Forcedmarriage &honourbasedviolence

1 For ced marriage& honourbasedvio lenceScreeningtoolkitForcedmarriageis oneof thewayshonourbasedviolencecanbe woman srightto choosea spouseandenterfreelyintomarriageis centralto herlifeandherdignityandequalityas ahumanbeing:Generalrecommendationnumber2 1,commentarticle16(1)(b)UNconventionon theeliminationof all theGovernmentis to addressso-called honour basedviolenceandfor cedmarriagein thecontextof its domesticviolen ce policy framework,althoughit recognisesthatthese kin ds of violenceraisespecificissues:(HomeAff air s Select CommitteeReportJune2008,page4) . , sh verybroadspectrumof religious/nationalandco mmunitygroups arepotential victimsofhonour basedviolenceandforcedmarriageSomecharac teristicsof hon our basedvi ol en ce (HBV)an d Forcedmarriage (FM)Howhonourbasedviolence /forced marriagemightbe man ifestedThereis oft en a re lationship betweenforcedmarriage andHBV,though HBVcanoccurwherethereis no ev idence ofFM,andFMcanbe motivated by re asonsotherthanhonour,suchas aff ec t women andmen,boysand girlsof all iageUni t has dealt withcasesofchildrenas youngas 6 ye of th e keyfactorsmotivating HBVandFMis thedesire to control behaviour,particularl y of girls/womenincludingsexual behaviour thatis seento be unacceptableby thefa milyan essorbehaviourthat is seento be toowesterni sedor sexualrelationshipsoutsidemarriage.

2 HBVor FMmaybe seenas ameansof preventing suchbehaviouror restoringhonourthatha s beenunderminedby violencecanbe fatal:it is importantto rememberthatfamiliesreall y dokillin the name of ho no ur andensuringthesa fet y of th e vi ctimis paramount. Violence anddeath can ha pp en in th e UnitedKingdomandin th ecountries of or igi violenceandforcedmarriage impact menan d women ver y differently, butmen ca n st ill be vic tims. TheFo rce d Marriageunitrecordsapproximately14%of their workis should alsobe remembered thattherecanbe an international di mension to FM/HBVca ses,andtheycan inv olv e many pe rpetrat ors,bothhereand t reports statethatat thepresenttimeth ereareno clearfiguresforhowmanyincidencesof FMor HBVtakepl acein any giv en yeargiv en thehi ddennature of Forcedmarriage Unithoweverrec eivedaround1,700reportsof possibleFMa yearin 20 08and 2009.

3 Th e actual numberis likely to be significantly ru le: a potential victim mayonlyhave onechanceto ask for may onlyhaveone chance toprovidehelpso it is im portanto getit righton fromsc hoolor ed ucation,controlli ng freedomof movementup to andinc ludinghousearr est,preventingthevi ctimfr omlearningEnglish, preventing prof essionalsfromhavi ng anyindividual contac t withthevictim,in thecaseof incomingspouses,thr ea teningto haveincomingspousesdeportedto the countryof ori gi n ,oftenthesethreats willinc luderemovalof thevictim schildren,control ov er thevic tim svisastatus,useof bla ckmagic by wa y of amulets,potionsor spellsto exertco ntr ol overthevicti Thiscaninv olveparents andsib lings,hu sbandsandin-laws in termsof an extendedfamilyand/o rcommuni ty.

4 Thisincludes thespectrumof physicalabusefr omthreatsof ph ysicalviolence, up to andinc ludingac idattacks ollingtheincomeof thevictim,many victimswill be ref usedaccessto anymoney,evenin somecasestheirownea rni ngs,in orderto maintain controland is oftencriminalbehavioursuchas kidnapand abduction,falseimprisonment,administerin gnoxioussubstances(toensure compliance) er e havebeencases ofvictimsha vingbeendruggedas partof an abductionbothwithintheUKand to remove vic timsfromtheUKforthepurposes of thevic timandto a thirdpa rtyThreats of harmto thevictim canincludefamilymembers,bothhereandin thecountriesof origin,criticismand humiliationof thevictim,enforcedservitudeby wayof unpaid workeitherin familybusinessesor withi n theho me,sometimesref erredto as a for m of domesticsl volvethevictim s childrenbe ingremovedfr omhercareto be caredforby another member of th e n includethr eatsby theper petratorto harmthemselves(i.)

5 E. I willki ll myselfif youdonotmarryhimor her).Theycaninc lude shamingin fr ontof ,communitycollusionA distinct differencebetweendomesticviolenceandHono urBased Violenceis thatthere is theelementof collusionbetweenpe rpetrators,be th ey membersof thevictim sfamily or in-laws ailsConfidentiality and disclosureRiskcanescalate verysuddenlyandit is vitalthatyo u havea clearandthoug h outprocessformai ntai nin gtheconfidentialityof recordsandwhohasaccessto theinformation,bothto protectthecl ien t, yourselfandothermembersof should always be rememberedthatin thecaseof HBVandFM,perpetratorsmaygo to enormouslengthsto obtain information aboutthewhereaboutsof a victim in hiding,up to andincl udinghackingintoin fomationheldin so mecases,exi st ingfamilyor professionalnetworkshavebeenused, xi Drivers.

