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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Money Changes Everything! Why Child Support Matters

By: Esther Aparicio, Esq., SAVES Attorney Advisor “Why don’t you just leave?” It’s a question many survivors of domestic violence…

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