Marai Larasi “It felt profoundly meaningful to attend the Golden Globes alongside other inspirational activists and organisers fighting for equality for all women. So often in this work, women who have been marginalised in our societies are spoken ‘for’ and ‘about’, but we are rarely handed the microphone and invited to share our own narratives. […]

Theodore Johnson first killed a woman in 1981. He tipped his wife Yvonne over the balcony of their ninth-floor flat in Blakenhall Gardens, Wolverhampton, having already hit her with a vase. Well, they had been arguing – a factor that enabled him to plead guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of provocation. The second woman […]

Raising awareness of and tackling so-called ‘honour’ crimes will be the focus of Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Sue Mountstevens, in representing PCCs nationally on honour-based abuse, forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). Throughout her time as PCC, Ms Mountstevens has been a fierce advocate for survivors of FGM and was […]

Fears of having children taken into care may be driving a recent drop in the number of women and girls who have experienced female genital mutilation (FGM) identified by the NHS, a charity has warned. NHS Digital figures published this week show that the number of new cases of FGM reported by the NHS between July and […]

A woman and child have been banned from travelling abroad, to avoid the risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). On Thursday, Sheffield Family Court gave police the go-ahead to issue FGM protection orders to protect “a victim and a potential victim”. A total of eight FGM protection orders have been granted to South Yorkshire Police […]

A FESTIVAL reflecting some of the most pressing women’s issues of today will take place in Bradford this weekend. The Women of the World Festival will celebrate successes of women from all walks of life, as well as tackling issues like domestic abuse, body identity and honour-based violence. Held at Kala Sangam arts centre on […]

Charity says police in the UK are failing the victims of ‘honour’ based violence, forced marriage and FGM The police are failing the victims of “honour” crimes, with just 5% of reported cases being referred to the Crown Prosecution Service, a leading charity has warned. The number of cases of “honour” based violence, forced marriage […]

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Sitting on the floor and dressed in black, the 15-year-old held her baby as panicked tears welled in her eyes. Her husband, two decades her senior, could kill her if he found out she was telling her story, she said. She was married at age 13 in the West African nation […]

ASPIRING artists are putting their skills to good use by launching a project to tackle the threat of extremism online. Arts Against Extremism is a youth-led project aimed at supporting people aged 16 to 21 to become activists, flooding social media with positive messages about their communities. Created in partnership by the Arts Council, Waltham […]