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Fiona Holm and Naomi Hunte were killed by the same violent partner.

Fiona and Naomi's families are asking us all to come together to ensure that the police are held accountable for their failures and to ensure nothing like this ever happens again.

As friends, as neighbours, as concerned citizens, as campaigners for women's rights and against racism, we need to support their fight for justice.

Come to this public meeting on 12 July, 2.30pm to 4.30pm.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/double-injustice-the-cases-of-naomi-hunte-and-fiona-holm-tickets-1992070596780

Pragna Patel, our co-director, conducted the research for the vital report published today by Centre for Women's Justice on the unjust criminalisation of women who are themselves victim-survivors of abuse.

The report, 'They Don't Understand Abuse', presents insights from survivors of violence and women's specialist services about police and prosecution practice when survivors are accused of offending, and recommends urgent reforms.

For the full report, visit Centre for Women's Justice.

Pragna Patel of Project Resist spoke to The Guardian for an investigation into the 'postcode lottery' faced by families of domestic abuse victims driven to suicide. The piece exposed how individual coroners decide what evidence to consider, leading to wildly inconsistent rulings on whether a suicide following abuse should be treated as a potential homicide.

The article amplifies the Suicide is Homicide campaign and the experience of bereaved families calling for systemic reform. Project Resist continues to push for clear national guidance so that domestic-abuse-related suicides are investigated with the same rigour as other suspicious deaths.

Project Resist issued a statement on behalf of the Suicide is Homicide campaign in response to the Taryn Baird court outcome. The verdict does not diminish the significance of our campaign and the wider struggle waged by families seeking justice in contexts of domestic abuse and coercive control.

We stand with Taryn's family and all the families who have lost loved ones to abuse-driven suicide. This case underscores why the legal system must take seriously the evidence of coercive control as a driver of preventable death, and why systemic reform of coronial and prosecutorial practice is urgent.

Project Resist hosted a screening of 'The Conspiracists' — a Liz Smith film documenting women in the MAGA movement and the rise of far-right thinking. The screening was followed by a panel discussion chaired by Project Resist's Pragna Patel with the Director.

The event drew connections between the rise of far-right conspiracy networks and the patriarchal politics that target women, minorities and migrants. It forms part of Project Resist's ongoing work on the gendered dimensions of the far right and the strategies needed to resist it.

Project Resist issued a response to a BBC investigation into false domestic abuse allegations made under the UK's Domestic Violence Rule, which allows migrant women fleeing abuse to apply for indefinite leave to remain.

We deplore any exploitation of this route by unscrupulous immigration advisers or organised criminal gangs, but the answer is targeted enforcement against the perpetrators of fraud — not the erosion of a vital safeguard. The overwhelming majority of women who use this route are genuine survivors. Restricting access would only push real victims further into hiding and into the hands of abusers.

Project Resist hosted 'Never Forgotten: Violence Against Women and Systemic Failures' — a public event marking the names of women killed by male violence in the past year and the systemic failures that contributed to their deaths.

The event brought together families, lawyers, parliamentarians and campaigners to read names, share testimony, and commit to a more honest national reckoning with the structures that fail women — particularly black and minoritised women — at every stage of the justice system.

To mark International Women's Day 2026, Project Resist took part in a series of speaking events on the theme 'Religion, Nationalism and the Mainstreaming of the Far Right'. Speakers included Project Resist's Pragna Patel alongside partners from across the women's sector.

The events examined how religious fundamentalism, nationalist politics and far-right movements converge to undermine women's rights — and the strategies feminist organisations are using to defend hard-won gains and build solidarity across communities.

Project Resist took part in the annual commemoration of Claudia Jones at Highgate Cemetery, marking the legacy of the Trinidadian-British communist, feminist and journalist who founded Britain's first major Black newspaper and was central to the founding of the Notting Hill Carnival.

The event drew speakers and supporters from across the black feminist and anti-racist movement. It is a moment of reflection and recommitment to the work of building intersectional solidarity in the tradition Claudia Jones helped to establish.

Project Resist and FiLiA jointly issued a statement opposing the government's proposed 'Earned Settlement' immigration reforms, which would extend the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain from five to ten years.

The change would trap migrant women in abusive relationships for longer, deepen the harm caused by the No Recourse to Public Funds condition, and disproportionately impact women fleeing violence. Our joint statement calls on the government to maintain — and strengthen — the Domestic Violence Rule route to settlement, not weaken it.

Project Resist supported the launch of a Change.org petition demanding accountability and justice for Naomi Hunte and Fiona Holm — two women killed by the same abuser despite prior police knowledge of the risk he posed.

