Domestic Violence Forced Marriage And Honour Based Violence

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 0215520866

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Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and "honour"-based Violence by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee Pdf

Domestic violence is the largest cause of morbidity worldwide in women aged 19-44, greater than war, cancer or motor vehicle accidents. According to the British Crime Survey, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men in the UK will experience domestic violence at some point in their lives. The vast majority of serious and recurring violence is perpetuated by men towards women. Domestic violence accounts for 16 per cent of all violent incidents reported to or recorded by the police. Around 2 women a week are killed by their partner or former partner. Domestic violence is estimated to have cost the UK £25.3 billion in 2005-06. Home Office figures suggest there are around 12 "honour" killings each year, but the total is likely to be far higher. The Government's Forced Marriage Unit deals with 5,000 enquiries and 300 cases of forced marriage each year. 30 per cent of these concern under-18s, and 15 per cent are men. The Committee concludes the Government approach to all forms of domestic violence is disproportionately focused on criminal justice responses at the expense of effective prevention and early intervention. There are also serious concerns about the amount of refuge space for those fleeing violence, and the provision of domestic violence services is a "postcode lottery". Availability of Probation Service perpetrator programmes is so poor some courts cannot use them as sentencing options. The Department for Children, Schools and Families should introduce an explicit statutory requirement for schools to educate children about domestic and "honour"-based violence and forced marriage. Front-line professionals - teacher, health professionals, visa entry clearance officers, police, judges and magistrates - who come into contact with victims should receive accredited training to enable them to identify abuse and refer the victim to appropriate support.

Author : Karl Anton Roberts,Gerry Campbell,Glen Lloyd
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781466556676

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Honor-Based Violence by Karl Anton Roberts,Gerry Campbell,Glen Lloyd Pdf

Honor-based violence (HBV) is a crime committed to protect or defend the honor of a family and/or a community. It is usually triggered by the victim‘s behavior, which the family and/or community regards as causing offense or dishonor. HBV has existed for thousands of years but has only very recently become a focus of law enforcement, policy makers,

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Family violence
ISBN : 0215520874

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Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and 'honour'-Based Violence by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee Pdf

Author : Christina Julios
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317134176

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Forced Marriage and 'Honour' Killings in Britain by Christina Julios Pdf

This book explores the contemporary phenomenon of forced marriage and 'honour' killings in Britain. Set against a background of increasing 'honour'-based violence within the country's South Asian and Muslim Diasporas, the book traces the development of the 'honour' question over the past two decades. It accordingly witnesses unprecedented changes in public awareness and government policy including ground-breaking 'honour'-specific legislation and the criminalisation of forced marriage. All of which makes Britain an important context for the study of this now indigenous and self-perpetuating social problem. In considering the scale of the challenge and its underlying causes, attention is paid to the intersections of gendered power structures that disadvantage female members of 'honour' cultures as well as feminist theories that seek to explain them. The book features five key case-studies of 'honour' killings and draws from a wide range of narratives including those of 'honour' violence survivors, grassroots service providers and legislators. Such myriad of perspectives reveals the complexity of the 'honour' issue and the deep ideological divisions that characterise it. With the UK's multiculturalist discourse unable to reconcile protecting patriarchal minority cultures with safeguarding gender equality and human rights, the book raises fundamental questions about the country's future direction. Following a long trend of state-sponsored integrationist policies, the government's response to the 'honour' question points decisively in the direction of a post-multicultural British nation.

