by Kai Akram | Jul 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
The 14th of July was the first Memorial Day for victims of honour killings in the UK. The date was chosen to mark Shafilea Ahmed’s birthday. She would have been 29 years old. Tragically, she was killed by her parents at the age of 17 after years of abuse for...
by Kai Akram | Jun 24, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Forced marriage is a criminal offence in the UK and is a form of domestic violence and/or child abuse, yet it remains a prevalent issue, particularly in the Republic of Ireland where for many women and children, this barbaric practice remains unchallenged and...
by Kai Akram | Jun 16, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Today marks exactly one year since Forced Marriage was criminalised under the Anti-Social behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. We remember campaigning for this change despite opposition stating that legislation would not make a difference. Recently we saw the...
by Kai Akram | May 18, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
The Government is planning to introduce stricter rules for immigrants coming from outside the UK, who will be forced to learn English if they want to stay in this country. A heated debate has arisen on whether this is in the genuine interest of society or is just a...
by Kai Akram | Apr 17, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Sharan founder Polly and I met about four years ago, working on the National Domestic Violence Helpline in central London. I’ll always remember going for dinner with Polly one evening – I’d just been offered a new job and was in negotiations around the kind of...
by Kai Akram | Apr 14, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
We firmly believe that violence against women and girls does not happen because men are naturally evil but is the result of a culture that does not value women and considers them inferior human beings. Media play an important role in reinforcing such culture by...
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