February 28, 2023‘Qurangate’ and Britain’s new blasphemy rules – Brendan O’Neill in The SpectatorImagine living in a country so religiously uptight that even making a smudge on a copy of the […]
November 7, 2022UK joins international treaty to prevent violence against women – BBC NewsAfter a 10 year delay, an international treaty to combat violence against women has been integrated into UK […]
November 2, 2022Thank goodness we have Scottish courts defending free speech – Murdo Fraser in The ScotsmanIt was Voltaire’s biographer, rather than the man himself, who came up with the phrase: “I hate what […]
October 5, 2022Free speech in universities: new data reveals student and public perceptions – King’s College London News CentreThere is strong agreement among students that their university is protecting freedom of expression and robust debate, as […]
October 5, 2022‘A ticking timebomb’: Extent of hidden FGM cases during Covid lockdowns won’t be known for years, experts fear – i NewsFemale Genital Mutilation was a hidden issue even before Covid, but experts say the abuse of girls cut […]
December 29, 2021Oxford Against Cutting speaks out against harmful practices – Oxford MailTHE PANDEMIC has resulted in many more women becoming vulnerable to domestic abuse and other harmful practices. Oxford Against […]
November 26, 2021Domestic abuse: GPs trained to spot signs of violence – BBC News“Women were coming back for emergency contraception or having lots of terminations. I hadn’t appreciated they weren’t in […]
November 25, 2021MPs back raising minimum marriage age to 18 to protect children – BBC NewsMPs have backed raising the legal age of marriage to 18 to stop vulnerable children being forced to […]
September 17, 2018Ending Child Marriage in the United Kingdom – Human Rights WatchThe photo above is a stock image. This week Pauline Latham, a Conservative MP, introduced a bill to […]
December 11, 2016Rubie Marie, Ms. Galaxy International Queen and Survivor of Forced Marriage from the UK, Advocates to EmpowerPublished 12/11/2016 Born in the UK, Rubie Marie is a brave survivor of a forced marriage at the […]
July 20, 2016An Interview With Hilary Burrage: How She’s Fighting to Stop FGM in the UKHilary Burrage, British sociologist and author, on the fight against FGM: We must never, for one moment, be […]
September 30, 2015New Documentary on Forced MarriageIn the United Kingdom, a new documentary is being released focusing on how the Greater Manchester Police respond […]
September 26, 2015More Education on Forced Marriage Needed in the UKThe organization Karma Nirvana is calling on Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) officials […]
September 23, 2015Increase in FGM in EnglandFrom April 2015 to June 2015 over 1,000 cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) were reported in England. […]
September 22, 2015Additional Protections Against Forced Marriage Needed in the UKSajida Khan left a forced marriage years ago with her children and obtained forced marriage protection orders (FMPOs) […]
July 28, 2015The Story of a Woman who Stopped Performing FGMJane used to be a ‘cutter’ in Kenya who performed female genital mutilation on women as part of […]
July 17, 2015UK Implements First FGM Protection OrderThe UK has implemented the first female genital mutilation (FGM) protection order which allows police to seize the […]
July 17, 2015Calls to Forced Marriage Hotline Increase DramaticallyThe UK-based charity Karma Nirvana has handled 8,268 calls related to honor violence and forced marriage in the […]
July 16, 2015Telling the Story of Forced Marriages in the UKNew research shows that police and other officials are missing warning signs of forced marriage in the UK […]
June 13, 2015PM David Cameron Pushes for Measures on FGMPM David Cameron has ordered ministers to expedite measures to enable local authorities, social workers, or police to […]