Women’s Justice
Briefing: Poverty is not a Crime
Briefing: Poverty is not a Crime APPEAL’s view on why the government must urgently de-criminalise the non-payment of the TV Licence fee – a low-level offence that disproportionately impacts women and those on low-incomes. Read the full briefing by downloading here Download Defend our juries Defend our juries APPEAL strongly opposes government proposals to reduce…
Read MoreA step backwards for women’s rights as the Court of Appeal refuses the appeal of an abuse survivor.
A step backwards for women’s rights as the Court of Appeal refuses the appeal of an abuse survivor. Jenny’ supporters at APPEAL stand with her outside the Court of Appeal. Credit: APPEAL Today’s decision sends a clear message to survivors of domestic violence who have been coerced into silence: the criminal justice system will not…
Read MoreA Childhood Interrupted
A Childhood Interuppted Issy Dougherty /// 2019 Part 1 I remember being around 6 years old when my mother introduced me to K. We were in a restaurant in Liverpool and we moved in to his house the next day. A few months later he took me to Disneyland. My mother couldn’t go because she…
Read MoreThe Gift of Time
A Gift of Time Lilly Lewis /// 2019 A Story of Transformation Chapter 1 – “Where’s Your Mama Gone?” My name is Lilly and I’ve just finished my 26th month in prison. I’ve got 13 months left to serve on a 7-year sentence for my part in conspiracy to defraud.Sitting in my cell I have…
Read More‘She-Devils’: The anatomy of female wrongful convictions
‘She-Devils’ The anatomy of female wrongful convictions Naima Sakande /// 8 March 2019 On International Women’s Day, Women’s Justice Advocate Naima Sakande explores why it is that women are convicted of crimes they did not commit. I sat across from Cookie in her cramped kitchen, balancing my laptop on my knees and trying to angle…
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