Latest items for United Kingdom
April 17, 2025, 6:22 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"A woman has been found guilty of assisting the female genital mutilation of a three-year-old British girl during a trip to Kenya, becoming the first person to be convicted in England of committing the crime overseas. In a landmark case Amina Noor, 39, was convicted by jurors at the Old Bailey this morning of aiding the horrific procedure during a trip to the African country in 2006" (para 1-2). "The case saw the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) working alongside the police and National Crime Agency to prove that during her visit to Kenya, Noor knew some form of FGM was being committed against the victim. Investigators were able to find...more
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"A woman has been found guilty of assisting the female genital mutilation of a three-year-old British girl during a trip to Kenya, becoming the first person to be convicted in England of committing the crime overseas. In a landmark case Amina Noor, 39, was convicted by jurors at the Old Bailey this morning of aiding the horrific procedure during a trip to the African country in 2006" (para 1-2). "The case saw the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) working alongside the police and National Crime Agency to prove that during her visit to Kenya, Noor knew some form of FGM was being committed against the victim. Investigators were able to find...more
April 17, 2025, 6:22 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1
"The maximum sentence she faces is 14 years in jail" (para 12). "Noor, of Edgware, north-west London, pleaded not guilty, but was convicted of assisting a non-UK citizen to mutilate the genitals of a girl contrary to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003" (para 46). "Female genital mutilation has been a specific offence in the UK since the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985. The 1985 Act was replaced by the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003. It now includes assisting and taking children abroad to be cut. Carrying out FGM currently carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years" (para 47-50).
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1
"The maximum sentence she faces is 14 years in jail" (para 12). "Noor, of Edgware, north-west London, pleaded not guilty, but was convicted of assisting a non-UK citizen to mutilate the genitals of a girl contrary to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003" (para 46). "Female genital mutilation has been a specific offence in the UK since the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985. The 1985 Act was replaced by the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003. It now includes assisting and taking children abroad to be cut. Carrying out FGM currently carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years" (para 47-50).
April 17, 2025, 6:22 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"The only other successful prosecution under the FGM Act of 2003 was in 2019 when a Ugandan woman from Walthamstow, east London, was jailed for 11 years for cutting a three-year-old girl. The 37-year-old woman, who cannot be named, had arranged for the little girl to be pinned down and mutilated in a filthy flat in east London in August 2017. She was jailed for 13 years at the Old Bailey" (para 13-14). "Figures produced by the NHS in 2022 suggested there may be more than 3,000 newly identified victims of FGM in the UK each year. NHS Digital produced stats of cases which were spotted by nurses or doctors...more
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"The only other successful prosecution under the FGM Act of 2003 was in 2019 when a Ugandan woman from Walthamstow, east London, was jailed for 11 years for cutting a three-year-old girl. The 37-year-old woman, who cannot be named, had arranged for the little girl to be pinned down and mutilated in a filthy flat in east London in August 2017. She was jailed for 13 years at the Old Bailey" (para 13-14). "Figures produced by the NHS in 2022 suggested there may be more than 3,000 newly identified victims of FGM in the UK each year. NHS Digital produced stats of cases which were spotted by nurses or doctors...more
April 10, 2025, 8:49 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"Pharmacists will be able to fit women with implants under NHS plans to ease pressure on GPs. The reforms to contraception access will also mean that pharmacists will be able to prescribe the pill. The first part of the scheme will begin in the coming weeks, with a wider roll-out for England expected later this year. It is part of the wider drive to ease pressure on GPs, with pharmacists already given powers to issue sick notes. Experts hope the reforms, which are still being negotiated with unions, will free up an additional 2million GP appointments each year. Pharmacists are currently permitted to dispense contraceptive pills and offer advice on...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"Pharmacists will be able to fit women with implants under NHS plans to ease pressure on GPs. The reforms to contraception access will also mean that pharmacists will be able to prescribe the pill. The first part of the scheme will begin in the coming weeks, with a wider roll-out for England expected later this year. It is part of the wider drive to ease pressure on GPs, with pharmacists already given powers to issue sick notes. Experts hope the reforms, which are still being negotiated with unions, will free up an additional 2million GP appointments each year. Pharmacists are currently permitted to dispense contraceptive pills and offer advice on...more
April 1, 2025, 7:34 p.m.
