Businessman is first person jailed under forced marriage laws
34-year-old from Cardiff subjected victim to years of abuse, systematic rape and blackmail involving hidden camera footage ...
View ArticleFirst forced marriage prosecution: One conviction is good, but there are...
This is a huge landmark because we’ve been campaigning for forced marriage to be a criminal offence for almost 10 years. We lost the battle in 2005 when the Labour Party gave us civil legislation. One...
View ArticleMan who raped and imprisoned woman to entrap her into marriage becomes first...
A businessman who raped and imprisoned a woman to entrap her into marriage has become the first person prosecuted under the new forced marriage law - a year after it was first introduced. The horrific...
View ArticleFirst forced marriage prosecution: Tradition and culture cannot justify this
As a 34-year-old Cardiff man becomes the first person in the UK to be prosecuted under new UK forced marriage laws, I recalled my own brush with this problem. I was a foolhardy and naive 17-year-old in...
View ArticleTradition and culture cannot justify forced marriage
As a 34-year-old Cardiff man becomes the first person in the UK to be prosecuted under new UK forced marriage laws, I recalled my own brush with this problem. ......
View ArticleForced marriage bigamist jailed
A businessman has become the first person prosecuted under the new forced marriage law in Britain./p...
View ArticleZero tolerance: That forced marriage is traditional elsewhere in the world is...
Perhaps if we simply called “forced marriage” rape many of the cultural and moral issues involved in it would fall into perspective. For that, after all, is what it is, though the rate of prosecution...
View ArticleI'm no Tory, but we should all be thanking David Cameron for ending forced...
In June 2014, forced marriages were outlawed in the UK, and last week, a 34-year-old man was prosecuted and convicted, the first conviction for this crime in Britain. Asian feminists have been...
View ArticleFear, guilt stops United Kingdom's forced brides
London: The assignment set by her English teacher was to write about the worst day of her life, so 15-year-old Aisha Elahi did just that. She wrote about being pinned down and raped by a man she had...
View ArticleMan may get life for teen forced marriage
Cape Town - Abducted and forced into marriage before being raped several times – this is what happened to a 14-year-old girl at the hands of a Philippi man. On Monday morning – more than two years...
View ArticleForced marriage law sends 'powerful message'
16 June 2014 From the section UK A new law in England and Wales making it a criminal offence to force people into marriage sends "a powerful message", campaigners have said. From today, parents who...
View ArticleWhy are there so few forced marriage prosecutions?
By Yasminra Khan BBC News 10 June 2015 From the section UK Last year the Forced Marriages Unit (FMU), run jointly by the Home Office and the Foreign Office, gave advice and support in 1,267 cases of...
View ArticleUK calls for action on child and early forced marriage in Mozambique (DfID -...
(Source: DfID - UK Department for International Development) A major summit on ending child and early forced marriage in Mozambique has been held by the UK's Department for International Development....
View ArticleProsecutor Wants Forced Marriage, Rape Added to Khmer Rouge Case
Kong Sothanarith The international prosecutor at the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has requested that investigations of a still-pending case include crimes of sexual violence and forced marriage. A...
View ArticleForced marriage becomes a criminal offence today (Liberal Democrats)
(Source: Liberal Democrats) Forcing someone to marry against their will becomes a criminal offence today. New legislation is designed to help people in England, Wales and UK nationals overseas who are...
View ArticleUN adopts resolution on 'child, early and forced marriage'
LONDON: The UN general assembly will adopt a historic resolution to end 'child, early and forced marriage' on Friday — the first time that UN member states will agree upon substantive recommendation...
View ArticleForced Marriage Becomes Criminal Act In UK
A new law criminalising forced marriages which comes into effect on Monday could protect thousands of potential victims. Forcing someone into marriage in England and Wales will carry a maximum...
View ArticleCould UK ban on forced marriage backfire?
Parents in the UK who force their children into marriage could be jailed for up to seven years under new legislation outlawing the practice, but campaigners are divided over whether the threat of...
View ArticleLiberty Institute Defends 19-Year Air Force Veteran Relieved Of His Duties By...
Download image Liberty Institute logo. (PRNewsFoto/Liberty Institute) Attorneys Will Defend Monk's Religious Liberty Rights and Request His Position Be Reinstated SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 15, 2013...
View ArticleForced marriage: Missing pupils 'need to be recorded'
The government should keep records of how many young people fail to return to school after the summer holidays, a charity which helps children escape forced marriage has said....
View ArticleLack of cultural understanding makes forced marriage victims wary of social...
