Honour based abuse
It is a crime or act committed to protect or defend the ‘honour’ of a family or community. If your family or community think you’ve shamed or embarrassed them by behaving in a certain way, they may punish you for breaking their ‘honour’ code. One example is bringing shame upon the family and their name.
What are the reasons for HBA?
- Having a relationship or marrying someone outside of your community or someone within your community that your family don’t approve of.
- Separation or divorce
- Talking to certain people
- Having sex before marriage
- Becoming pregnant or giving birth outside of marriage
What are the signs of HBA?
- Forced marriage
- Domestic abuse (physical, sexual, psychological, emotional or financial abuse)
- Sexual harassment and sexual violence (rape and sexual assault or the threat)
- Threats to kill, physical and emotional violence and murder
- Pressure to go or move abroad.
If you are experiencing this, then contact us at Signhealth. Or call the police using a BSL interpreter via 999 BSL.
HBA Short Film
This series of domestic abuse prevention short films were commissioned by SignHealth with funding from the Home Office.
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