Forced marriage cases reported in Britain jump to record high
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation The number of calls to a specialist British unit tackling forced marriage leapt to a record high last year, with nearly one in five involving a child aged under 16, data released on Friday showed. The Forced Marriage Unit dealt with 1,764 cases in 2018, a jump of 47 per cent on […]
UK stops charging forced marriage victims for rescue after outcry
Thomson Reuters Foundation British women saved from forced marriage abroad will no longer have to repay the government for the cost of their rescue, the Foreign Secretary said on Wednesday, after a public outcry. Women’s rights campaigners reacted angrily to revelations in the Times newspaper last week that the government was charging adult victims for […]
Britain failing forced marriage victims – campaigners
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain is failing victims of forced marriage, campaigners said on Wednesday, after the government pledged to investigate reports women were being charged to be rescued. An investigation by Britain’s Times newspaper found adult victims were being made to pay for emergency repatriation, with those unable to cover the costs made to take […]
New anonymous tipoff system could cut forced marriage in Britain
Thomson Reuters Foundation Victims of forced marriage will be more likely to speak out after Britain said it would allow anonymous tipoffs to cut illegal immigration and help the thousands made to wed against their will, charities said on Wednesday. “We already have some of the toughest laws in the world against these crimes. But […]