The petition calls for a public inquiry into the systemic failures that allowed a known perpetrator to continue offending. It is the foundation of the Double Injustice campaign, which centres the families of Naomi and Fiona and their fight for the truth.

Project Resist launched the Double Injustice campaign — seeking justice for the families of Naomi Hunte and Fiona Holm, both killed by the same violent man despite repeated police contact and clear warnings about the risk he posed.

The campaign demands a public inquiry, an independent review of police failures, and systemic reform of how risk to women from known perpetrators is identified, recorded and managed. It is led alongside the families of Naomi and Fiona and supported by partner organisations across the women's sector.

Project Resist released the Suicide is Homicide campaign video alongside a set of campaign updates marking the next phase of our work with bereaved families.

The video centres the testimony of families whose loved ones took their own lives in the context of domestic abuse, and lays out the systemic failures that must be addressed — from inconsistent coronial practice to the under-investigation of these deaths by police. Watch the film on our Videos page and share to support the campaign.

Project Resist's Director Pragna Patel has been announced as a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics' Centre for Women, Peace and Security.

The Fellowship will support Pragna's ongoing research and advocacy on violence against minoritised women, the intersection of immigration controls and gender-based violence, and the legacy of grassroots black feminist organising in the UK. We are proud to see her work recognised at this level.

Pragna Patel of Project Resist wrote for the LSE Blog on the legacy of grassroots black feminist organising and the contemporary challenges facing minoritised women in the UK.

The piece situates Project Resist's work within a longer arc of black, brown and migrant women's resistance — and the urgent task of defending hard-won rights against rising authoritarian and patriarchal forces. Read it on the LSE Blog.

Online discussion on the intersection of violence against women and the mainstreaming of the far right.

Gender Justice Conference hosted by the Phoebe Centre.

Hundreds of organisations and individuals worldwide joined a coalition condemning Ibtissame Betty Lachgar's imprisonment in Morocco. Lachgar, a co-founder of the Alternative Movement for Individual Liberties (MALI), was detained for her activism for women's rights and secular freedoms.

Project Resist stands in solidarity with Betty and adds its voice to the global call for her immediate release and access to the medical treatment she urgently requires.

Project Resist held a press conference and parliamentary event as part of the Suicide is Homicide campaign.

Bereaved families, lawyers and parliamentarians joined to call for systemic recognition that suicides driven by domestic abuse should be investigated as potential homicides, with an evidential standard equal to that applied in other suspicious deaths.

Press conference and parliamentary event for the Suicide is Homicide campaign.

Project Resist participated in the FiLiA Conference 2025, Europe's largest annual feminist gathering.

Project Resist members spoke on panels covering racialised violence, the rise of the far right, and the legacy of grassroots black feminist organising across the UK.

FiLiA Conference October 2025 — Project Resist participation.

Project Resist launched a new policy report titled "Why do I have to hide away?" — examining the experiences of migrant women living under hostile immigration rules.

The report documents the legal, financial and social barriers that force women fleeing abuse to remain in hiding rather than risk deportation or destitution.

It calls for urgent reform of immigration policy as it intersects with the Domestic Violence Rule, the No Recourse to Public Funds condition, and the asylum system.

Launch of the Project Resist + Angelou Centre report on the impact of the 2024 riots on black, migrant and minoritised women.

Feminist Dissent published Issue #8: "Human Rights in an Age of Populist Authoritarianism", with contributions from Project Resist members and allies.

The issue was launched at SOAS, University of London, with a panel discussion on the contemporary threats to women's rights from populist and authoritarian movements.

Announcing Issue #8 of Feminist Dissent: Human Rights in an Age of Populist Authoritarianism, plus a SOAS event.

Stories of Colour: a survivor-led call to action one year on from the 2024 far-right riots.

Project Resist joined the launch event for the Women's Liberation Alliance, a new feminist coalition organising against the rollback of women's rights.

The event brought together speakers from across the women's sector to share strategy and solidarity.

Launch event for the Women's Liberation Alliance.

Launch event for the Suicide is Homicide campaign demanding recognition of domestic abuse-related suicide as potential homicide.

Project Resist contributed to the Gender-Based Violence Across Borders Conference at Northumbria University.

The conference brought together researchers, practitioners and survivors to examine how migration, citizenship and immigration controls shape women's experiences of violence and access to justice.

Project Resist and Rights of Women jointly published a briefing for the VAWG sector documenting how counter-allegations of abuse are being used against migrant women survivors applying for settlement under the Domestic Violence Rule.

The briefing examines UKVI decision-making practices and calls for reform of how counter-allegations are assessed.

Asian Women's Resource Centre annual conference.

Project Resist contributed to the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) conference on current issues in immigration and family law.

