Diana Nammi has been battling for women’s rights since she was a teenager growing up in Iran. A former Peshmerga fighter who came to the UK in 1996, she has been instrumental in the campaign to bring honour killers to justice in British courts as well as striving to get forced marriages banned in this […]

Did you know the Halo Project is part of a Global campaign to end FGM and CEFM (childhood early forced marriage)? We attended an event organised by World Leaders to show our commitment and pledge to stop this abuse-Halo Project, working to put our region, our voice on a Global platform

We have now established Halo in Durham, (watch out for our press release) supported by Durham PCC and working in partnership with Durham University we have support for victims and advice for agencies. Halo has some exciting announcements shortly, keep posted or sign up to our forthcoming newsletter and training packages, for more information  contact us info@haloproject.org.uk     […]

They call the Gambia the smiling coast, and as 100 young people from across the country poured into the Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi beach on Wednesday, it was easy to see why. They came from all corners of the nation – girls and boys, rural and urban, in school and out, uniting for the […]

Nashwa el-Sayed grew up in Alexandria, Egypt, in a violent home. Her father and stepmother both beat her, and she was forced to become a maid in her own house. She grew up believing her biological mother had died after abandoning her as a baby. Then at the age of nine, everything changed. Nashwa returned […]

Up to 2,000 girls are believed to be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Greater Manchester, the area’s police and crime commissioner has said. Tony Lloyd said the practice was “barbaric” as he campaigned to raise awareness and support victims. In the past two days, officers intercepted 20 families at Manchester Airport, mostly […]

Like everybody else, I read Professor Alexis Jay’s report in the systematic failure to protect young girls in Rotherham, with disbelief and anger. It’s simply awful. But, for me, it struck a note of personal horror somewhere deep down. You see, I’m a Pakistani woman born and raised in Scotland, as part of a Muslim […]

BBC speaks to child brides who say their wedding day “was a sad day” Child marriage is on the rise in refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon housing the growing stream of refugees from Syria, recent UN reports revealed. A report from last year by the UN Children’s Rights and Emergency Relief Organization showed that […]

When I was twelve years old, I was helped to escape the threat of forced marriage and honour abuse. I’d seen it happen to other members of my family and suffered various abuses myself, although I was made to feel like the ‘attitude problem’ was mine. The local police force and social services helped me get […]