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MP asks government for statutory definition for HBA

On Friday 4th July 2025, the Conservative MP for Leicester East, Shivani Raja, submitted a written question to the Secretary ...
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GB News article wrongly conflates culture with abuse and fails to address historical roots of harmful practices

Last week, we were shocked to read a GB News article that stated “the only reason Britain has female genital ...
Event banner for 'Uncovering Perpetrators & Atypical Patterns in Honour-Based Abuse' featuring a book cover titled 'Honor and Shame: The Psychology of Honor Abuse, Violence and Killings' by Roxane Khan. There's text that mentions that it's a free in-person event scheduled for Thursday July 10th, 2:30-5:00 PM at Eleanor Rathbone Building, University of Liverpool. Logos for Savera UK and University of Liverpool appear at the bottom.

EVENT: Uncovering Perpetrators and Atypical Patterns in HBA

Join Savera UK on the 10th July at the University of Liverpool for an unmissable event: “Uncovering Perpetrators & Atypical ...

HBA & Harmful Practice Media Guidelines

We have launched media guidelines for reporting on HBA and harmful practices and interviewing survivors.

The guidelines were created collaboratively by HBA survivors and frontline professionals and came following the charity’s Setting the Story Straight project, funded by Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales. The project examined how HBA and harmful practices, its survivors and affected communities were represented in the media.

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