The session focused on the experiences of migrant women survivors navigating both immigration controls and the family courts.

ILPA conference on current issues in immigration and family law.

Project Resist launches a new guest blog feature to build solidarity across the women's sector.

Community event in Bradford on improving access to justice for women.

Conference on building and sustaining democratic resilience.

Project Resist participated in a House of Lords event calling for the codification of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity under international law.

Speakers included parliamentarians, human rights lawyers and women from Afghanistan, Iran and beyond who have lived under apartheid-style gender regimes.

Parliamentary event recognising gender apartheid as a crime against humanity.

Project Resist delivered a Resistance Training session for grassroots organisers and frontline practitioners, co-hosted by Ubuntu Women Shelter in Glasgow.

The training covered campaign building, media advocacy and survivor-led organising in the context of hostile immigration policy.

Resistance training session for grassroots organisations.

Project Resist made a written submission to the Women and Equalities Committee's inquiry into community cohesion following the 2024 far-right riots.

The submission documented the gendered impact of the riots on minoritised women and called for an intersectional response from local and national government.

Parliament Women and Equalities Committee launches a new inquiry into community cohesion following the 2024 riots.

Project Resist made a written submission to the Independent Sentencing Review, calling for an end to the disproportionate criminalisation of domestic abuse survivors — particularly migrant and minoritised women.

The submission joins a wider campaign led by Women in Prison and partner organisations.

Project Resist convened a training and strategy session for the ten member organisations of the Resist Network.

The session focused on shared campaigning priorities for 2025, including the Suicide is Homicide and Double Injustice campaigns.

Internal training for organisations in the Resist Network.

Project Resist joined a protest organised by One Law For All in solidarity with the women of Iran.

The protest marked the continuing detention, harassment and killing of women under the Islamic Republic's compulsory hijab regime and the wider Woman, Life, Freedom uprising.

NBCPA Conference — Project Resist participation.

Project Resist participated in the 2024 Gender Justice and Intersectional Practice Conference.

The event convened frontline workers, lawyers and researchers to examine intersectional practice in the women's sector and its policy implications.

Groundbreaking conference examining the lasting impact of religious abuse.

Project Resist contributed to the Crown Prosecution Service's "In Conversation" event for South Asian Heritage Month.

The discussion focused on the prosecution of violence against South Asian women, including the unique evidential and cultural challenges these cases raise.

Project Resist discussion with the Crown Prosecution Service on violence against women.

Project Resist and Feminist Dissent issued a joint statement opposing the wave of far-right terror that swept the UK in summer 2024.

The statement named the converging patriarchal and racist forces driving the riots and called on the women's sector to centre the safety of racialised women and girls.

Book launch for "Sexed — A History of British Feminism" attended by Project Resist.

Rosie Lewis and Pragna Patel of Project Resist published "Resourcing Our Resilience: Black Feminist Mapping Across the FiLiA Legacy Cities" with FiLiA.

The mapping project documents the contemporary state of black feminist organising across the UK cities that hosted FiLiA conferences, identifying both pressures and opportunities for the movement.

Project Resist made a written submission to the Home Office consultation on updating the Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) statutory guidance.

The submission called for explicit attention to suicide following domestic abuse, and for DHRs to consistently capture intersectional factors affecting minoritised women.

Project Resist response to the Government consultation on the Domestic Homicide Review statutory guidance.

Project Resist and Feminist Dissent published analysis of the High Court ruling in the Michaela School case, which upheld the school's ban on prayer rituals.

The piece examined the ruling's implications for religion, education and the contested meaning of "British values" — and what it means for minoritised girls navigating school life.

Event on contesting the UK Hostile Environment immigration policies.

Project Resist representation at Westminster Insights policy event.

Rosa Fund's Summer Conference 2024 bringing women's sector organisations together.

Project Resist members took part in a closed-door speaking event on the family courts.

The discussion examined the systemic failures faced by minoritised women in private law proceedings, including the use of unregulated experts and the dismissal of coercive control allegations.

Project Resist participation in discussions around family court reform.

WRC Annual Conference 2024: Currency of change — vibrancy and inspiration.

Pragna Patel of Project Resist wrote in The Guardian on the establishment of the UK's first Sikh court in London.

The op-ed warned of the implications of parallel religious legal forums for the rights of women in matters of marriage, divorce and child custody, and called for safeguards rooted in equality law.

Project Resist co-director writes for The Guardian on the world's first Sikh court in London and what it means for women's rights.

Project Resist and Feminist Dissent issued a joint statement on the genocide in Gaza.

The statement names the gendered impact of state violence on Palestinian women and children and calls for an immediate ceasefire and accountability under international law.