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Indian Ladies UK: Advocating Against Domestic Violence for Migrant Indian Women

Migrant Indian women often face unique challenges when it comes to reporting abuse and accessing support. They may have limited knowledge of the legal system, language barriers, or fear of deportation if their partner has sponsored their visa. Indian Ladies UK plays a key role in breaking down these barriers by offering bilingual services, culturally competent support, and by informing women about their legal rights, including the ability to seek protection through various immigration provisions available in the UK.

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Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

A person with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) experiences PMS symptoms before their period (bloating, headaches, and breast tenderness). However, PMDD can also cause severe anxiety, depression, and severe mood swings. It is not uncommon for people with PMDD to experience suicidal tendencies.  Symptoms can be relieved by hormonal birth control and antidepressants. How different is […]

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A short review of “Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway”

Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway, the new film which tells the story of the WARRIOR woman, Sagarika Bhattacharya. ILUK is thrilled to be promoting this amazing story. The film stars Rani Mukherjee and tells Sagarika’s harrowing story: that of a Bengali woman who follows her husband to Norway and where her two little children are taken […]

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Nowhere to hide as judge orders East London School teacher Kabir Jagwani to pay up

In a small but not insignificant victory for the scores of Indian women used and abandoned by NRI men, a judge in India has handed down an ex-parte judgment against an East London school teacher accused of spousal abandonment and dowry abuse. Judge Pranesh Kumar Pran, sitting at the family court in Indore in Madhya […]

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Body spray advertisements slammed for glorifying gang rape

An advertisement that appears to glorify gang rape has been met with widespread revulsion in India. FIRST A CAVEAT: NO, WE WON’T SHARE THE MULTIPLE VARIATIONS OF THE ADVERT WITHIN THIS ARTICLE BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT THAT MIGHT JUST BE WHAT THE AD AGENCY WANTS – FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP SHARING IT AND BROADENING ITS […]

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Misogyny to be recorded as a hate crime in England and Wales

Police forces across Britain will record crimes against women as hate crimes motivated by misogyny after ministers amended existing legislation in response calls by women’s safety campaigners in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard in London last week. Police officers will be required to record if a crime against a woman was motivated […]

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Migrant women matter – Lords MUST reconsider government’s Domestic Abuse Bill

The government’s landmark and long-overdue Domestic Abuse Bill has passed through the House of Commons. While it has – quite rightly – addressed a vast majority of issues surrounding domestic violence, including such evils as coercive control and protection of children who witness domestic abuse the government has once again left the fortunes of migrants, […]

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Indian couple fights Home Office hostility – Sign the petition to save Savita Vyas from being deported

Indian Ladies in UK has campaigned tirelessly for the rights of Indian women who have been cruelly abandoned in India by their NRI husbands or those who have fallen victim to domestic abuse. Today’s story, however, is the story of a husband and wife who have fallen victim to the vagaries of British immigration law […]

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