CPS; charging; prosecutions Archives

The Guardian view on falling rape prosecutions: women’s rights are regressing

11 September 202031 July 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/30/the-guardian-view-on-falling-prosecutions-womens-rights-are-regressing Editorial Progress is being rolled back around the world. Right wing governments are not the only ones to blame. Thu 30 Jul 2020 18.56 BSTLast modified on Fri 31 Jul 2020 04.37 BST We are going backwards. The number of reported rapes that result in convictions has long been alarmingly low. But the state of rape prosecutions in …

Secret policy change by CPS cut number of rape trials, high court told

22 February 202119 March 2020

Application on behalf of women’s group follows concern over fall in number of charges Owen Bowcott and Caelainn Barr The Guardian Tue 17 Mar 2020 A legal challenge over alleged changes to Crown Prosecution Service policy on bringing charges in rape cases has been dismissed by the high court. The judges, Dame Victoria Sharp, president of the Queen’s Bench …

In the media: Claire Glasman on the multiple discriminations many rape survivors face

20 July 202320 September 1997

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: The Guilty Victim, Rape and the CPS

19 July 202326 October 1995

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.

In the media: Women say CPS fails to prosecute most rape cases.

12 October 20235 May 1995

Protest groups present dossier of alleged attacks that have never gone to court.

Book review: London inquiry into rape – Dismissing the “myth of the dark stranger.”

14 July 202318 January 1985

Book review : London inquiry into rape – Dismissing the “myth of the dark stranger.” Ask Any Woman is the first major survey into rape in Britain. It shows a staggering level of rape and sexual assault – in the street, on public transport, at home, on housing estates, rape in marriage, rape and assault …

Book launch: The Rapist Who Pays The Rent – women’s case for changing the law on rape

14 July 20238 June 1984

Book launch: The Rapist Who Pays The Rent – women’s case for changing the Law on Rape. This is the handbook of the movement to make rape in marriage a crime. It also describes how rape outside marriage is dealt with by police and courts, who often support and even encourage the rapist, whether he’s …