Countries: Denmark, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"A survey of women aged 18 – 55 in Denmark, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA found that 23 per cent of women reported at least one experience of online abuse or harassment" (para 13).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"A survey of women aged 18 – 55 in Denmark, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA found that 23 per cent of women reported at least one experience of online abuse or harassment" (para 13).
March 27, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Paula Edwards, the chief executive of Salute Her UK - a charity for female military workers who have suffered rape and sexual assault - said women were being 'overdiagnosed and misdiagnosed' so the military could 'get rid of the problem'" (para 3).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Paula Edwards, the chief executive of Salute Her UK - a charity for female military workers who have suffered rape and sexual assault - said women were being 'overdiagnosed and misdiagnosed' so the military could 'get rid of the problem'" (para 3).
March 27, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3
"Hundreds of female soldiers who accused their colleagues of rape were 'misdiagnosed' with a personality disorder, it has been revealed. The victims said that after they sought help for sexual assault from the military's departments of community mental health (DCMH), they were 'written off' with emotionally unstable personality disorder and medically discharged. According to the The Telegraph, Paula Edwards, the chief executive of Salute Her UK - a charity for female military workers who have suffered rape and sexual assault - said women were being 'overdiagnosed and misdiagnosed' so the military could 'get rid of the problem'" (para 1-3). "Ms Edwards said it became a 'common theme' for young women...more
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3
"Hundreds of female soldiers who accused their colleagues of rape were 'misdiagnosed' with a personality disorder, it has been revealed. The victims said that after they sought help for sexual assault from the military's departments of community mental health (DCMH), they were 'written off' with emotionally unstable personality disorder and medically discharged. According to the The Telegraph, Paula Edwards, the chief executive of Salute Her UK - a charity for female military workers who have suffered rape and sexual assault - said women were being 'overdiagnosed and misdiagnosed' so the military could 'get rid of the problem'" (para 1-3). "Ms Edwards said it became a 'common theme' for young women...more
March 27, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2
"It comes one month after the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst was encouraged to tackle the 'toxic culture' of sexual assault after hundreds of servicewomen reported abuse during their training. A further 16 women have since come forward to reveal they were sexually assaulted while serving at Sandhurst" (para 4-5). "One female soldier, who remains anonymous, was raped by a colleague early in her career" (para 12). "Mr Al-Nahhas said he has spoken to many women who told him they were raped, sexually assaulted or harassed by colleagues or their chain of command" (para 25). "In August last year, it was reported that dozens of teenagers who had served in the...more
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2
"It comes one month after the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst was encouraged to tackle the 'toxic culture' of sexual assault after hundreds of servicewomen reported abuse during their training. A further 16 women have since come forward to reveal they were sexually assaulted while serving at Sandhurst" (para 4-5). "One female soldier, who remains anonymous, was raped by a colleague early in her career" (para 12). "Mr Al-Nahhas said he has spoken to many women who told him they were raped, sexually assaulted or harassed by colleagues or their chain of command" (para 25). "In August last year, it was reported that dozens of teenagers who had served in the...more
March 27, 2025, 10:42 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Rashid Begum, a survivor of forced marriage and a former British police officer and senior lawyer, told HKFP last Thursday that legislation was key to protect those who were being pressured or forced to marry. Citing her personal experience, Begum said prosecution was sometimes the only appropriate response. She was taken on a trip to Pakistan where she was told to marry a distant cousin shortly after she turned 18, and was 'shoved onto a concrete floor' after objecting. Begum managed to flee the village with her mother and later returned to the UK, but she faced strong pressure from elders trying to change her mind. In one extreme instance,...more
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Rashid Begum, a survivor of forced marriage and a former British police officer and senior lawyer, told HKFP last Thursday that legislation was key to protect those who were being pressured or forced to marry. Citing her personal experience, Begum said prosecution was sometimes the only appropriate response. She was taken on a trip to Pakistan where she was told to marry a distant cousin shortly after she turned 18, and was 'shoved onto a concrete floor' after objecting. Begum managed to flee the village with her mother and later returned to the UK, but she faced strong pressure from elders trying to change her mind. In one extreme instance,...more
