A new national helpline for victims of forced marriage and honour-based violence, part-funded by the Forced Marriage Unit, was launched this week by Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker. The _Honour Network’, run by the charity Karma Nirvana is a dedicated forced marriage and honour-based violence helpline, staffed by survivors offering emotional and practical support. Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker said: “This helpline run by survivors, for survivors, is a big step in the fight to raise awareness of the issues of forced marriage and honour-based violence and is crucial in giving victims across the country the confidence to come forward. “We recognise that the scale of these issues remains unknown and much of the problem stays underground. We are determined across Government to continue engaging with local communities and taking action to protect victims to put an end to this appalling practice.” Jasvinder Sanghera, founder of Karma Nirvana said the network was designed for “victims, survivors or potential victims of honour based crimes to reassure them they are victims not perpetrators”.http://themuslimweekly.com/newsdetails/fullstoryview.aspx?NewsID=0170A152D34160150F759E51&MENUID=HOMENEWS&DESCRIPTION=UK%20News
