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Members of the UK’s largest Indian migrant women’s group gathered outside the headquarters of Britain’s biggest police force on Thursday (11 May) to protest the repeated police failures in protecting vulnerable migrant women. The protestors – from Indian Ladies in UK (ILUK) – made impassioned pleas for police forces across the country to improve awareness […]
The UK’s largest Indian migrant women’s group has announced a protest against the Metropolitan Police for repeated failures in addressing issues faced by first generation migrant women in the UK and the force’s failure to address a serious lack of understanding in how to handle cases of the physical, emotional and psychological violence endured by […]
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, […]
“The day I was abandoned in India by my husband would be the start of the darkest period of my life. It has left permanent mental and emotional scars. But I was one of the luckier ones a I was able to rebuild my life. Most are not so lucky and that’s why I’m here.” […]
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