SIDDIQUI

Question 1

“There is no ‘honour’ in domestic violence, only…

Answer 1

shame!”

Question 2

Southall Black Sisters (SBS) have argued that cultural defences are used by men from minority communities to justify VAW in the name of…

Answer 2

religion and culture

Question 3

‘Honour’ is essentially a tool to…

Answer 3

police and control a woman’s behaviour

Question 4

Heshu Yones’ 2003 - first time in history a murder was labelled as an HK by…

Answer 4

Metropolitan Police

Question 5

Many women seeking asylum or protection in the UK are returned to abusive situations abroad, resulting in gender persecution such as…

Answer 5

DV
FM
HK

Question 6

Racist backlash is evident in from the use of immigration controls to tackle

Answer 6

forced marriage

Question 7

DV, Crime and Victims Act - introduces legislative changes to the way DV is addressed in..

Answer 7

criminal and civil justice systems

Question 8

Debate within the feminist black and minority women’s movement on how to make our demands so that the state gives the required attention to the specific needs of black and minority women as well as mainstreaming their needs by incorporating them into wider policies on VAW without being singled out for..

Answer 8

differential or racist treatment

Question 9

The government’s current position of advocating draconian policies on immigration and integration has forced us to defend…

Answer 9

multiculturalism