A High Court judge says guidance may be needed to solve a “serious procedural problem” related to efforts to prevent forced marriage. Mr Justice Holman said Foreign Office officials may
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British women forced into marriages abroad will no longer have to pay for their own rescue, the Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. The move comes amid controversy over the
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Doctors, nurses and teachers could face criminal charges for failing to report forced marriage cases under plans being considered by the Government. Ministers are weighing up the possibility of introducing
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A police force has made history by issuing a protection order for their first identified male victim of forced marriage. South Yorkshire Police described the move as a “huge step
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A man and woman have been convicted of forced marriage after luring their daughter to Bangladesh in a bid to wed the 19-year-old to her first cousin. The teenager had
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A 19-year-old woman had to endure “physical abuse” as her parents attempted to force her to marry her first cousin and have a baby with him, a court has heard.
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So-called honour-based violence and forced marriage offences are increasingly being perpetrated online, police and prosecutors have warned. The trend was highlighted as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and National Police
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An award-winning charity, which rescues women from forced marriage and hundreds of young people from radicalisation, faces closure in a matter of months if it does not receive further funding.
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Thirteen people have been arrested over a trafficking ring which saw a pregnant woman tricked into visiting the UK before being sold into a sham marriage. The 10 men and
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It is now be a criminal offence to force someone into marriage in Scotland as new legislation was enacted yesterday. The new offence, which will sit alongside protections already in
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