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Category Archives: Sexual Violence
Are Women’s Voices Heard?
Two women every single week are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales. Women are approximately twice as likely to experience domestic abuse than men, but it is women’s voices that seem to be ignored in … Continue reading
Posted in JAN Trust, Sexual Violence, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged BAME women, Charlotte Hart, Clair Hart, coercive control, domestic abuse, domestic violence, femicide, Giuseppe Conte, harassment, inequality, justice system, Karen Ingala Smith, Linah Kezah, Luke Hart, Media, NGO, non profit, police, Ryan Hart, Sally Challen, Sexual Violence, Shana Grice, Spalding, stalking, The Sun, VAWG, victim blaming, Violence Against Women, violence against women and girls, Wmoen, women's rights, women’s charity
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: A DAY FOR ALL WOMEN
We at JAN Trust have been celebrating International Women’s Day for thirty years this year. Every year we look forward to it not only as a chance to celebrate women and their achievements, but as an opportunity to reflect on … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, Citizenship, Crime, Daesh, discrimination, Diversity, Education, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, forced marriage, girls, Hate Crime, hijab, Inclusion, ISIS, Islam, islamophobia, JAN Trust, Jihadi Brides, marriage, Muslim women, Politics, Racism, Sexual Violence, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged #balanceforbetter, #MeToo, abortion, BAME women, BME, BME Women, Castor Semenya, counter extremism, discrimination, Extremism, feminism, FGM, grassroots organisation, identity, International Women's Day, intersectional feminism, ISIS, islamophobia, LGBTQ, Muslim, Muslim women, Racism, radicalisation, Rafaat Mughal OBE, Sajda Mughal, sexism, sexual abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual Violence, Shamima Begum, Society, Tarana Burke, women, women's empowerment, women's rights
Domestic violence and abuse against women
241 women were killed by their partners or ex-partners between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2017 in England and Wales. This means that around 2 women are killed every week, although studies maintain that there are probably many more … Continue reading
Posted in JAN Trust, Sexual Violence, Society, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged austerity, BAMER women, domestic violence, economic cuts, English classes, Government, immigration, Politics, refuges, VAWG, Violence Against Women, women, women's empowerment, women's rights
In a promising step to support forced marriage victims, UK government no longer requires them to pay for rescue
Perpetrators of forced marriages will now be required to bear the financial cost associated with the victims return At the beginning of January, an investigation by The Times revealed that young British women who are forced into marriages abroad … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, british, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, Crime, Education, Ethnic Minorities, forced marriage, Forced Marriages, girls, International, marriage, Politics, Sexual Violence, Society, South Asian, The Times, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged child marriage, debts, forced marriage, forced marriage protection order, Forced Marriage Unit, foreign office, investigation, journalism, Parliament, Politics, The Times, travel, UK, victim, Violence Against Women, violence against women and girls, women's rights
Women as agents of peace – the important role of women during the conflict and peacebuilding moment
You have probably heard by now about Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, the winners of this year’s prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. They are being recognised for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, british, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, Education, Ethnic Minorities, International, International Affairs, JAN Trust, Sexual Violence, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged active participation, Afghanistan, BAMER women, Bosnia, conflict, Inclusion, integration, International Affairs, international law, Kashmir, Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize, peace, peacebuilding, Politics, Sexual Violence, state reconstruction, SVAWG, Taliban, UN, UNSC, Violence, war, women
25th November 2018 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
25th November 2018 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations of our time. That is why every 25th November … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Campaign, Campaigning, Crime, discrimination, Diversity, girls, Inclusion, JAN Trust, police, Sexual Violence, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged 25 November, CEDAW, DEVAW, FGM, forced marriage, human rights, International Affairs, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, international law, Me Too, Mirabal sisters, Rafael Trujillo, rape, SDGs, Sexual Violence, UN, UN Secretary-General, VAW, VAWG, Violence Against Women, women, women's rights
BAME women face up-hill battle reporting intra-familial sexual abuse – We must speak out!
Recently, we read the sickening story of Ashraf Khan, who has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for three counts of incest after admitting to fathering his daughter’s three children. The children suffered in various physical ways as a result of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Ethnic Minorities, forced marriage, girls, police, Sexual Violence, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women
Tagged #MeToo, abusers, Ashraf Khan, BAME, BAME women, BME, BME Women, Charity, child abuse, community, domestic abuse, empowerment, Ethnic Minorities, familial violence, Family, Honour, honour based violence, incest, JAN Trust, male violence, Muslim, police, sexual abuse, Sexual Violence, shame, Violence Against Women, violence against women and girls, women, women's empowerment, women's rights
