Forced marriage helpline to close
Posted on November 18, 2009
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The UK’s only national helpline for victims of forced marriages and so-called “honour” violence is to cease operating after its funding was cut.
The Honour Network Helpline (HNV) has had more than 6,000 calls from people fearing for their lives or of being forced to marry against their will.
The government’s Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) gave charity Karma Nirvana £43,000 to open the line in April 2008.
But the funding ran out a year later and donations have also dried up.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8365066.stm
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