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| Police Plea To Victims Of 'Honour' Crimes; ...The number of cases in Scotland is growing... | |
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| Deleted User | Sep 27 2010, 01:03 AM Post #1 |
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Police Plea To Victims Of 'Honour' Crimes Date: 27 September 2010 By GARETH ROSE HOME AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT POLICE are launching a campaign to tackle honour-based violence in Muslim communities by encouraging more victims to come forward. The number of cases in Scotland is growing, and although there have been only 31 reported in Lothian and Borders since the start of 2009, this is believed to be the tip of the iceberg as few victims are willing or able to come forward. When they do contact either the police or support agencies, the extent of the violence has often become so severe that it is unbearable. Assistant Chief Constable Iain Livingstone, the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland's lead for public protection, said: "The intention is to encourage people to come forward and have confidence that they will be properly dealt with. "Extreme violence can be used, up to and including rape and potentially murder - we know that from what we have seen in England, in particular." However, agencies working with ethnic minorities in Scotland have seen the problem a lot closer to home. All 31 recorded incidents in Lothian and Borders have been against women, the majority aged 21 to 30. Most of the perpetrators were aged 31 to 50 and male, and motivated by a feeling of loss of honour or disrespect. Mr Livingstone will chair a conference on honour-based violence today, at which Muslim scholar Shaykh Amer Jamil has been invited to speak. Mr Jamil said: "I've travelled around Scotland getting imams to address it in sermons. They will inevitably implore people to come forward and seek more help. So I would expect figures (of honour-based violence] to go up, not because of an increase in incidents but because of an increase in reporting. "When people do eventually seek help, they usually do so when they are completely desperate and have no other options. http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Police-plea-to-victims-of.6551330.jp |
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| English Angel | Sep 27 2010, 11:56 AM Post #2 |
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the 'only' 31 stood out for me too. Like those 31 women they know about arent many so its 'not a big problem'. As it says, theyre only the ones they know about. I bet theres 5 times that, that take regular violence and beatings but keep quiet as they have no where to go and/or they think no one would believe them. Until they become so desperate they leave because theyre just trying to stay alive..
Edited by English Angel, Sep 27 2010, 11:58 AM.
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