Paris Shears is a UK survivor advocate and the founder of Paris's Law, a campaign seeking reform of how late guilty pleas are treated in coercive control and domestic abuse cases. She speaks publicly, under her own name, about coercive control, the experiences of survivors navigating the criminal justice system, sentencing reform and meaningful victim protection.
Her campaigning grew from her own experience of the justice process. After more than 530 days preparing to give evidence, the trial did not go ahead when the defendant changed his plea on the day it was due to begin. Paris began asking why a plea entered so late could still earn a reduction in sentence, and what that means for survivors who have carried the weight of a trial for many months.
In April 2026 she launched a UK Parliament petition setting out the proposal now known as Paris's Law. It attracted more than 107,000 signatures and was debated by MPs in Westminster Hall on 19 October 2026.
Paris's work has been reported by outlets including BBC News, The Telegraph, LBC, Metro, The Sun and the Daily Echo, and she has taken part in long-form podcast conversations about coercive control and justice. Her focus is practical: helping coercive control to be recognised sooner, making the court process more workable for survivors, and ensuring that protection for victims is meaningful in practice rather than only on paper.
She continues to advocate for reform alongside survivors and supporters across the UK.
Paris Shears
