Join us at this historic moment in the movement to end “honour” based abuse, as we are on the verge of banning the harmful practices of child marriage, virginity testing and hymenoplasty. With MP’s and experts, we will be discussing IKWRO’s Virginity Does Not Define Me and Safeguard Futures Ban Child Marriage campaigns, and the holistic approach required to challenge the patriarchal and misogynistic norms that underpin “honour” based abuse. We will also be joined by Sahar Zand, Reporter for ITV’s documentary ‘Britain’s ‘Virginity’ Clinics Uncovered’, which IKWRO contributed to.
Speakers include:
Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commisioner
Pauline Latham OBE MP
Richard Holden MP
Diana Nammi, Executive Director, IKWRO – Women’s Rights Organisation
Payzee Mahmod, Child Marriage Survivor, Campaigner, IKWRO – Women’s Rights Organisation
Sara Browne, Campaign Manager, IKWRO – Women’s Rights Organisation
Dr Savin Bapir-Tardy, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at UWL and Chartered Counselling Psychologist
Naomi Wiseman, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers, drafted proposed legislation to ban hymenoplasty and the child marriage Bill
Mr Ashfaq Khan, leading gynaecologist and obstetrician
Sahar Zand, Reporter, ‘Britain’s ‘Virginity’ Clinics Uncovered’, Hardcash production for ITV