As young people and teachers settle into the new school year, the End Violence Against Women Coalition and Rape Crisis South London today (10 September) publish new materials for schools on tackling violence against women and girls, and teaching about sexual consent. A new End Violence Against Women Coalition guide is designed for school leaders … Continue reading “New guides for schools on detecting and preventing abuse – EVAW”

Dr Joanne Payton, who has worked with IKWRO for over ten years, has just published a paper drawn from her thesis which makes connections between cousin marriage and the prevalence of ‘honour’-based violence. ‘This connection has been suggested since the late 1960s,’ explains Joanne, ‘but has never really been empirically tested. I used an online survey … Continue reading “Links found between ‘honour’ based violence and cousin marriages – IKWRO”