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Day of Memory 2024

Karma Nirvana’s Day of Memory Event: #WeRemember


Every year, we host our Day of Memory event, dedicated to remembering Shafilea Ahmed on her birthday, the 14th of July. Shafilea, a British-born girl, was tragically murdered by her parents at the age of 17 in 2003, due to her refusal to accept a marriage.


This day serves as a poignant reminder of Shafilea’s story, and the countless lives lost to Honour Based Abuse, including Fawziyah Javed, Somaiya Begum, and Samia Shahid.


This year, Shafilea would have turned 38, coinciding with a crucial milestone in the Honour Based Abuse sector: The agreement on a sector-wide statutory definition for Honour Based Abuse in the UK.


Due to the upcoming election, we deeply regret that we are unable to host our in-person Day of Memory event this year. The physical conference has always been a meaningful part of our commemoration, allowing us to come together, share stories, and offer support in person. However, we are committed to ensuring that the spirit of this day remains strong.


Instead, we will be commemorating this important day through a virtual ‘Week of Memory’ campaign (#WeRemember, #WeekOfMemory), from 8th July to 14th July. You can find all the resources launched for our week of memory below, which includes our Spotlight series, shedding light in Fawziyah Javed, Banaz Mahmod and Shafilea Ahmed outside of what happened to them. It also includes the launch of our interactive map of Honour Based Abuse Deaths in the UK, as well as messages from our Survivor Ambassador Panel, Natasha Rattu, and the sector coming together to put a definition in place for Honour Based Abuse with the new government.

View our interactive map of Honour Based Abuse Deaths in the UK

Released for Day of Memory 2024

View the map

How You Can Participate:

Our Week of Memory Content

  • Week of Memory – Day 1

    Today, on the first day of our Week of Memory, the sector have come together to make an urgent plee to the new government through our ‘HBA’ General Election manifesto.

  • Week of Memory – Day 2

    Today, on the second day of our Week of Memory, we spoke to Jasvinder Sanghera, looking at the history of our Day of Memory as well as her recent Damehood.

  • Week of Memory – Day 3

    Today, on the third day of our Week of Memory, we release the first of our spotlight series. We spoke with Payzee Mahmod, Banaz’s sister, shining a spotlight on Banaz, and why Payzee continues to drive change in her memory.

  • Week of Memory – Day 4

    Today, on the fouth day of our Week of Memory, we release the second of our spotlight series. We spoke with Melissa, Shafilea’s friend, shining a spotlight on Shafilea as a person outside of what happened to her.

  • Week of Memory – Day 5

    Today, on the fifth day of our Week of Memory, we release the third video of our spotlight series. Yasmin Javed, the mother of Fawziyah Javed comes forward to discuss Fawziyah as more than what happened to her, why she decided to film The Push, and why it’s important to her to continue striving for change.

  • Week of Memory – Day 6

    Today, on the sixth day of our Week of Memory, we release the final video of our spotlight series. Natasha Rattu of Karma Nirvana discusses and honours every individual, both known and unnamed, remembered and overlooked, who has suffered and died because of Honour Based Abuse.

  • Week of Memory – Day 7

    On our Day of Memory 2024, we are launching our interactive map of Honour Based Abuse Deaths in the UK and our #WeRemember video.