The IRANIAN AND KURDISH WOMEN’S RIGHTS ORGANISATION will be holding its fourth annual conference on ‘honour’ related crime, violence and oppression on the 14th May 2008 and celebrating the LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL ‘HONOUR CRIME’ HELPLINE in partnership with Karma Nirvana.
SPEAKERS:
* Marilyn Mornington (Chair) – District judge and lead on domestic violence for the Family Justice Council
* Diana Nammi – Director of the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation; Founder of the International Campaign Against Honour Killings: Our journey in fi ghting against ‘honour’: Barriers, progress and differences
* DI Brent Hyatt – Homicide and Serious Crime command: Case Study of Banaz Mahmod and Heshu Yunes
* Juliette Murray-Topham and Nazir Afzal – Producer/Director and Director, Crown Prosecution Service
Debate on BBC documentary “Honour Kills”
* Sarah Pepper Child Protection – Co-ordinator for Islington Children’s Social Care: Children’s Services and ‘Honour’ Violence
* Survivors: Our experiences of ‘honour’ crime
* Jasvinder Sanghera – Director of Karma Nirvana: Establishing the National ‘Honour’ Network and Helpline
* Commander Steve Allen – Association of Chief Police Officer’s Lead on Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence: The Police Response to HBV: a new Strategy
* Baroness Caroline Cox – House of Lords: Closing Speech
Amnesty International Human Rights Centre
17-25 New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EA
Registration from 9am
First speaker at 10.30
£40 statutory organisations/businesses
£20 voluntary organistions
£10 private individuals
Donations are welcome: proceeds go towards IKWRO’s work protecting and supporting female victims of violence with no recourse to public funding.
Event includes lunch and an exhibition of the paintings of Jeroo Roy
To request a booking form and / or more information email ikwro@yahoo.co.uk or download it from http://www.ikwro.org.uk
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