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Combating "Honour" based Violence Forum

Purpose:
The Forum is established to bring together key grass root organisations and other relevant agencies to work together in combating all forms of "Honour" based crimes and violence in the UK, principally amongst women from refugee and BME communities
Activities:
  • Key activities for this year:
    • To produce a leaflet in different community languages for women to give them information about the services available and the places they need to go to when they are at risk of HBV and DV.
    • To produce a leaflet contains information for service providers on how the best to deal with women at risk of HBV
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    • To organise an away day on September 2007 for members of the forum to look at the way forward of the forum.
    • To held a demonstration on May 2007 to raise the voice of women at risk of HBV.
  • Other Key activities:
    • Run workshops and training for statutory agencies on working with women at risk of "honour" based crimes
    • Hold meetings with key players such as police, social services and home office
    • Give presentations to raise awareness about women's rights and "Honour" based violence.
    • Lobby commissioners and decision makers for positive changes in policies and service provision.
    • Organise one event each year to bring together women from different communities who are affected by the threat of honour-based crimes.
    • Region or specific community:
    National network / Middle Eastern, Asian, Turkish and African communities
    Membership Criteria if any:
  • Full members: BME Women , refugee and community organisations
  • Associate members: Statutory service providers for women at risk of violence
    • Membership Fee if any:
    none
    Contact Name:
    Gona Saed
    Contact Address:
    Middle East Centre for Women's Rights
    3rd floor
    32-36a Rye Lane
    Peckham
    London SE15 5BS
    Contact Phone:
    0207 639 1033
    Contact Mobile:
    7894252708
    Contact Email:
    admin@mecwr.org
    Contact Web:
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    Funders if any:
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    Other Information:
  • Aims of the Forum:
    • Influence positive change in policies in favor of women under risk of honour-based crimes
    • Influence the government and other funders to support services that are helping women under the risk of Honour based violence
    • Raise awareness about women's human rights amongst isolated communities as well as wider society
    • Bring perpetrators to justice and put an end to any justification of honour based murders
    • Reduce the threat of honour based crimes amongst women and young girls
    • Empower women to regain and enjoy their human rights, their dignity and self esteem
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