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The government announcement of 6 new measures to tackle HBA in the UK, including a statutory definition on HBA.

Karma Nirvana is proud to be at the forefront of tackling Honour Based Abuse across the UK. We are offering two exciting opportunities to join our National Helpline team as a Helpline Call Handler

Habibur Masum has today been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 28 years, for the murder of 27-year-old Kulsuma Akter.

With the support of many of our survivors, colleagues, friends and sector partners, we share this message with the world and remember all lives lost to Honour Based Abuse.

We welcome today’s verdict, which finds Habibur Masum guilty of the murder of his wife, Kulsuma Akter, a young mother who was brutally killed while pushing her baby in a pram with a friend, after fleeing an abusive and controlling relationship. 

Tickets are now available for our National Day of Memory 2025 at Leeds Civic Hall.

The #Push4Change campaign featured in the latest edition of the IOPC’s Learning the Lessons magazine.

We have launched the first-ever FREE Honour-Based Abuse (HBA) Identification Tool, a vital new resource designed to support frontline professionals in recognising and responding to cases of HBA.

We are heartbroken by the murder of Salam Alshara, a 27-year-old mother of four, brutally killed by her husband in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.

Our specialist free online counselling service is now available, designed to support survivors on their journey towards recovery.

Somaiya’s Law is a campaign to strengthen the UK’s legal and safeguarding response to Honour-Based Abuse (HBA) and Forced Marriage (FM). It calls for ‘Honour’ be recognised as an aggravating feature in criminal sentencing, for mandatory training for frontline statutory professionals, and improved data collection to ensure victims are recognised, protected, and given justice.