By: Lauren Codling CAMPAIGNERS have warned that Asian victims of abuse are “being failed” due to a lack of cultural understanding by authorities, which they said can cause police investigations to “fall apart”. In interviews with Eastern Eye this week, charity bosses have said police should do more to recognise the specific barriers and safeguarding risks ethnic […]

EastEnders has tackled many controversial topics in its history, and now it is bravely addressing the practice of FGM – female genital mutilation. Mila Marwa has opened up on the show as she worries that her younger sister is to receive the same treatment she got as a child. This is a very real issue many women face: UNICEF […]

Yasmin Khan, the Welsh Government’s advisor for domestic abuse advises what help is available for victims If you are a victim of domestic violence in Wales, or are concerned about a friend or loved one, there are many ways to receive help, advice and support. On Tuesday, ITV Wales detailed how the daughters of a woman […]

When I was thrust into the media spotlight after being on The Apprentice in 2005, I vowed to use my platform to talk about life growing up in Britain. From a young age I felt that while I was British – born and educated here – I was not represented. At times, it felt like […]

Police in the Pakistan city of Lahore are hunting for two men over the murder of a UK resident they had each reportedly been pressurising to marry them. The suspects are being hunted as a close friend of Mayra Zulfiquar has told Sky News how the victim’s parents are struggling to come to terms with […]

“You don’t get to say goodbye to anyone, you don’t get to phone them up and say ‘oh by the way I’m going into witness protection, I’m not going to speak to you’.” Self-isolation and reduced contact with friends and family has been a necessity during the pandemic, but for some people it’s a never-ending […]

A charity says critical failures have severely damaged the effectiveness of police investigations of sexual abuse affecting BAME complainants A Teesside charity has filed a “super complaint” against alleged systemic mishandling of sexual abuse cases by police forces – including Cleveland Police. Tees Valley Inclusion Project and its charity the Halo Project, based on Teesside, supports women and […]

Mitesh Patel’s sperm reduction pills, cheating, humiliation, isolation and violence towards his wife – an extensive look into the murder case that shocked Teesside A sad string of callous and cruel abuse led to the brutal murder of a loving pharmacist. Jessica Patel was just 34 when her life was ended by her cheating husband Mitesh […]

A mum has praised a Teesside charity for helping her to escape emotional abuse during the coronavirus lockdown. The woman, who does not want to be named, said her husband would shout, scream and swear at her on a daily basis. The mum-of-two said she was left feeling so scared and down that she would cry herself […]