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Harriet Wistrich

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Gender Female
Age 64
Born Hampstead
London
United Kingdom
Partner Julie Bindel
Alma mater University of Oxford
Parent(s)Enid and Ernest Wistrich
Job Solicitor
Current partner Julie Bindel
MovementRadical feminism
lesbian feminism
Education University of Oxford
University of Westminster
Date of birth January 1,1960
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Harriet Wistrich Life story


Harriet Katherine Wistrich is an English solicitor and radical feminist who specialises in human-rights cases, particularly cases involving women who have been sexually assaulted or who have killed their violent partners. She works for Birnberg Pierce & Partners in London.

Police domestic abuse victim: I just felt despair

Police domestic abuse victim: I just felt despair
Jun 30,2022 6:05 pm

... Harriet Wistrich, the charity s director, welcomed the lid being lifted on the failures around police perpetrated domestic abuse but called for a public inquiry to carry out a more detailed investigation...

Rape victims asked for too much information, says data watchdog

Rape victims asked for too much information, says data watchdog
May 31,2022 2:05 am

... " What is needed is clear unequivocal guidance that police and prosecutors should not be seeking to trawl rape survivors personal data looking for anything that may undermine their credibility, " said Harriet Wistrich, director of the CWJ...

Farieissia Martin 'has hope' over right to appeal murder conviction

Farieissia Martin 'has hope' over right to appeal murder conviction
Feb 16,2020 8:51 am

... Sally and Richard Challen had two sons and had been married for 31 years Ms Challen s lawyer, Harriet Wistrich, is also representing Martin - and said there were similarities between the two cases...

Hidden rape conviction target revealed

Hidden rape conviction target revealed
Feb 16,2020 8:08 am

... Harriet Wistrich from the Centre for Women s Justice said the use of conviction targets was extremely worrying A coalition of women s organisations, represented by the Centre for Women s Justice (CWJ), has launched a legal case against the service for what it says is an unlawful change in approach by the CPS...

Rape convictions at lowest level since records compiled

Rape convictions at lowest level since records compiled
Feb 16,2020 6:10 am

... Lawyer Harriet Wistrich, founder of the CWJ, told BBC Radio 4 s Today programme there was compelling evidence the collapse in prosecutions was mainly caused by a deliberate change in the approach taken by the CPS dating back to late 2016 ...

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