6 BountyHunters. MPsandGPshave beenaskedto divulgein givenwhenconsideringtheuseof int erpretersandadviceshouldbe takenif youareunsureas to whois idanceshouldbe takenin conjunctionwiththeLawSo cietygui danceon confidentialityandtheneedto make disclosuresif thereis threatto theclientor anotherparties healthor we : 01332347 315 area co nfi dentialserviceoff eringhelpto victimsan d survivors,staffedby survivorsandworkingwith : 0207008 0151(9- 5 Monday- Fr iday)020700 8 1500(out of hoursaccessto the FCOG lobalResponse Centre) helplin e tosu pportvictimsof FM as well as to providehelpandadviceto professionals dealingwith havepublishedmulti-agencyPracticegu id elineson FMwhichprovidedetailed guidanceon theissueand howto respond ernationalChild AbductionCentreTel: 011 6 255 6234 theleadingcharityspecialisingininternati onal childabduction andoffersa 24houradviceline,providing advice,supportandinformationto professionalsand concerned familymembersan d fer ssupportandinformationfo r parentswhohaveab ductedtheirchildrenandassistswithinterna tional oneor so provi de informationan dsupporton the iss ue of (Cardiff)Tel.

7 02 920 498 600/4 96 920 HennaFoundationareworking to meetandadvancetheneedsandconcernsandas pirationsofAsianandMuslimchi ldrenandfamilies . Alsoas sistvo sAidTel: 08082000 247 sAidoffersa free24hournationaldomesticvio lencehelplineas an onlinegu ide TheSu rv ivorsHandbook availableas a kidswebsitecalled thehideout ,thisprovidesa listofregionalservicesandcentres see domesticabusedi rectoryon (Sheffield)Tel: 0114255 740 ukAshianaprovidesspecialist refugeaccommodationfo r Asianwomen,notexclusivelyfo r womenin theSouth Yorkshireregio ackSis tersTel: 0208571 ackSis tersis a resourcecentreinLondon providingservicesforwomenwhoareexperienc ingviolenceor , grouptherapyandadviceis of feredand thisinc lu desaHindu andUrdula : 0800599 9 36 5 Thisco nfidentialhelplineis staffedby speciallytrainedpoliceofficersandis ba sedin theNorthEastof England, althoug h otherregionalserviceswillsoon go l: 0191284 6998panahre refugeaccommodationforBlackandMinorityet hnic women,notexclusivelyforwomenin theNorthEast onlineresourceforpeopleof all ag eswitha us efulbibliography,shortfil msan d ca sest udies.

8 Thisresourceis sponsoredby theFCO,theGovernmentEquality Office,Women sAid,CPSandthepolice, : 02 07 490 0303 sRights OrganisationAshiana(London)Tel: 020 85399656 Ashianain Londonprovideshel p andsupportforSouth Asian,Turkish andIranianwomenbetween16-30escapinganyfo rmof :Respondingappropriatelyto forcedmarriageandho no ur-basedviolencerequiresspecialist skillsandspecialist anceof thi s expertise in itsdayto dayworksupportingvictimsScreeningquestio nsIs ho nour/izzat importantto yourfamily/in-l aws?Ar e your family/in-lawsco ncernedaboutwhatthecommunity/ex tended familywillthink?Ar e boys/mentreateddif ferently to girls/womenin yourhouse?Didyo u/will yo u choosewhoyourmarriagepartner wil l be ?Have anyof yoursiblingsbeenforcedto marry?Have yo ur family/in-lawspreventedyoufromobtainin g an educati on , forex amplehaveyoube en preventedfro m learningenglish?

9 Have yo u everbeenkeptin thehouseforperiodsof time?(W hereappropriate)ha ve youbeenallowedto maintai n con tactwithyourfamilyfollowingyo ur marriage?Hasan yonein yo ur family /in-lawsusedor threatened violence to you?(If applicable)do youknowwhatyourvisastatusis?(If applicable)have youbeenthreatenedwithbe ingsentback to yourcountryof origin?Ar e youallowedto co meandgo fromthefamily homeas youchoose?Ar e youonly all owedoutwithan escortfromthefamily/yourin -laws?Ar e youallowedto work?Doyouhaveanyphysical/emotionalhealt hpr oblems(inc ludein thi s question s aboutself-harm)?Do es an yonein yourfamily/in-lawspracticebl ac k magicor usemagicas a formof threat?Resolution, POBo x 302,Orpington,KentBR68 QXE: inf