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Forced Marriages - Sara's Story

Publication Date: 
March, 2011


The British High Commission has commissioned three short animated documentaries on the issue of Forced Marriages in Pakistan in an attempt to raise awareness of this human rights violation. Watch 'Sara's Story' below.

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Tags: Early/Forced marriage, International, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Asia , Multimedia, Europe, Global

UK - Multi-Agency Practice Guidelines: Female Genital Mutilation

Publication Date: 
June, 2011


The United Kingdom Government released its  of Multi-Agency Practice Guidelines: Female Genital Mutilation. Though female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK is illegal, 24,000 British girls under the age of 15 still are in grave danger of FGM in its harshest form.

These guidelines seek to address this gap by providing recommendations, strategies, and support to professionals working with people affected by FGM.

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Tags: Children's Rights, External Publications, FGM, International, United Kingdom, Global

Report from the event "Your Marriage Your Rights"

Publication Date: 
March, 2010

Introduction

From early on after the inception of Direct Approach it was identified that a key issue facing ME women within the community was Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence.

It was, however, recognised that this was an exceptionally complex area and any work in the field should be approached with a high level of sensitivity.

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Tags: Early/Forced marriage, External Publications, United Kingdom, Europe

Death by Stoning - Interview with Anne Harrison from Amnesty International & Ziba Mir Hosseini from SOAS

Publication Date: 
July, 2010
BBC Radio 4

Judicial Stoning: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was found guilty of adultery by an Iranian court and was due to be stoned to death. Following a concerted campaign by her family and lawyers, it now seems that that sentence has been lifted, and campaigners are waiting to hear what will happen next.

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Tags: Iran, United Kingdom, Multimedia

Study on 'honour' crime prosecutions published

Publication Date: 
December, 2008

Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) study on 'honour' crime has been published today allowing prosecutors to be better able to tackle the cases.

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Tags: 'honor' crimes, External Publications, United Kingdom
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