Honour-based abuse should have a statutory definition in a similar way to domestic abuse, MPs said, as they warned it risks remaining a hidden crime without better victim support. There
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Activist and UN goodwill ambassador Sabrina Dhowre Elba said she felt it was her “moral duty” to support a campaign against female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) which is “prevalent” in her
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The number of cases of suspected forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) the Government provided advice on in 2020 fell 44%, largely due to the coronavirus pandemic, figures show.
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More than 200 cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on women and girls born in the UK were identified by NHS staff during one year, figures show. Some 6,590
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Schools should take a “welfare approach” to both the victim and the perpetrator in cases of child-on-child sexual abuse, a safeguarding specialist has recommended. Dr Jenny Lloyd (pictured), a senior
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A new campaign has launched in Wales, during Sexual Violence Awareness week, which aims to end the silence around sexual abuse. The ‘This is Sexual Abuse’ campaign helps people to
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Girls could be flown abroad to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) during the Christmas holidays, the National FGM Centre has warned. It said children who could be subject to FGM
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The number of children in England abused due to belief in witchcraft has risen by more than 30% in the last three years, according to new data. Abuse of children
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The most senior family court judge in England and Wales has apologised after taking nearly eight months to produce a written ruling on a case involving Home Office ministers and
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A High Court judge has said special arrangements must be made to allow a two-year-old girl thought to be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) to travel to Egypt.
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