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Karma Nirvana Reports +35% Increase in Honour Based Abuse Cases from Annual Data Release

On the 16th October 2025, the Crime and Policing Bill had its second reading in the House of Lords. During this, Baroness Sugg raised our #Push4Change asks

Announcements made about members appointed to the new domestic homicide review (DHR) quality assurance board.

We are proud to announce the launch of a new Home Office video featuring Sawaira Sajid (Ria). This video aims to raise awareness of Honour Based Abuse as well as strengthen protections for victims and survivors across the UK.

Today marks four years since the murder of Fawziyah Javed. Watch the video created with Yasmin, Fawziyah’s mother, as part of our Day of Memory 2025.

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.