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This report is part of a series of evidence reviews commissioned by the Nuffield Foundation as part of its Public right to justice programme.

Operation Soteria has contributed to a cultural shift in how the police and CPS approach rape cases, and the number of rape suspects charged is now the highest since records began.

The report found that experiences of the family and criminal courts can have lasting impacts on people's wellbeing and trust in the justice system, highlighting the need for more compassionate and accessible legal processes.

On 23 March 2026, at the margin of the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, ICPR and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights held a side event on the topic of Human Rights Compliant Alternative Measures to Pre-Trial Detention.

Professor Jessica Jacobson has been appointed as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council for England and Wales for a period of three years, from 2 March 2026.

On Friday 23rd January Professor Mai Sato spoke at a special session of the UN Human Rights Council to address the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

ICPR has published a report detailing the findings of a research project on experiences of care proceedings funded by the Department for Education.

A powerful news report on Brazil’s dramatic rise in female prisoner numbers has used data from our World Female Imprisonment List.