Honour Based Abuse can take many forms, including;
- child marriage
- virginity testing
- enforced abortion
- forced marriage
- female genital mutilation,
- physical abuse
- sexual abuse
- economic abuse
- coercive control (Karma Nirvana).
Honour based abuse can be defined as ‘A crime or incident which has, or may have been, committed to protect or defend the honour of the family and / or community’ (Karma Nirvana).
No one should suffer in the name of tradition. Honor-based abuse and forced marriage are harmful and illegal, just as all forms of domestic abuse are illegal.