March 27, 2025, 10:42 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"Noorel Haque, joint head of the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) under the UK Home Office, said Britain had introduced a civil measure, the forced marriage protection order, which offers tailored protection to individuals facing such situations. The order could prevent an individual from being taken abroad, or demand their passport be surrendered. It could order them to have regular communication with social services or regular contact with the police to ensure their safety, Haque said. If anyone breaches the court order, the protected person could call the police and hold the violator criminally liable under the Family Law Act, which would warrant a maximum penalty of five years behind bars....more
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"Noorel Haque, joint head of the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) under the UK Home Office, said Britain had introduced a civil measure, the forced marriage protection order, which offers tailored protection to individuals facing such situations. The order could prevent an individual from being taken abroad, or demand their passport be surrendered. It could order them to have regular communication with social services or regular contact with the police to ensure their safety, Haque said. If anyone breaches the court order, the protected person could call the police and hold the violator criminally liable under the Family Law Act, which would warrant a maximum penalty of five years behind bars....more
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Andrea Simon, director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said: 'What makes all the difference to survivors is being treated with empathy, kindness and dignity and where this happens, it can have a really positive impact on their wellbeing and recovery'" (para 13).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Andrea Simon, director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said: 'What makes all the difference to survivors is being treated with empathy, kindness and dignity and where this happens, it can have a really positive impact on their wellbeing and recovery'" (para 13).
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Three-quarters of respondents to the survey of rape and sexual assault survivors said their mental health was damaged 'as a direct result of what police did, or failed to do, in their case' and only four in 10 said they would report again, according to researchers. But a radical overhaul of the way the criminal justice system deals with rape since 2021 is showing the first 'green shoots' of improving victims’ experience of the criminal justice system, with respondents after July last year 8% less likely to report damage to their mental health because of the police. Only two in five respondents agreed that policing is doing a good job...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Three-quarters of respondents to the survey of rape and sexual assault survivors said their mental health was damaged 'as a direct result of what police did, or failed to do, in their case' and only four in 10 said they would report again, according to researchers. But a radical overhaul of the way the criminal justice system deals with rape since 2021 is showing the first 'green shoots' of improving victims’ experience of the criminal justice system, with respondents after July last year 8% less likely to report damage to their mental health because of the police. Only two in five respondents agreed that policing is doing a good job...more
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Operation Soteria, which focuses on perpetrators rather than victim behaviour and was fully rolled out in 2023, came after a rape review in June 2021 exposed the reasons behind a collapse in rape prosecutions – which in 2016/17 stood at 5,190 and fell 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019/20, even as reports increased. In the year ending December 2023, charges for sexual offences were up by 18% compared with the previous year, while adult rape charges increased by 38% in the same period" (para 5-6). "A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said the CPS would receive £49m to support victims of crime, including rape victims from the...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Operation Soteria, which focuses on perpetrators rather than victim behaviour and was fully rolled out in 2023, came after a rape review in June 2021 exposed the reasons behind a collapse in rape prosecutions – which in 2016/17 stood at 5,190 and fell 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019/20, even as reports increased. In the year ending December 2023, charges for sexual offences were up by 18% compared with the previous year, while adult rape charges increased by 38% in the same period" (para 5-6). "A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said the CPS would receive £49m to support victims of crime, including rape victims from the...more
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Operation Soteria, which focuses on perpetrators rather than victim behaviour and was fully rolled out in 2023, came after a rape review in June 2021 exposed the reasons behind a collapse in rape prosecutions – which in 2016/17 stood at 5,190 and fell 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019/20, even as reports increased" (para 5).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Operation Soteria, which focuses on perpetrators rather than victim behaviour and was fully rolled out in 2023, came after a rape review in June 2021 exposed the reasons behind a collapse in rape prosecutions – which in 2016/17 stood at 5,190 and fell 60% in four years to 2,102 in 2019/20, even as reports increased" (para 5).
