Government 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,...
Read More‘Honour’ based violence – Government plan does not do enough
Tweet Press release 7 March 2011 ‘Honour’ based violence – Government plan does not do enough The Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation today welcomed the government’s new action plan on violence against women and girls, but expressed concerns that the document does not do enough to help victims of ‘honour’ based violence. IKWRO Director Diana Nammi said today: “Every single day girls and women in the UK are locked up, threatened, beaten, forced into marriage and even murdered by their families in the name of so called ‘honour’. While acknowledging the...
Read More2 minute action: Email the Home Secretary and ask her to get tough on ‘honour’ based violence
Tweet On 9 February Ministers will meet to sign off on a new action plan to tackle violence against women in the UK. We need your help to ensure that this plan tackles ‘honour’ based violence. Too often victims of ‘honour’ based violence don’t get the help they need. Workers in public bodies such as the police, social services and housing authorities need training in how to help women affected by ‘honour’ based violence. In their new action plan, the government must commit to providing this training. Please email Home Secretary Theresa May and ask her to ensure...
Read MoreIKWRO marks the fifth anniversary of Banaz Mahmod’s death with an email campaign to Home Secretary Theresa May
On the fifth anniversary of Banaz Mahmod's murder, IKWRO is asking the public to email Home Secretary Theresa May and ask her to get tough on 'honour' based violence in the new Home Office action plan to end violence against women.
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