As a 14-year-old girl faces a possible death sentence after allegedly poisoning her husband, campaigners argue that forced child marriages in Nigeria must end. Today, Wasila Tasi’u has her day in court, though she may struggle to see over the witness box. Aged just 14, Tasi’u is accused of lacing food prepared for a celebration […]

A human rights lawyer who took her fight to the United Nations claims the Government lied about cuts to legal aid. Family law expert Cris McCurley, a partner at Newcastle solicitors Ben Hoare Bell, has spent the past twenty years tackling some of the country’s trickiest cases on child abduction, domestic abuse and forced marriage. […]

A “monstrous” father has been jailed for 35 years, after being found guilty of hacking to death his former long-term partner and their 22-month-old baby daughter, on the day he was supposed to move out of the family home. Roland McKoy, 53, of Hackney, east London, inflicted horrific injuries on Valerie Forde, 45, his partner […]

More than 2,600 children as young as three have disappeared from Scottish schools for prolonged periods of time and some never found, according to new figures obtained by the BBC. In some cases, children are marked as missing because they have moved house and failed to tell the school. Agencies say others disappear for more […]

A charity founder, human rights campaigner and author has spoken to sixth form students about the dangers of forced marriage. Aneeta Prem, leader of Freedom Charity, visited Leyton Sixth Form College on Friday to highlight the horrific treatment of some girls at the hands of their families. MP John Cryer was also in the audience. […]

There are fears a nine-year-old Sydney girl has been taken out of Australia to be married overseas. The federal justice minister, Michael Keenan, says he is investigating reports the girl will be married in the Middle East. “We’re very keen to … make sure that if somebody is to come across this type of crime […]

MORE than 170 people attended an event in Bradford to raise awareness in changes to the law regarding forced marriage. The keynote speaker at the event, organised by Bradford Council and voluntary groups, was West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson. He said: “Tackling forced marriage is a key priority within my police and crime […]

Dorset Police say there were 22 reports of honour-based violence and forced marriage in Bournemouth and Poole alone last year. The crimes are being highlighted as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the subject during Domestic Abuse week. It’s thought many more are never reported. In October this year Faleh Ghasi Albasman was […]

A pregnant 19-year-old girl’s body was found in a canal after her brothers strangled her in an honour killing, police in India said. The teenager was allegedly strangled by her two brothers and thrown in the Ganges river in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh – which lies 43km northeast of capital New Delhi. The girl’s body was […]