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What These Cases of High-Profile Accusers Reveal About the Credibility Gap

By Rachel Elizabeth Barkley, JD MBA R&B artist Casandra Ventura, who is known professionally as Cassie, took the stand in the federal trial of Sean “P. Diddy” Combs on May 13th. As the prosecution’s star witness, Cassie’s testimony provided a foundation for establishing the government’s charges of sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Because Combs pleaded not […]

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BWJP Welcomes Cheryl Thomas, as the new Senior Attorney Advisor for The Center on Global Rights for Women

Cheryl has worked with partners around the world to promote women’s human rights and achieve systemic and legal reform to end violence against women and girls since 1993.  She has participated in the drafting of laws on violence against women and girls and led training to enforce such laws in dozens of countries. Cheryl Thomas […]

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BIG NEWS! BWJP is Expanding Globally!

A Powerful New Chapter: Global Rights for Women Joins Forces with the Battered Women’s Justice Project We are thrilled to share exciting news with you: Global Rights for Women (GRW) has merged with the Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP) to form a new BWJP Center, the Center on Global Rights for Women. This merger brings […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Global Rights for Women and Battered Women’s Justice Project Merger Announcement

Global Rights for Women and Battered Women’s Justice Project Merger Announcement Contact:  BWJP Communications, communications@bwjp.org Cheryl Thomas, Executive Director, Global Rights for Women, cthomas@grwomen.org MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Global Rights for Women (GRW) has officially merged with the Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP), becoming the Center on Global Rights for Women—the latest specialized Center under the BWJP umbrella. […]

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Building a SAFeR System: Preventing Tragedy in Child Custody Outcomes

By Kaitlyn Baker, Intern, National Legal Center on Children and Domestic Violence When the justice system fails to protect its most vulnerable, the effects are tragic. On June 2, 2025, the bodies of three young sisters-Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia Decker-were discovered, murdered, in a Washington campground. Paityn was 9 years old, Evelyn 8, and Olivia […]

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BWJP Welcomes Brittany Tucker, as the new Senior Project Manager/Staff Attorney of the Firearms Technical Assistance Project (FTAP)

I’m a Michigander through and through, I’ve lived in other places but there’s no place like home. I received my law degree and doctoral degree from Michigan State University, GO GREEN, GO WHITE, where I studied family dynamics, race and ethnicity, and law and society. Prior to coming to BWJP, I spent my time as […]

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BWJP Welcomes Rosario de la Torre, as the new Senior Community and Advocacy Liaison , National Systems Change and Advocacy Center 

Rosario de la Torre, a proud Latina from Mexico City, came to the United States in 1986 with her parents and siblings to attended school and learn English, with the idea of returning one day. For the last 30 years Rosario has been devoted to support survivors in the areas of domestic violence, sexual assault, […]

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BWJP Welcomes Avery-Grace Blanco, as the new Project Assistant for SAVES National Clearing House, National Legal Center on Childrenand Domestic Violence

Avery-Grace Blanco has been working with survivors and their families for nine years, since she was a senior in high school. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in three years from the Metropolitan State University of Denver and took graduate level coursework focused on human rights and social justice at Arizona State University.  She […]

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Introducing the National Restraining Order Center (NROC) Expanding Safety and Access for Survivors  

Introducing the National Restraining Order Center (NROC) Expanding Safety and Access for Survivors    At BWJP, we are committed to strengthening legal protections for survivors of gender-based violence. That’s why we’re launching the National Restraining Order Center (NROC)—a new, comprehensive Center that expands our work on restraining orders to better serve survivors, advocates, and legal professionals. […]

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Loving Out Loud: Navigating Queer Teen Dating Violence Amidst Political Turbulence 

By Alyssa Toledo, Communications Associate I’ve spent most of my life searching for freedom.  As a queer, Mexican American kid growing up in a turbulent home, I learned early how to survive by making myself small—by hiding, by quieting my voice, by pretending everything was fine. But survival isn’t the same as living, and I […]

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