Fiona MacKenzie runs the ‘We Can’t Consent to This campaign’. She collects information on the use of ‘sex game gone wrong’ defences in killings of women and girls in the UK. She was the first person to systematically collect this data, which shows that this defence is being used increasingly and with some success. Her […]
Arinola Araba is a survivor and campaigner who works on domestic violence and child sexual abuse. She has written two books on these topics, one of which has been made available for free to 100,000 young women in Africa. She recently held an awareness-raising event within her local council area, targeting professionals who may come into contact with […]
We have a fantastic shortlist for the inaugural joint Emma Humphreys and Centre for Women’s Justice awards. Please join us in congratulating all our nominees: Afsana Lachaux has spent the past five years campaigning for women’s access to justice. After having to flee Dubai, and whilst continuing to fight for the return of her son, […]
This year’s event is being held on the 8th of November in Bethnal Green. We have an amazing line up for the evening, with Sally Challen and Kiranjit Ahluwalia discussing their landmark cases and campaigns for justice with Samira Ahmed; poetry from the Southall Black Sisters’ Survivors Group; live music from feminist punk band The […]
We’re thrilled to announce that for the first time EHMP will be collaborating with the Centre for Women’s Justice to support the work of women using the law to campaign against male violence. This year we will be offering one prize for a woman or group using the law to hold the state to account […]
EHMP would like to say a massive thank you to all of you who came along and helped to make our twentieth year so special, and in particular to Jenni Murray for compering and to The Real Greek Bankside for hosting us. We were delighted to announce that our 2018 Individual Award Winner was Sammy […]
Humraaz Support Services provide confidential specialist support to Black and Minority Ethnic women who have experienced domestic abuse and all forms of harmful traditional practices. They campaign locally and nationally, participating in marches and speaking events, joining with other initiatives, and partnering with a local arts group to set up a women’s garden dedicated to […]
Sian has been a writer and feminist activist for over ten years. Between 2007 – 2013 she co-organised three Reclaim the Night marches, while co-running the Bristol Feminist Network. She is the founder and director of the Bristol Women’s Literature Festival which aims to tackle cultural femicide. She has written on male violence against women for […]
Samantha began campaigning after her daughter Jayden was murdered by her pattern. She set up the campaign Jayden’s Gift, she has participated in documentaries and speaks at events, telling her daughter’s story and campaigning for the safety of other women.
Roxanne used the Femicide Census as the inspiration to create ‘The most beautiful project that shouldn’t exist’. She decided to commemorate the 598 women killed by a current or former partner between 2009 and 2015 by creating a quilt of 598 patches, each one dedicated to a murdered woman. The finished quilt was unveiled in […]
