Women’s Justice
‘Not the only one: delivering justice for the wrongly convicted’: the 2024 CALA conference
Not the only one: delivering justice for the wrongly convicted The Criminal Appeals Lawyers Association (CALA) annual conference, 2024 Emily Dugan, journalist Journalism panel Penney Lewis, Law Commission Edward henry KC and APPEAL’s James Burley and Claire Bostock The Criminal Appeal Lawyers Association’s annual conference: Not the only one: delivering justice for the wrongly…
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Women’s Sentencing women who kill APPEAL’s Women’s Justice Initiative (WJI) uses strategic litigation to appeal sentences and convictions for women experiencing severe disadvantage in the criminal justice system. Policy around women’s sentencing has been on the government agenda this year and we have responded to three public consultations. Personal circumstances must be considered The…
Read MoreOur Impact Report 2023-24
Impact Report 2023/2024 What a year it has been for APPEAL! Last July after many years of hard work our client Andrew Malkinson won his appeal at the Court of Appeal. Andy was finally able to achieve justice and the outpouring of support from the public has been extraordinary. The magnitude of the fallout from…
Read MoreSubmission to Ministry of Justice “Murder sentencing consultation” – Women’s Justice
Submission to Ministry of Justice “Murder sentencing consultation” women who kill APPEAL /// March 2024 The Women’s Justice Initiative is deeply concerned about the Ministry of Justice’s proposal to increase the starting point for murders committed with a knife. Alongside other proposals in the consultation, it is likely to have unintended and serious consequences…
Read MoreLizzie Donoghue
Lizzi donoghue ‘junk’ forensic science landed mother of three in jail for husband’s killing Mother of three Lizzi Donoghue was convicted on the basis of flawed forensic evidence “It’s like a bad dream…I just want my mum out.” – Helen, Lizzi’s eldest daugter On the evening of 23 April 2004, Elizabeth Donoghue was upstairs in…
Read MoreRighting Wrongs – Barriers to women seeking justice
Righting Wrongs What are the barriers to women seeking to overturn unsafe convictions or unfair sentences in the court of appeal (criminal division) Appeals to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) have dropped by 36% from 2011 to 2019. Recent research has highlighted the particular vulnerabilities of women in prison, leading to concerns women may…
Read MoreSystem snares just for women
System snares, just for women APPEAL’s Camille Wrightson dives into our latest policy reform efforts to make sentences for women facing disadvantage fairer APPEAL’s specialist women’s justice lawyers use strategic litigation to appeal sentences and convictions for women experiencing severe disadvantage in the criminal justice system; women who are victims of domestic abuse, whose…
Read MoreTV Licensing FAQs
Are you being prosecuted for not paying your TV licence? We may be able to help… If you or anyone you know has been or is being prosecuted or threatened with prosecution for not paying their TV licence, we may be able to help. You can find general information on this issue via our…
Read MoreEnding council tax imprisonment
End Council Tax Imprisonment Poverty is Not a Crime As hard as it is to believe, between 2010 and 2017, nearly 700 people were sent to prison for not paying their council tax. Many have not defaulted on their debt voluntarily – they found themselves unable to pay due to a lack of resources. APPEAL…
Read MoreTV Licensing must stop prosecuting people in genuine hardship
TV Licensing must stop prosecuting people in genuine hardship Josiane, a woman supported by APPEAL, handing in our 250k strong petition to John Whittingdale, Minister in the Department for Culture Media and Sport, along with her local MP Stephen Metcalfe. As energy prices skyrocket and poverty is on the rise, it has never been…
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