Every person has inherent dignity and an inalienable right to life. The death penalty is an explicit violation of that right by the State. We therefore oppose capital punishment in every case, without exception. As an organization, the Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP) is focused on legal and policy transformation…
#Gender Based Violence #NewsBy: Patricia Cumbie Two years after the gang rape of Jane Doe at Cornell, survivors, advocates, journalists, and the public are calling for survivor justice. I am a Jane Doe, and the outrage on her behalf is heartening. I was raped decades ago on a college campus. I remember the…
#Gender Based Violence #NewsBy: Jillian Young, SAVES Project Director As backpacks are packed, classrooms come alive, and students prepare for a new school year, August reminds us that learning doesn't stop after graduation. It is also Child Support Awareness Month, making it the perfect time to sharpen an important skill that can strengthen…
#Gender Based Violence #NewsWhat Is the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Gun Violence? “It was the constant threat of death. I was so scared . . . that fear shaped every choice I made while I was with him.” -Survivor of intimate partner violence Intimate partner homicides remain a scourge in…
#Gender Based Violence #NewsCo-authored by Lynn Rosenthal and Rosie Hidalgo (BWJP MOSAIC Initiative) and Kandice Louis Wilson (Centre for Public Impact) Every day, the headlines tell the same devastating story. Domestic violence. Sexual assault. Human trafficking. Technology-enabled abuse targeting women and girls. The numbers should shock us into action: 45% of women in the United States…
#Gender Based Violence #NewsBy Sarah Hur, Deputy Director, National Restraining Order Center April 2026 Attorneys and advocates working with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) survivors of intimate-partner violence often navigate a complex intersection of cultural and linguistic differences that shape how survivors engage with the legal system. At the National Restraining Order…
#Gender Based Violence #News“When it comes to gender-based violence, you just never know what’s going on behind closed doors, so you have to have an open mind, and an open heart, and be there for people.” - Meghan Dunlap, Communications Associate, External Relations March is Women’s History Month, and this month we are featuring…
#BWJP Announcements #NewsBy Cindene Pezzell, Esq. Director, The National Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors Clara Shortridge Foltz This is the time of year that the justice community celebrates Clarence Earl Gideon. On March 18, 1963, his landmark case before the United States Supreme Court enshrined the Constitutional right to counsel for indigent people charged with crimes. The mandate that states fund representation…
#BWJP Announcements #News“Being able to create a vision for the future comes from safety and safe relationships.” -Irene Avina, LCSW, MSW, Project Assistant, Firearms Technical Assistance Project As we recognize Women’s History Month, we are highlighting Rising Stars, members of our staff building on the legacy of so many leaders in our movement. …
#BWJP Announcements #News“It’s important to treat people with kindness and empathy. Just because somebody has a charge doesn’t mean they’re a monster. That distinction is important.” -Patrick Cunningham, Defense Based Advocate, National Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors This month we are featuring some of the Rising Stars of BWJP who are rising through the ranks and actively impacting our movement. Meet Patrick Cunningham, an…
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