General Article What is honour-based abuse and how does it affect men?

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In discussion with Karma Nirvana.

Founded by survivor Jasvinder Sanghera in 1993, Karma Nirvana is an award-winning national charity specialised in supporting victims of honour-based abuse and forced marriage. Operations Manager, Anup Manota, spoke to us about the complexities of honour-based abuse and the specific barriers male victims may face.

‘People think it just affects a certain community or faith, and we’re trying to eradicate that message,’ Anup said. ‘It could happen to anyone; it c...

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