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Both women and men can experience abuse, threats and violence from their family or community to protect their family ‘honour’. But it is important to remember that there is no honour in controlling, threatening or harming others with violence.
Honour based abuse can include:
There is no religious or cultural basis to this abuse or violence. It is a crime and we will take any information received about this subject seriously.
If you are in fear of this kind of abuse or violence do not underestimate the seriousness of the situation. Honour based abuse violence takes lives. We take these issues seriously and we can and will help.
Contact us immediately if you are the victim of a crime linked to honour based abuse or violence. You can do this by using our Live Chat facility, which can be accessed by clicking the button on the right of the screen. You can see our chat opening hours here. If Live Chat is unavailable call us on 101.
The warning signs of honour based abuse can include:
If you believe someone may be suffering, please do not underestimate the seriousness of the situation. Contact us immediately and tell us what you know.
Advice
As well as us, there are a whole range of support services that offer help, guidance and support around honour based abuse.
See your local list below:
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