March 21, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Three-quarters of respondents to the survey of rape and sexual assault survivors said their mental health was damaged 'as a direct result of what police did, or failed to do, in their case' and only four in 10 said they would report again, according to researchers. But a radical overhaul of the way the criminal justice system deals with rape since 2021 is showing the first 'green shoots' of improving victims’ experience of the criminal justice system, with respondents after July last year 8% less likely to report damage to their mental health because of the police. Only two in five respondents agreed that policing is doing a good job...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Three-quarters of respondents to the survey of rape and sexual assault survivors said their mental health was damaged 'as a direct result of what police did, or failed to do, in their case' and only four in 10 said they would report again, according to researchers. But a radical overhaul of the way the criminal justice system deals with rape since 2021 is showing the first 'green shoots' of improving victims’ experience of the criminal justice system, with respondents after July last year 8% less likely to report damage to their mental health because of the police. Only two in five respondents agreed that policing is doing a good job...more
March 20, 2025, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Cousin marriage is still common in some UK communities. Experts have previously found that a preference for such unions among British Pakistanis was a contributing factor in child mortality rates in Bradford due to an increased risk of genetic conditions. NHS studies between 2007-11 found consanguineous marriages, a genetics term meaning parents are at least second cousins or more closely related, accounted for 60 per cent of marital unions in people of Pakistani heritage in Bradford. This compared to just 1 per cent among white British couples in the area. Of the Pakistani-heritage marriages, 37 per cent were specifically to a first-cousin and would be the type of unions that...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Cousin marriage is still common in some UK communities. Experts have previously found that a preference for such unions among British Pakistanis was a contributing factor in child mortality rates in Bradford due to an increased risk of genetic conditions. NHS studies between 2007-11 found consanguineous marriages, a genetics term meaning parents are at least second cousins or more closely related, accounted for 60 per cent of marital unions in people of Pakistani heritage in Bradford. This compared to just 1 per cent among white British couples in the area. Of the Pakistani-heritage marriages, 37 per cent were specifically to a first-cousin and would be the type of unions that...more
March 20, 2025, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Marrying a first cousin would become illegal in Britain under a proposal brought to Parliament. On Tuesday, Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay, Richard Holden, will set out plans for his Bill that states how such unions result in a higher rate of birth defects, meaning their legal status should be reconsidered" (para 1-2). "Marriages between certain blood relatives — as well as some step relationships — is already illegal in Britain. However, it is still legal to marry your cousin in the UK, despite the health risks" (para 4-5). "While cousin marriage remains legal in the UK, incest — the sexual intercourse between immediate relatives — is illegal in...more
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Marrying a first cousin would become illegal in Britain under a proposal brought to Parliament. On Tuesday, Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay, Richard Holden, will set out plans for his Bill that states how such unions result in a higher rate of birth defects, meaning their legal status should be reconsidered" (para 1-2). "Marriages between certain blood relatives — as well as some step relationships — is already illegal in Britain. However, it is still legal to marry your cousin in the UK, despite the health risks" (para 4-5). "While cousin marriage remains legal in the UK, incest — the sexual intercourse between immediate relatives — is illegal in...more
March 20, 2025, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"While cousin marriage remains legal in the UK, incest — the sexual intercourse between immediate relatives — is illegal in Britain even if consensual" (para 41).
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3
"While cousin marriage remains legal in the UK, incest — the sexual intercourse between immediate relatives — is illegal in Britain even if consensual" (para 41).
March 13, 2025, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"[I]n... the U.K., only altruistic surrogacy is allowed" (para 7). "In the U.K., for instance, regulatory authorities are working on a review to improve domestic surrogacy safeguards" (para 33).
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"[I]n... the U.K., only altruistic surrogacy is allowed" (para 7). "In the U.K., for instance, regulatory authorities are working on a review to improve domestic surrogacy safeguards" (para 33).
March 13, 2025, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"In the first three quarters of 2022, more than 400 parental orders were made for surrogate parents in the U.K. According to the Law Commission, the number of children born via surrogacy could be around 10 times higher today than it was a decade ago" (para 35).
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"In the first three quarters of 2022, more than 400 parental orders were made for surrogate parents in the U.K. According to the Law Commission, the number of children born via surrogacy could be around 10 times higher today than it was a decade ago" (para 35).
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her. Lawyers representing the woman had staged an appeal after a lower-ranking family court judge refused to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order because the woman was neither 'physically present' in...more
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her. Lawyers representing the woman had staged an appeal after a lower-ranking family court judge refused to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order because the woman was neither 'physically present' in...more
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3).
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"He said the woman had not seen her husband since 2014, but that he was 'harassing' her online" (para 22).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"He said the woman had not seen her husband since 2014, but that he was 'harassing' her online" (para 22).
