New figures released by UK counter-terror police make the first official counts of British women and girls believed to be in the warzone and contribute to raising concerns amongst families and communities in the UK about extremism. According to these figures, 43 UK women and girls are believed to have fled to Syria in the …
Posts Tagged: Government
22 Sep 2014 In Blog By Admin JAN Trust
The Government must act NOW, by Sabbir Malik
A number of grassroots organisations campaigning to eliminate violence against women and girls such as JAN Trust voiced concerns at the Government’s approach to criminalise forced marriages. JAN Trust is at the forefront of raising awareness and undertaking advocacy work to end the practice of forced marriage; they work with victims and are the only …
16 Jun 2014 In Blog By Admin JAN Trust
New forced marriage legislation is not the answer
Forcing someone to marry is now illegal in England and Wales leaving perpetrators who coerce victims into marriage facing up to 7 years in prison. Although David Cameron argues that ‘forced marriage is abhorrent and little more than slavery… to force anyone into marriage against their will is simply wrong and that is why we …
02 Dec 2013 In Blog By Admin JAN Trust
Indigenous Women and the Cultural Revitalization Movement in America.
The Thanksgiving holiday recently passed in America and although many shed light on the dark history upon which the holiday was founded, very rarely do we read about the positive actions being taken by the indigenous people of America to reverse the negative effects of the European colonization of their people and land. The European …