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Monday, 08 March 2010 13:41 |
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Statement for International Women’s Day 2010 IKWRO has for over seven years worked with some of the least powerful individuals in the UK: women from ethnic minorities who are often non-citizens. As an organization we provide advocacy for women originating from some of the most politically troubled areas in the Middle East: Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, many of whom are caught up in the asylum system, many escaping family violence, ‘honour’ killing and forced marriage in countries where women live circumscribed lives, and men use violence against women with near impunity under patriarchal customs and legal codes which reinforce women’s secondary status, often justified by reference to ‘sharia’law, a justification for discrimination which is increasingly being used inthe UK. |
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Save Bita Ghaedi from being returned to Iran! |
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 12:17 |
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Bita Ghaedi has been on hunger strike for 34 days now since she was refused asylum by the British Government and told she would be deported. IKWRO have been working to support Bita who faces a severe risk of falling victim to an 'honour' killing if she is returned to Iran. Bita comes from a very traditional family in an area where 'honour' killings are common and where killers are unlikely to face any serious repercussions for their crimes. If deported she will be destitute and unprotected. Since her arrival in London, she has been imprisoned at Holloway prison and twice detained at the infamous Yarl's Wood. More information here. |
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Iran: URGENT call to authorities to stop imminent executions |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 09:53 |
Please write to the Iranian authorities calling on them to halt executions of nine people arrested in relation to protests following the disputed presidential elections. The Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) international solidarity network urges the Islamic Republic of Iran to halt the executions of political prisoners sentenced to death. The prisoners’ trials did not meet international or even national legal standards set up by the laws of Islamic Republic. The accused faced ambiguous charges of Mahrab, meaning “enmity against God.” Moreover, after the officially confirmed deaths of at least two while in detention, the Iranian public and the international community are greatly alarmed about the extent of torture used against Iranian political prisoners in an attempt to coerce confessions. |
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Funding scrap is 'matter of life and death' for group working against honour crime' |
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 09:25 |
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i-Volunteer, 6 December When I meet Diana Naami, the director of the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation, it is only after I’ve negotiated a space in her busy work diary – only after she’s sure that I’m for real – so we can arrange a time. And, of course, I’m politely informed that the London location of IKWRO’s offices is strictly confidential. Such precautions are not for nothing – they are not an exaggeration. Diana has received numerous death threats for her work among women from minority, primarily Muslim, communities and, she tells me, even been physically assaulted twice for defending a woman’s right to choose – and in the more extreme cases, to live – in the face of a rising tide “honour” crimes. |
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Iranian Women Fight Polygamy Proposal |
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 13:07 |
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Global Arab Network, 1 February 2010 Iranian women’s groups and other rights organisations are fighting a much discussed proposed law which they say would encourage polygamy by allowing a man to take a second wife without the permission of the first in certain circumstances.
The proposal comes at a time when the country has been rocked by protests, in which women have played a major part, following the disputed re-election last June of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Although Sharia law permits a man to take up to four wives, polygamy is not widely practiced in Iran and women have enjoyed greater rights and freedoms than in some other Muslim countries. At present, an Iranian man needs his first wife’s permission to take a second. |
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IKWRO suffers another funding blow |
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 14:14 |
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IKWRO, the UK’s best-known charity advocating for Middle Eastern and Central Asian women at risk of domestic violence, forced marriage and ‘honour’ killings suffered another blow yesterday when the Ministry of the Third Sector abruptly diverted funding of £750,000 from 35 small charities under the ‘Campaigning Research Programme’, including IKWRO, despite the existence of a Compact. The monies will be reallocated to 15 larger charities through the Hardship fund while the smaller charities may suffer yet more losses in the difficult climate of recession. IKWRO, along with many other charities, worked very hard to become eligible for this funding, which according to Ben Wittenberg, Director of Policy and Research, Directory of Social Change was awarded only to the ‘the best and most innovative campaigners.’ The decision has also been criticised by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Charities, Jenny Willott. |
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If you need help
Call us on
0207 920 6460 (9.30-5.00)
or 07862 733511 (24hrs) You can also try the - Honour Network Helpline:
0800 5999 247 - Domestic Violence Helpline:
0808 2000 247 - In an emergency, call
999.
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