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Tackling Child Marriage: has COVID-19 stopped 25 years of progress?
The pandemic threatens 25 years of progress towards ending the practice as a report from Save the Children warns of a spike in child marriages globally. Before Covid-19, few countries were set to reach the Sustainable Development Goal of ending child marriage by 2030. … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, BAME, child marriage, forced marriage, Forced Marriages, girls, International, International Affairs, JAN Trust, marriage, Sexual Violence, Society, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged Against Forced Marriages, CEFM, child marriage, COVID-19, education, equality, FM, forced marriage, gender inequality, Sustainable Development Goal, VAGW
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30 Years in the Community: Building a Relationship
JAN Trust has been around since 1989 and that means we’ve been able to build trust with local women, allowing us to tackle some of the most difficult and sensitive issues in society. 30 years ago, our founder Rafaat Mughal … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, discrimination, Education, JAN Trust, London, Uncategorized, women
Tagged Another Way Forward, anti-terrorism, BAME women, Charity, community, counter extremism, digital literacy, Diversity, education, empowering women, Extremism, FGM, forced marriage, hate crime, integration, Internet Safety, JAN Trust, radicalisation, VAWG, Web Guardians, women
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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
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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
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On International Women’s Day we must continue to #pressforprogress against FGM, forced marriage and sexual harassment
It has been an amazing journey for female empowerment, many obstacles have been tackled we are here to continue fighting! The 8th of March has become a significant date for many women. During the Russian Revolution 1922, protests broke out … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, discrimination, forced marriage, Forced Marriages, girls, JAN Trust, marriage, Uncategorized, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged #MeToo, #PressForProgress, #TimesUp, 8th March, domestic violence, FGM, forced marriage, International Women's Day, Sexual harassment, skills, survivor
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Domestic Violence: “Why does she not just leave him?”
Have you ever wondered “why doesn’t she leave him?” Domestic violence is indiscriminate and can affect anyone of any race and class. The Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) states 1.2 million women aged 15-59 have experienced domestic violence … Continue reading
Posted in JAN Trust, marriage, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged advice, BAMER;, Crime, discrimination, domestic abuse, domestic violence, education, Ethnic Minorities, forced marriage, forced marriages, girls, Inclusion, JAN Trust, Muslim, South Asian, VAWG, Violence Against Women, violence against women and girls, women
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Traumas of Forced Marriage
‘Muslim model, 24, is found hanged after fearing she was going to be forced into arranged marriage by her parents’ ‘The Hasidic woman … [who] killed herself suffered years of depression following her forced marriage to a first cousin’ These … Continue reading
Posted in Forced Marriages, marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged abuse, education, forced marriage, Islam, JAN Trust, Muslim, regret, religion, Violence Against Women, women
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JAN Trust’s vital work
The summer period is always a time for evaluation at JAN Trust. It is indeed at this time of the year that we look back to our successful programmes and, at the same time, we plan new activities for the … Continue reading
