Cutting red tape – costing lives
Tweet The Association of Chief Police Officers has announced that the DASH checklist, the primary tool used to identify women at risk of ‘honour’-based violence is to be scrapped in order to ‘cut red tape’ and ‘concentrate on serious issues.’ Since the murders of Tulay Goren, Heshu Yones and Banaz Mahmod, where failures to recognise the nature of ‘honour’-based violence led to failures to provide protection, IKWRO have campaigned to raise the profile of ‘honour’-based violence. ‘This is a huge step backwards,’ said Director, Diana Nammi. ‘We know that in many areas...
Read More‘Banaz: A love story’ – screening and discussion in London
Tweet The documentary ‘Banaz: A Love Story’ will be shown in full at this event at Free Word, 60 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3GA, taking place on Wednesday 6thMarch, 6:30pm Free Word, ARTICLE 19 and Fuuse have organised a screening of Banaz: A Love Story, a documentary that examines honour killings in the UK through the story of Banaz Mahmod, who was murdered by her own family in 2006. Described by Jon Snow of Channel 4 News as “a completely shocking, revealing and timely insight into the scourge of ‘honour killing’”, Banaz: A Love Story is part of...
Read MoreBanaz: An ‘honour’ killing
Tweet Artist and activist Deeyah explains the motivation behind her documentary film Banaz: A love story which features IKWRO. Banaz A Love Story – Trailer from Fuuse on Vimeo. A shortened version of this documentary was shown on ITV on 31st October. It is still available to view on ITV iPlayer for a short period. Deeyah writes: I grew up in a community where honour is a form of social currency which is a source of concern from the moment we are born. ‘Honour’ can be the most sought after, protected and prized asset that defines the status and reputation of a family...
Read MoreGovernment plan on violence against women and girls: OUR VERDICT
IKWRO explains why the government’s new action plan on violence against women and girls does do enough for victims of ‘honour’ based violence
Read More100 years of International Women’s Day: Still not equal, and some are less equal than others
Tweet This blog was also featured on the Independent’s website for International Women’s Day 2011. Today is the hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day. It’s a day to celebrate the progress that women around the world have made in fighting for their rights over the past century. And it’s a day to look to the century to come, the challenges that remain for the world’s women and the obstacles that lie ahead. Despite claims that discrimination is over, women’s rights remain a major concern in the UK. From lower pay to sexist imagery in the media,...
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