‘The protection of the individual, and the idea of individual criminal responsibility for the worst crimes, would be part of the new legal order. The sovereignty of the state would no longer provide absolute refuge for crimes on such a scale, in theory at least’. (East West Street)

Recognising coercive control in counter-allegations: VAWG organisations call for reform in UKVI assessments 

Project Resist and Rights of Women brought together VAWG organisations to examine how UKVI’s handling of counter-allegations is negatively impacting migrant women victim-survivors of domestic abuse applying for settlement. A briefing was produced outlining concerns and recommendations for change.

Press Release from The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), One Law for All and Project Resist.

The Organisers of Gender Apartheid: A Crime Against Humanity – International Women’s Day Event at the House of Lords Calls for Global Action.

Understanding the world to change it – the women’s sector, sex and sexism. What is the Women’s Sector?

Project Resist welcome Charlie Weinberg to be our inaugural Guest Blogger. One of the founders of our sister organisation Women’s Liberation Alliance, Charlie has published extensively about criminal justice and women as well as consulting to organisations, speaking at and facilitating events. Charlie runs August.org.

Project Resist is working in collaboration with the Girlington Centre in Bradford to support black and minority women who continue to encounter prejudices and obstacles when reporting domestic abuse and coercive control to the police. Yet again, we see systemic misconduct and incompetence in the police handling of such cases. Our work with Shareen and the Girlington Centre forms part of our advocacy work to improve women's access to justice.

Project Resist has made a submission to the Independent Sentencing Review. (January 2025) on black and minority women’s experiences of sentencing in the criminal justice system.

On 8 November 2024, Project Resist joined other women in protest against the brutality of the fundamentalist Iranian regime organised in London by One Law For All and FEMEN. We stood in solidarity with Ahoo Darhyae and the women of Iran.

On 29 November 2024, Project Resist took part in a major conference entitled ‘Gender, Justice and Intersectional Practice’ organised by the Phoebe Centre in Ipswich during 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence.