Addressing Honour-based Abuse: Opportunities and Challenges
| Dates: | 9 May 2019 |
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| Times: | 17:00 - 19:00 |
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| What is it: | Talk |
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| Organiser: | School of Law |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre warmly invites you
to attend a panel discussion on Thursday 9th May, which will be
discussing the opportunities and challenges of addressing ‘honour’-based
abuse. Hear from a range of representatives working in the policing,
education, research and community sectors, including leading national
experts, Karma Nirvana. The panel will also be responding to questions
posed by the audience. Information about the development of our new
HBA Collection, and other HBA projects will be available. Refreshments
will be served and the event is free to attend.
Event Programme*
17:00 Registration
17:15 Welcome and opening
17:30 Panel and Q&A
18:45 Closing remarks
‘Honour’-based abuse (HBA) has now been recognised as a significant
social problem in the United Kingdom. Once absent from national-level
discussion, the last two decades have seen several developments aimed at
increasing awareness, protecting and supporting victims, and bringing
perpetrators to justice. These developments have included the introduction
of a national policing strategy for HBA (2008), the criminalisation of forced
marriage (2014) and the creation of a national Day of Memory for victims
(2015).
Existing research indicates that HBA is both under-reported and under-
recorded. Victims face significant barriers to disclosing and reporting
offences. Research conducted by the University of Manchester indicates
that there are also many barriers in aiding professionals in identifying and
addressing HBA. When HBA is identified, victims may not receive the
appropriate response from professionals or in the cases of reports made to
the police, there may not be enough evidence to charge perpetrators. All
this creates a very challenging environment in which to address HBA
Join us from 5pm on Thursday 9th May where our panel of experts will be
discussing these issues and more. You’ll have the opportunity to put your
questions to a range of professionals, including representatives from Karma
Nirvana, The University of Manchester, West Yorkshire Police, education
and a local community organisation.
Travel and Contact Information
Find event
Central Library (Performance Space)
St Peter's Square
Manchester