(Source: University of London) Victims of forced marriage and honour violence in the UK are hesitant to seek professional help because they are worried social workers will not understand their cultural...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage cannot be biblically justified
Same-sex marriage cannot be biblically justified I am...
View ArticleForced marriage 'is not culture, it's abuse'
Cultural acceptance does not mean accepting the unacceptable, says Jasvinder Sanghera, who has been working for the past 20 years to draw public attention to the issue of forced marriage and support...
View ArticleSex trafficking, slavery and forced marriage on the rise in Australia, say...
Marilynn Ross, the head of Victoria Police's sex industry co-ordination unit. Photo: Justin McManus Federal police are investigating a record number of human trafficking cases in Australia involving...
View ArticleIndian and Pak forced marriage victims in UK elude social services citing...
Tweet Washington, July 11 (ANI): A new research on victims of forced marriage and honour violence in UK has revealed that the victims are hesitant to seek social workers' help citing cultural...
View Articleforced marriage becomes a criminal offence in england and wales (Broadland...
(Source: Broadland District Council) forced marriage becomes a criminal offence in england and wales Forced marriage has now become a criminal offence in England and Wales (from 16 June 2014). This...
View ArticleMan jailed in forced marriage first
A businessman has become the first person in the UK to be prosecuted under forced marriage laws introduced a year ago. The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was jailed for 16 years after...
View Article34-year-old man first person to be convicted under forced marriage laws
Cardiff businessman subjected victim to years of abuse, ‘systemic’ rape and blackmail involving hidden camera footage ...
View Article'Forced marriage wrecks lives'
A 34-year-old Cardiff man becomes the first person in the UK to be prosecuted under forced marriage laws....
View ArticleMan jailed for forced marriage
A 34-year-old Cardiff man has become the first person in the UK to be prosecuted under forced marriage laws introduced in 2014, as Steffan Messenger reports....
View ArticleForced marriage jail first as Cardiff man sentenced
10 June 2015 From the section Wales A 34-year-old Cardiff man has become the first...
View ArticleForced marriage wrecks lives, says senior police officer
10 June 2015 Last updated at 13:44 BST A 34-year-old Cardiff man has become the first person in the UK to be prosecuted under forced marriage laws introduced a year ago. The man, who cannot be...
View ArticleJailed over forced marriage and rape
A 34-year-old Cardiff man has become the first person in the UK to be prosecuted under the Forced Marriage Bill introduced a year ago....
View ArticleKaren Bradley: ‘All communities in the UK need to know forced marriages are...
More perpetrators of forced marriage must be brought to justice, the Home Office minister in charge of preventing it has demanded. Karen Bradley, the first ever minister responsible for preventing...
View ArticleSuspected forced marriage of nine-year-old girl under investigation
Authorities are looking into reports a nine-year-old Sydney girl has been taken to be married in the Middle East ...
View ArticleForced marriage: 'I just thought it was a normal family holiday'
More than a year after a new law criminalising the practice, there has been just one prosecution for forced marriage, despite more than 1,200 potential cases being discovered every year. As part of The...
View ArticleThere is no room for cultural sensitivity where forced marriage is concerned
The insidious tradition of forced marriage has become widespread in the UK. Sensitivity towards different cultures and traditions has exacerbated this inhumane custom, with government ministers at...
View ArticleCriminalising forced marriage fails to protect girls
The law makes forced marriage a criminal offence, but who protects the young victims who bring dishonour on their family by going to the police when they return home?...
View ArticleNew law against forced marriage takes effect
Forced marriage is “a tragedy for each and every victim”, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, said as a new law outlawing the practice came into effect. From today, forcing someone into marriage will...
View ArticleTuesday 29 September 2015In Focus: Helping forced marriage victims say “I...
(Source: West Midlands Police) In Focus: Helping forced marriage victims say 'I don't' Tuesday 29 September 2015- Updated: Wednesday 30 September 2015 Today marks the start of a series of features...
View ArticleFear, guilt stops UK forced brides speaking out despite landmark case
By Katie Nguyen LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The assignment set by her English teacher was to write about the worst day of her life, so 15-year-old Aisha Elahi did just that. She wrote about...
View ArticleForced marriage is a deeply malign cultural practice – but it’s not the only one
This week saw Britain’s first forced marriage conviction, a year after forced marriage became a criminal offence under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. As well as a judicial...
View ArticleForced marriage outlawed as ministers step up efforts to curb practice
Home secretary Theresa May says new legislation will ensure victims are protected and that they have the freedom to choose...
View ArticleHuman rights student reporter of the year on life after forced marriage
The winning entry in Amnesty International UK's annual competition, in conjunction with the Observer and the NUS, is by Lauren Wilks of the University of Edinburgh...
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