Author : Mukaddes Gorar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000386981

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Honour Based Crimes and the Law by Mukaddes Gorar Pdf

Honour based violence and abuse manifests itself in different forms, and this book offers a comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon. This book argues that the limits of honour crimes must be defined more widely so that they include conducts and behaviours that originate from the patriarchal notion of honour, such as honour based oppression and breast ironing. The book provides a critical analysis and synthesis of the law in England and Wales and in the international human rights sphere. The relevant domestic legislation and cases are examined to reflect on whether adequate protection is provided for the victims and potential victims of honour based violence and abuse. Since honour based violence is a violation of human rights, the relevant international human rights law is examined to illustrate the perception of such crimes in the international arena. The effectiveness of any remedy for victims of honour based violence and abuse depends on its capability to change deep rooted behaviours in communities with honour based patriarchal values. This book argues that the law does not provide the effective impact required, in part due to patriarchal structures, and that more efforts should be dedicated to changes in education. It is held that there is a need for an educational programme that is especially designed to tackle violence and promote gender equality. The book will be essential reading for academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of Human Rights Law, Criminal Law and Gender Studies.

Author : James Brandon,Salam Hafez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015077115882

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Crimes of the Community by James Brandon,Salam Hafez Pdf

In recent years, honour crimes have received an increasing amount of interest from the media, the police and politicians. This has been fuelled by the extensive coverage of the murder of several young Kurdish and Pakistani women by their families. This growing public concern has been largely welcomed by women's groups and has prompted the government to take steps to tackle these crimes. However the media's focus on honour killings and, to a lesser extent, forced marriages and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has obscured the true scale of honour-based crime. Honour killings represent only the tip of the iceberg in terms of violence and abuse perpetrated against women in the name of honour.

Author : Clara Rigoni
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000631654

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Honour-Based Violence and Forced Marriages by Clara Rigoni Pdf

In the last 20 years, the related phenomena of honour-based violence and forced marriages have received increasing attention at the international and European level. Punitive responses towards this type of violence have been adopted, including ad hoc criminalisation and legislation containing direct references to the concepts of honour, culture, and tradition. However, criminal law-based responses present several shortcomings and have often disregarded the specific needs that victims of such crimes might encounter. This book examines the possibility of using alternative programmes to address cases of honour-based violence and forced marriages. After reviewing previous existing literature, it presents new empirical data. Introducing a case study from the United Kingdom, the book recalls the debate on Sharia Councils and the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal, but examines instead other community-based secular programmes. By comparison, a study from Norway on the work of the National Mediation Agency and the so-called Cross-Cultural Transformative Mediation model is investigated as part of a larger multi-agency approach. Ultimately, in an attempt to reconcile pluralism and the rule of law, the book proposes effective ways to tackle honour crimes based on cooperation and individualisation of the proceedings, and capable of improving women’s access to justice and reducing secondary victimisation. The book will be essential reading for researchers and academics in Law, Criminology, Sociology, and Anthropology and for policy-makers and practitioners working with honour-based violence cases.

Author : Aisha K. Gill,C. Strange,K. Roberts
Publisher : Springer
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781137289568

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'Honour' Killing and Violence by Aisha K. Gill,C. Strange,K. Roberts Pdf

In this interdisciplinary collection leading experts and scholars from criminology, psychology, law and history provide a compelling analysis of practices and beliefs that lead to violence against women, men and children in the name 'honour'.

Author : Great Britain. Home Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-07-23
Category : Family violence
ISBN : 0101745028

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Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and Honour -based Violence by Great Britain. Home Office Pdf

Government response to HC 263-I, session 2007-08 (ISBN 9780215520869)

Author : Mohammad Mazher Idriss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000027303

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Men, Masculinities and Honour-Based Abuse by Mohammad Mazher Idriss Pdf

This book explores the largely neglected relationship between men, masculinities and honour-based abuse (HBA). There is a common misconception that HBA – whether physical violence, emotional abuse or so-called ‘honour’ killings – occurs only against women. This book addresses the gap in the current literature concerning the relationship between men, masculinities and HBA. With contributions from an international and interdisciplinary range of both academics and professionals, the book examines HBA and forced marriages specifically from male-victim perspectives, both in the UK and internationally. Providing a clear understanding of the main theoretical and sociological explanations of HBA against male victims, the book demonstrates that, although men are indeed the main perpetrators of HBA, state agencies must address the fact that many men are also victims. This book is essential reading for students, academics, and practitioners alike.

