Thirty-three girls are missing from schools in the Bradford area with other pupils unaccounted for in 14 other local authority areas, the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee has claimed. Labour MP Keith Vaz fears that these missing children have been forced into marriages. The areas in which the girls are said to be…
Husbands involved in forced marriages could face prosecution for rape under tough new laws being planned by leading Scottish Asians. As many as 300 young women are believed to be coerced into marriage against their will annually in Scotland, with violence and even murder being the result in a small number of cases. England is…
About 17,000 women in Britain are being subjected to “honour” related violence, including murder, every year, according to police chiefs. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) said official figures on forced marriages are the tip of the iceberg. It warns that the number of girls falling victim to forced marriages, kidnappings, sexual assaults, beatings…
The National Muslim Women’s Advisory group (NMWAG) was formally launched today by the Prime Minister. The group attended the Prime Minister’s Eid reception at Downing Street. NMWAG will be led by 19 Muslim women representing a wide spectrum of communities, professions and traditions. They will discuss issues and concerns that affect Muslim women, for example…
Illegal immigrants will be banned from getting married in the northern Italian town of Caravaggio, unless they have the legal permits to stay and work in Italy. The town’s mayor, Giuseppe Prevedini said I will no longer be available to marry illegal immigrants… In most cases these are marriages of convenience, often in exchange for…
