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Our View on the Latest Family Court Statistics Release

Summer holidays are a time of heightened risk for Child Marriage. Together, we can end forced marriage and ensure every child’s safety and future. Share our images today to help.

While its primary aim is to ensure no child is left behind, it will also help monitor cases where children are pulled out of school for forced marriage, a concern we at Karma Nirvana have had for a long time, and one of our recommendations to further protect children at risk of forced marriage in the UK.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Our Honour Based Abuse General Election Manifesto calls for urgent action in three key areas