Harriet Wistrich

Harriet Wistrich
Wistrich in 2016
Born
Harriet Katherine Wistrich

1960 (age 63–64)
Hampstead, London, England
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Occupation(s)Solicitor, writer
OrganizationCo-founder of Justice for Women
Known forLaw reform
MovementRadical feminism, lesbian feminism
PartnerJulie Bindel
Parent(s)Enid and Ernest Wistrich

Harriet Katherine Wistrich (born 1960)[1] 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.[2][3] She works for Birnberg Pierce & Partners in London.[4] She was Liberty's Human Rights Lawyer of the Year in 2014.[2]

Wistrich is co-founder of Justice for Women, the feminist law-reform group,[2][5] and founding director of the Centre for Women's Justice.[6] She has written for The Guardian and is the editor, with her partner Julie Bindel, of The Map of My Life: The Story of Emma Humphreys (2003).

  1. ^ "Harriet Katherine Wistrich - The Law Society". solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk.
  2. ^ a b c Gupta, Rahila (12 January 2015). "Women defenders of human rights: the good, the great and the gutsy" Archived 7 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. OpenDemocracy
  3. ^ Dickson, E. Jane (15 September 1995). "Sisters to the death". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022.
  4. ^ Laville, Sandra (2 July 2014). "Women duped by Met undercover officers win high court ruling", The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Justice for Women", justiceforwomen.org.uk.
  6. ^ "Harriet Wistrich" Archived 4 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Centre for Women's Justice.