In the media: Bias in the legal process
Juries are not to blame… As reported in the New Law Journal, there appears to be a bias refusal within the criminal justice system to arrest, investigate and convict men who are violent against women.
In the Media
In the media: Claire Glasman on the multiple discriminations many rape survivors face
Article in Telepathy newsletter – outlining the support provided by WAR for survivors of rape. And examples of some of the legal cases we have worked on with women…
In the media: Wife raped by husband wins £14,000 payout
A wife has made legal history by successfully suing her husband for damages after he raped her. Husbands have been successfully criminally prosecuted for raping their wives, but lawyers believe that is the first time that a civil action for rape has been won.
In the media: “Law and order” does not always lead to justice.
Policy often divert attention from the real obstacles of justice which victims face. Such policies provide a smokescreen for the sexism, racism, class and other forms of discrimination. Read the article in New Law Journal in full below.
Extraordinary speech by Indian woman on village protests
Extraordinary speech by Indian woman on village protests led by grassroots women against rape Caribbean Times (29 July 1997) reported: “Over 70 women and men from various nationalities gathered to discuss how ‘law and order’ legislation diverts attention from the real obstacles which victims face in getting justice from a discriminatory legal system. The Chhatisgarh …
Defining consent
Our opposition to the Law Commissions proposals on consent in rape law outlined in the New Law Journal, June 1997.
Home office accepts rape ordeal as grounds for asylum
A Kurdish women raped by Turkish police has been given UK asylum. As reported in the Hampstead and Highgate Express in June 1996, the overturning of the Home Office’s original ruling was an important moment in legal history.
In the media: The Guilty Victim, Rape and the CPS
Two prostitute women set legal precedent by bringing and winning prosecution for rape. As reported in the Socialist Lawyer in 1995, after the CPS originally dropped the case, Christopher Davies was finally found guilty of raping and assaulting the two women.