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.

The first in a series of guest blogs from Dame Vera Baird DBE KC.

Learn more about the report Voices From The Inside , which contains accounts from current and former prisoners and friends and relatives of prisoners on what life is like inside UK prisons.

Find out more about a research project working with prisoners’ friends and families in order to build a picture of the conditions that prevail in UK prisons and how they affect both those detained and those who care about them.

On 9 February 2024 we will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize (EHMP).  Each year since the untimely death of Emma in 1998 prizes of £1,000 are awarded to an individual and/or group who has raised awareness of male violence against women through writing and campaigning.

Sarah Colley writes about her research on multi-perpetrator child sexual exploitation (CSE) and some of the issues in the criminal justice system, which retraumatises children.

Leading international research has shown that domestic abuse is the primary cause of brain injury in women around the globe. The intersection between the two is one that must be understood so that survivors are provided with support and fatalities are prevented.

Back in 2021 as part of our anti-racism strategy, we created The Azra Kemal Legal Internship Programme, which is a paid part-time internship for women from Black, Asian and/or minoritised backgrounds. Sannam and Sado have kindly written about their internship experience so we can share it with you.

Respondent Mother expresses how private law proceedings in the family court as a survivor of domestic abuse left her feeling trapped and isolated.