The six-year-old was raped and killed 35 years ago. Now her family are campaigning to protect others from sex offenders Adam Stein, 61, was recently Read More
Apr 03, 2021
Mar 08, 2021
Culture of misogyny skews justice system against women, claim victims’ champions
Victims’ and domestic abuse commissioners condemn lenient sentences for men who kill female partners in letter to governmentA “culture of misogyny” Read More
Mar 07, 2021
End femicide: 278 dead – the hidden scandal of older women killed by men
The homicide toll among women over 60 in Britain is horrifying. Many cases are dismissed as accidents and not investigated. For our End Femicide Read More
Feb 16, 2020
A Bit of a Stretch review – an indictment of Britain’s prison system
White-collar criminal Chris Atkins’s account of his jail time exposes the dire state of our jails and justice policyChris Atkins, 40, was a Read More
Feb 08, 2020
‘We were abused every day.’ Decades on, children’s homes victims wait for justice
This week an all-party report will demand a reckoning for the epidemic of institutional child abuse in the 1970s and 1980sAs police admitted for the Read More
Jan 12, 2020
Samira Ahmed’s victory has taught us a lesson: it’s still gender that fixes our pay | Yvonne Roberts
‘Troublemakers’ across all sectors, not just at the BBC, should be encouraged to do what it takes to achieve justice at workIn 1971, I was working on Read More
Jan 12, 2020
Samira Ahmed’s victory has taught us a lesson: it’s still gender that fixes our pay | Yvonne Roberts
‘Troublemakers’ across all sectors, not just at the BBC, should be encouraged to do what it takes to achieve justice at workIn 1971, I was working on Read More
Jun 23, 2019
There are better answers than jail for women who have offended | Yvonne Roberts
We can both deliver justice and give women a real chance of rebuilding their lives after punishmentChris Tchaikovsky – queen of charisma, 6ft tall, Read More
Jul 01, 2018
The tiny union beating the gig economy giants
A grassroots fightback is helping to win basic rights for couriers, cleaners and other workers on zero-hours contracts. And the IWGB is showing how Read More
Mar 18, 2018
Bad Girls review – a much-needed history of Holloway prison
Caitlin Davies’s timely study brings into focus the problems with incarcerating women – be they prostitutes or royaltyHMP Holloway opened in 1852 as a Read More