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3). "He said her husband had raped her throughout their time together" (para 20).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3). "He said her husband had raped her throughout their time together" (para 20).
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"They said a Forced Marriage Protection Order could protect people 'from being forced into a marriage', and protect people who had been forced into a marriage" (para 5). This iimplies that forced marriage is illegal, and there are legal protects for those who may have been forced into a marriage (ELW - CODER COMMENT). "The judge said legislation governing Forced Marriage Protection Orders had a 'wide and protective jurisdiction' and sent 'clear messages' of 'real importance'. 'First, victims abroad who are forced into marriage with a British national or someone habitually resident here may be able to avail themselves of protective orders in this jurisdiction to counter such abusive behaviour...more
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"They said a Forced Marriage Protection Order could protect people 'from being forced into a marriage', and protect people who had been forced into a marriage" (para 5). This iimplies that forced marriage is illegal, and there are legal protects for those who may have been forced into a marriage (ELW - CODER COMMENT). "The judge said legislation governing Forced Marriage Protection Orders had a 'wide and protective jurisdiction' and sent 'clear messages' of 'real importance'. 'First, victims abroad who are forced into marriage with a British national or someone habitually resident here may be able to avail themselves of protective orders in this jurisdiction to counter such abusive behaviour...more
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 2-3). "'British nationals or those who are resident here should be aware that they cannot force a person into marriage and escape legal sanction for their behaviour in the family court merely because their victim is neither habitually resident nor a British national. 'Forced marriage is a global phenomenon, with many forced marriages in the UK having an international dimension. 'In...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 2-3). "'British nationals or those who are resident here should be aware that they cannot force a person into marriage and escape legal sanction for their behaviour in the family court merely because their victim is neither habitually resident nor a British national. 'Forced marriage is a global phenomenon, with many forced marriages in the UK having an international dimension. 'In...more
March 11, 2025, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner" (par. 4).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner" (par. 4).
March 11, 2025, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Estranged husbands who kill their ex-wives will be locked up for longer, ministers have pledged. Under plans to tackle domestic homicide, committing a murder after a relationship ends will become an aggravating factor for judges to take into account when passing sentence. Those who use gratuitous violence against partners – known as 'overkill' – will also spent longer behind bars under urgent legal changes. And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner. At the same time, victims of long campaigns of domestic...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Estranged husbands who kill their ex-wives will be locked up for longer, ministers have pledged. Under plans to tackle domestic homicide, committing a murder after a relationship ends will become an aggravating factor for judges to take into account when passing sentence. Those who use gratuitous violence against partners – known as 'overkill' – will also spent longer behind bars under urgent legal changes. And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner. At the same time, victims of long campaigns of domestic...more
March 11, 2025, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC said: 'Cowards who murder their partners should face the full force of the law. 'Our reforms will give judges the power to punish murderers for the added pain and trauma they inflict through 'overkill' as well as ensuring that those who coercively control their victims or kill them at the end of a relationship face longer behind bars.' Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs said: 'I am pleased that the Government have committed to introducing a range of new statutory aggravating factors to ensure that the circumstances surrounding domestic murders are given adequate legal weight when considering sentencing.' The moves to protect women are announced in...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC said: 'Cowards who murder their partners should face the full force of the law. 'Our reforms will give judges the power to punish murderers for the added pain and trauma they inflict through 'overkill' as well as ensuring that those who coercively control their victims or kill them at the end of a relationship face longer behind bars.' Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs said: 'I am pleased that the Government have committed to introducing a range of new statutory aggravating factors to ensure that the circumstances surrounding domestic murders are given adequate legal weight when considering sentencing.' The moves to protect women are announced in...more
March 3, 2025, 5:43 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"In the 1990s, just 6,700 cycles of IVF — a technique to help people with fertility problems to have a baby — took place in the UK annually. But this skyrocketed to more than 69,000 by 2019, suggesting more women are struggling to conceive naturally" (para 66).
Variables: ACR-DATA-1
"In the 1990s, just 6,700 cycles of IVF — a technique to help people with fertility problems to have a baby — took place in the UK annually. But this skyrocketed to more than 69,000 by 2019, suggesting more women are struggling to conceive naturally" (para 66).