Charlotte is a barrister with a passionate commitment to fighting oppression and achieving justice. With a strong dedication to pro bono work, Charlotte has carried out such work at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, India, Mexico and the Democratic Republic of Congo where she established the country's first free legal advice centre.
Justice, the bedrock of our society is for sale under the Government’s latest plan to sell legal aid contracts to the highest bidders.
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | Notebook | Thursday, 23 May 2013 at 6:17 pm
The Children and Families Bill expected to be introduced in 2012/2013 sets out plans to speed up adoption and care proceedings.
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 8 August 2012 at 6:00 am
Like Occupy London, local groups are concerned that high powered institutions are controlling their towns by silencing inhabitants and undermining democracy. Leek, a small market town in Staffordshire, is the latest town to join the national occupy movement.
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 19 June 2012 at 10:00 am
Last Friday the Prime Minister announced that forced marriage is to become a criminal offence.
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | Notebook | Sunday, 10 June 2012 at 2:25 pm
In my eyes, partaking in the Diamond Jubilee is not just a celebration of Elizabeth’s 60 year reign, but a celebration of something far more sinister – to me, it’s a celebration of the ingrained inequality and class segregation within our country.
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | Notebook, iPolitics | Tuesday, 5 June 2012 at 4:00 am
Last summer I travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help establish the first free legal advice centre in Kinshasa. I arrived with grand aspirations and bags of enthusiasm. But it was short lived. It was not long before I discovered the vast sexual exploitation of young Congolese women at the hands of peace keeping troops, aid workers, non-governmental organisation employees and others acting on behalf of the international community.
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 22 May 2012 at 4:15 am
Jane Kassim, mother to twin daughters through surrogacy, is fighting for equal maternity rights – after she discovered that she is not entitled to the same rights as birth mothers.
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 23 April 2012 at 10:15 am
In an unfailingly mischievous manner, Sarah Maple uses narrative artwork to challenge traditional notions of religion, identity and the societal role of women. Her artwork never fails to shock; her latest piece Menstruate With Pride (right) is no exception. Surrounded by a horrified and disgusted crowd, Maple stands centre stage, a proud woman menstruating in [...]
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | | Friday, 13 April 2012 at 12:14 pm
Today I received another telephone call from a young Muslim woman, Nasrin, who pleaded with me to help her obtain an Islamic divorce. After fleeing a forced marriage characterised by rape and physical violence, Nasrin applied for an Islamic divorce from a Sharia council; that was almost 10 years ago now.
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 2 April 2012 at 4:02 pm
An increasing number of Muslim women activists are receiving death threats, fatwas and even hate-mail from extremist male and female Muslims. Their crime? Rescuing fellow Muslim women from violent and life threatening situations.
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 18 January 2012 at 11:59 am
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