‘My childhood stopped’: woman sues CPS after taking stepfather to abuse trial Annie’s lawyers argue that prosecution was so badly executed it breached her human rights The Guardian - UK · Jul 4
‘Unjust’ grooming ‘child prostitution’ convictions to be pardoned Home Office acknowledges victims were ‘criminalised for actions that occurred under duress, fear and coercion’ The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025
Survivors of coercive control are being criminalised in England, research finds Centre for Women’s Justice says the criminalisation of women for their abusive partners’ actions is ‘shocking’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025
Domestic violence victims must be included in the assisted dying debate, campaigners say Charities warn of ‘significant risk’ that victims of coercive control could be put under pressure to end their lives under assisted dying legislation The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025
Male police officers accused of domestic abuse have been promoted, report says Centre for Women’s Justice gathered testimony from more than 200 women alleging attacks by police officer partners The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024
‘He edited my worst moments into a montage’: how UK police still ignore domestic abusers in their ranks Four years on from a super-complaint over officers’ violence against women and girls, a new report finds little progress has been made on promised reforms The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2024
Sister in Law review – how Harriet Wistrich fought the law and women won The solicitor, campaigner and feminist reflects on her notable cases, from overturning Sally Challen’s murder conviction using the defence of coercive control, to the bid to stop the release of serial rapist John Worboys The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
Women’s organisations condemn ‘shameful’ Met Police institutional misogyny Baroness Louise Casey’s review was commissioned after Sarah Everard was murdered by serving officer Wayne Couzens. The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
Domestic violence survivors ‘disgusted’ as police suspects go unpunished Suspects ‘should not be in police jobs where they are going to be abusing power and control’, survivor says The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022
Woman ‘abused’ by MI5 agent takes legal action against service Man with background in rightwing extremism accused of attacking woman with machete and threatening to kill her The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022