The Sally Challen appeal will give hope to abused women
The case has brought public attention to an under-recognised feature of domestic violence relationships: coercive control.
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Julie Bindel
Julie Bindel is a feminist writer and co-founder of the law reform group Justice for Women. She has written several books including The Pimping of Prostitution: Abolishing the Sex Work Myth (2017) and Feminism for Women: The Real Route to Liberation (2021).
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