Author : Lynn Welchman,Sara Hossain
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781848136984

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'Honour' by Lynn Welchman,Sara Hossain Pdf

This volume brings together the practical insights and experiences of individuals and organisations working in diverse regions and contexts to combat 'crimes of honour'. Authors examine strategies of response to such manifestations of violence against women, focusing largely on 'honour killings' and interference with the right to choice in marriage, and the related use and legal treatment of the defence of 'honour' and 'provocation' in different countries of Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and South Asia. This timely volume is distinctive in approach and content, highlighting activist and practice-orientated academic perspectives from both the South and the North. The authors give voice to the struggle to locate 'crimes of honour' firmly within the international framework of violence against women and human rights, rather than positioning these abuses as specific to particular cultures or communities. The first of its kind, this book serves as a resource in addressing 'honour crimes' and, more broadly, violence against women, and will be of interest to a multi-disciplinary academic audience as well as to lawyers, policy-makers and activists.

Author : Ravi K. Thiara,Aisha K. Gill
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781843106708

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Violence Against Women in South Asian Communities by Ravi K. Thiara,Aisha K. Gill Pdf

This book is powerful, challenging and inspirational, and is an important contribution to debates on the complex intersections between ethnicity, gender and inequality, as well as on human rights and violence against women.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-06
Category : Family violence
ISBN : 021552487X

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Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and Honour -based Violence by Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee Pdf

Government response to HCP 263-I, session 2007-08 (ISBN 9780215520869)

Author : Aisha Gill,Sundari Anitha
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781780321394

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Forced Marriage by Aisha Gill,Sundari Anitha Pdf

Forced Marriage: Introducing a social justice and human rights perspective brings together leading practitioners and researchers from the disciplines of criminology, sociology and law. Together the contributors provide an international, multi-disciplinary perspective that offers a compelling alternative to prevailing conceptualisations of the problem of forced marriage. The volume examines advances in theoretical debates, analyses existing research and presents new evidence that challenges the cultural essentialism that often characterises efforts to explain, and even justify, this violation of women's rights. By locating forced marriage within broader debates on violence against women, social justice and human rights, the authors offer an intersectional perspective that can be used to inform both theory and practical efforts to address violence against diverse groups of women. This unique book, which is informed by practitioner insights and academic research, is essential reading for practitioners and students of sociology, criminology, gender studies and law.

Author : Parveen Ali,Michaela M. Rogers
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783031056406

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Gender-Based Violence: A Comprehensive Guide by Parveen Ali,Michaela M. Rogers Pdf

This book provides comprehensive information about various types of gender-based violence (GBV) and abuse. GBV is a major public health and social problem that affects people, mostly women and girls, in every community, culture, and country. GBV refers to the violence or a pattern of abusive behaviours including physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and controlling behaviours resulting in physical, sexual or psychological harm. It is associated with severe physical and psychological consequences, and can result in death. . GBV can take many forms including female foeticide, infanticide, female genital mutilation, child marriage, grooming, trafficking, forced marriage, dowry- related abuse, honour-based violence, rape, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, street violence, abuse against older people, domestic violence, and intimate partner violence. It can take place in public, private and virtual settings, and within the context of intimate, familial, community and institutional relationships. While all these forms affect girls and women more, boys and men can also be exposed of various forms of violence including child abuse, sexual abuse, wartime violence, corporal punishment to name a few. This book takes a unique approach and presents an overview of ​gender-based violence and related practices throughout the world. The book is written in a user friendly manner in order to be accessible as an introductory text to a wide range of readers including students, practitioners and researchers. Edited by a public health academic and a social worker, with contributions representing a wide range of disciplines, the book will appeal to many professions including nurses, midwives, social care and social work practitioners, police, teachers, psychologists, and sociologists.