Rights of Women works to attain justice and equality by informing, educating and empowering women on their legal rights. Read more ...

News:

• Join us in opposing the Government’s proposal to introduce anonymity for rape defendants. Read more here.
  
  
• New report: Measuring up? UK compliance with international commitments on violence against women in England and Wales.
  
  Read our assessment of how current law and policy related to violence against women in England and Wales measures up to UK commitments under international law.
  
  
• Rights of Women and Imkaan free seminar and debate: Rights for all? Strategies to protect all women with 'no recourse to public funds' from violence (London, 8 July 2010)
  
  
• NEWS: Read our latest newsletter here.

Membership:

• Become a member of Rights of Women. Join Rights of Women today and receive a free copy of our very popular handbook From A to Z: A woman's guide to the law and a Rights of Women travel card holder. Click here for more information about membership and benefits.

Training and events:

• Our 2010 training programme is available here.

Publications:

• We are proud to have worked in partnership with Action for Prisoners Families to produce 2 new legal guides on parental responsibility and adoption for women prisoners.
• NEW: We are pleased to announce the recent publication of our latest legal handbook, Seeking Refuge? A handbook for asylum-seeking women. This vital resource explains the law that determines who is entitled to protection in the UK and how the asylum system works. Download the handbook for free here.

Policy and campaigning:

• Implementing Section 14: see the latest here.
• Celebrating Section 14: Section 14 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 received royal assent on 12th November 2009 creating a new criminal offence to tackle the demand for prostitution. Read more here.
• Calling all London women's organisations - join our new network! Get more involved in policy and campaigning work, share your experiences and learn more about the law and policy making process. For more information about our Women's Legal Policy Network click here.
• Rights of Women is pleased to be part of the campaign to abolish no recourse to public funds. For more information about the campaign and how to get involved. Or see our briefing on no recourse to public funds here..
• Rights of Women is pleased to be part of the Still Human Still Here campaign which aims to highlight the plight of destitute asylum seekers in the UK. For more information about the campaign see Still Human Still Here.

Website updated on - 22/06/10