The Phenomenon of Transnational Marriage Abandonment
To meet the difficult challenge of the rapidly changing situation with Coronavirus, we have had to take the difficult decision to change the way we work.
PRESS RELEASE: SBS and Compassion in Politics, supported by MPs and women’s campaigners, call on hotels to offer rooms to abused women and children
SBS welcomes significant guidance on forced marriage cases given in a judgment by the Court of Appeal today. It will help ensure that courts strike the right balance between the need for protection and excessive state intervention.
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To meet the difficult challenge of the rapidly changing situation with Coronavirus, we have had to take the difficult decision to change the way we work.
SBS writes to the Law Commission about marriage law and the rights of minority women
SBS writes to the Law Commission to ensure that its review of marriage laws addresses the rights of minority women.
The Domestic Abuse Bill & Migrant Women: Briefing Paper 2
Today, the Government has introduced its Domestic Abuse Bill to Parliament setting out a package of measures to protect victims of abuse.
In Support of A Woman’s Place and Free Speech
We reject the charge of ‘transphobia’ levelled against Woman’s Place UK, and we are deeply saddened to see the debate around the issue of trans identity, gender and sex descend into the most bankrupt form of identity politics.
PRESS RELEASE: Court of Appeal Judgment Delivers Critical Guidance in Forced Marriage Cases
SBS welcomes significant guidance on forced marriage cases given in a judgment by the Court of Appeal today. It will help ensure that courts strike the right balance between the need for protection and excessive state intervention.
Legal Challenge Against Secretary of State for Education
SBS welcomes the decision by the Secretary of State for Education to change the rules on residency for survivors of domestic violence who have ILR and who need to access student finances.
International Women’s Day 2020 Event
Southall Black Sisters and Southall Community Alliance are partnering for an event to celebrate International Women’s Day.
PRESS RELEASE: Akhter v Khan
The Court of Appeal has rejected a vital opportunity to address the discriminatory nature of the marriage system for abused minority women, leaving them unprotected under the law.