Karma nirvana
Karma Nirvana is a British charity founded in 1993 by Jasvinder Sanghera CBE .
deals
First and foremost, Karma Nirvana offers help to victims of domestic violence and forced marriage . It also operates a national helpline. In addition, the members of the association hold lectures at the University of Derby in order to raise awareness of the topic for future teachers during their training.
founding
The organization is headquartered in Leeds , West Yorkshire and was founded by lawyer Jasvinder Sanghera, who herself was a victim of forced marriage. She knew that victims often do not seek help due to language barriers and wanted to set an example by founding the company. The aim was to fully educate the public about these practices. The organization has continued to develop since it was founded. Initially, the organization was only known rural, but over time its popularity changed after numerous media reported about the organization. In 2015, 250 cases of acts of violence “for the sake of honor” or forced marriages were reported to the association every month.
Karma Nirvana led together with Cosmopolitan UK a project that the establishment of a memorial day ( day of memory of the victims of so-called honor killing ( Britain's Lost Women had) to the destination. The project was developed by British politicians such as former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and the shadow -Inner Minister (Schadow Home Secretary) Yvette Cooper supports Since 2014 Karma Nirvana has been celebrating this day on July 14th.
The work of the organization was accompanied by a documentary in 2015 on Vox Pop , a news and information program on the Arte broadcaster .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b David Barnett: Honor killings: Will tighter laws in Pakistan affect the UK too? The Independent, November 16, 2016, accessed November 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Kathryn Snowdon: Honor Based Violence Reports To Police Reveal Only Minority Of Alleged Crimes Result In Charge. The Huffington Post, November 12, 2016, accessed November 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Tracy Walker: Honor based abuse survivor speaks of being banished from family. (No longer available online.) Nottingham Post, June 28, 2016, archived from the original on December 3, 2016 ; accessed on November 27, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Forced marriage isn't a 'religious tradition'. It's plain abuse - and I should know. The Telegraph, December 8, 2015, accessed November 27, 2016 .
- ^ Anna Bawden: Jasvinder Sanghera, director of Karma Nirvana, which supports victims of honor-based crime. The Guardian, January 14, 2009, accessed November 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Jenny McNicholas: Women's rights advocate educates tomorrow's teachers about honor abuse. University of Derby, May 12, 2016, accessed November 27, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Kate Russell: Cosmopolitan UK teamed up with the charity Karma Nirvana to campaign for a day to remember the victims of honor killings. Cosmopolitan, January 2, 2015, accessed November 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Josh Halliday: Boy aged eight among known potential victims of forced marriage in UK. The Guardian, April 20, 2016, accessed November 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Teenagers in Great Britain - With Spoons Against Forced Marriage. Spiegel Online, August 16, 2013, accessed November 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Emily Dugan: Karma Nirvana: Spending a day at the helpline advising terrified girls being pushed into forced marriages. The Independent, July 25, 2015, accessed November 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Karma Nirvana: Day of Memory ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ), Project page
