Updated guidance from Crown Prosecution Service covers forms of spiritual and immigration abuse for first time ...

Spiritual abuse and immigration abuse have been included in prosecution guidance for the first time to help prosecutors tackle emerging harmful practices. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today ...

BELIEFS related to witchcraft will now be considered by prosecutors in a crackdown on so-called honour-based abuse. The new ...

Honour-based abuse ~(HBA) is a crime committed to protect or defend the "honour" of an individual, family or community. It can include psychological, physical, sexual or financial abuse such as forced ...

The UK government has introduced a statutory definition and guidance to better support victims of honour-based abuse, improve ...

Government takes decisive action by rapidly introducing a new legal definition for 'honour'-based abuse. Victims and survivors of 'honour'-based abuse ...

Shocking data shows how rare prosecutions are for 'honour-related offences' seen most often in Muslim communities.

When Sarb Athwal finally summoned the extraordinary courage to write her letter to the police, she included every detail except her own name. She wrote about the meeting she had witnessed, where her ...