January 3, 2011Afghan women speak out on abuse from behind maskIn a CNN report, Afghan women speak out on abuse from behind mask. via:[http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/afghanistan.mask/?hpt=C1]
October 27, 2010German government to criminalise forced marriagesThe German government agreed Wednesday to make forced marriages a specific, punishable criminal offence, punishable by up to […]
October 25, 2010Charity is planning a campaign to help professionals to spot people at riskA charity supporting victims of forced marriage and “honour-related” violence is planning a campaign in Bradford to help […]
October 13, 2010Capital’s hidden numbers of forced marriage victimsDozens of women in Edinburgh could be secret victims of forced marriages every year, it emerged today; the […]
October 10, 2010Konnie Huq: my family wanted me to marry a MuslimKonnie Huq, the British former Blue Peter presenter, has admitted that her father hoped she would marry a […]
September 18, 2010Call to prosecute the husbands who knowingly wed forced-marriage girlsMen who marry women forced into wedlock by her parents should be criminalised, a prominent Scottish lawyer has […]
September 15, 2010Child bride rescuedA 14-year-old Melbourne girl has been saved from an arranged marriage by a court’s ban on her leaving […]
July 5, 2010Six Gothenburg Youths in Forced MarriagesLast year, at least six youths from the Gothenburg (Sweden) area were forced into marriage against their will, […]
July 1, 2010Government offers help after huge rise in men forced into unwanted marriagesGreater vigilance has been urged about British men being forced into marriage after a surge in reported cases […]
June 30, 2010Specialist unit reports more male forced marriagesMen accounted for 14% of the total number of forced marriage cases in the UK last year, numbering […]
June 28, 2010Saudi Arabia Moves to Regulate Child MarriagesWhile Saudi-Arabia’s government is believed to support curbing the practice of child marriages, King Abdullah’s regime has yet […]
June 17, 2010Police plea for victims to use honour-based crimes hotlineDetectives have carried out almost 100 investigations into “honour-based” violence and forced marriages in Peterborough (United Kingdom) thanks […]
June 13, 2010Police om Birmingham and West Yorkshire (England) fail to respond to forced marriages campaignTwo police forces with some of the Great Britain’s largest Asian populations are ignoring appeals to participate in […]
June 11, 2010German teachers to get guidelines on forced marriageGerman teachers are to get guidelines on handling with pupils the issue of forced marriages, the government said […]
June 7, 2010New online tool helps legal professionals assist victims of forced marriageThe British Government’s Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) has launched an online resource to help legal professionals working with […]
June 3, 2010Police save Sydney girl from forced marriageA 17-year-old Sydney girl has saved herself from being forced to go to Lebanon for an arranged marriage […]
May 21, 2010Family strife blamed for high suicide rate among Turkish womenWhile a nationwide study has yet to be undertaken, regional data from Cologne and Frankfurt shows that young […]
May 21, 2010Sweden launches inquiry into forced marriageThe Swedish government has announced the launch of an inquiry aimed at tightening legislation banning forced and child […]
May 13, 2010Roadshow warning over forced marriages to startThe first UK roadshow aiming to stop South Asian youngsters being forced into marriages abroad is due to […]
April 30, 2010Police save 15-year-old girl from forced marriageGerman police saved a 15-year-old Hamburg girl from a forced marriage this week, freeing her from the family […]