
The government has today (10th July 2023) published their Rape Review Progress Update and announced that from next week, Operation Soteria – a new model for investigating rape – will be rolled out to...
View ArticleLatest data shows the criminal justice system isn’t working for women
Yesterday (20th July 2023), the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) released its quarterly data on charging, prosecution and conviction rates for rape, sexual offences and domestic abuse, on the same day...
View ArticleLatest data shows our justice system is still failing survivors of rape and...
Last week (19th October 2023) the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) released its quarterly figures on charging, prosecution and conviction rates for rape, sexual offences and domestic abuse – painting a...
View ArticleRape Justice: Maria Miller MP tables amendment to Victims and Prisoners Bill...
This week (4th December 2023) Maria Miller MP spoke in Parliament on her amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, supported by the Lord Chancellor and former Secretary of State for Justice, Robert...
View ArticleNew research finds rape myths still deeply rooted across society
The Crown Prosecution Service has today (26th January 2024) released the findings of its research on public understanding of rape with strategic communications experts Equally Ours, which aims to...
View ArticleOperation Soteria finds alarming rape myths still hindering justice
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has this week (12th March 2024) published the final findings of its research on improving responses to rape – part of Operation Soteria, of the most promising...
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