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A conference to raise awareness of 'honour' related abuse within families has been organised to take place at City Hall.

Cardiff Council, in partnership with the Henna Foundation, have arranged the free one-day conference entitled Pressures, Risks & Consequences of 'Honour' Related Abuse within Families: The Shackles of 'Honour' Codified Behaviour, which is the first of its kind in Cardiff.

The conference will be held on March 4 between 9am and 4.30pm and will provide the opportunity for attendees to listen, engage, question and exchange discussions with internationally-recognised professionals and champions in the field of 'honour' based violence and abuses.

The conference is aimed at front line practitioners and policy officers, including Cardiff Council staff and managers, education, health and social care staff, domestic violence officers, community safety officers, government departments, voluntary and community sector groups, police, the Crown Prosecution Service and law agencies, who could all benefit from increasing knowledge and understanding of honour related abuse within families, its impacts and consequences.

Guest speakers at the conference include Nazir Afzal, OBE, director of the Crown Prosecution Service, London West; Shahien Taj, director of the Henna Foundation; Jagdeesh Singh, brother of honour victim Surjit Athwal and Wayne Ives, head of the Forced Marriage Unit at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, among others.

Driven by the philosophy of equal opportunities for all and charged with the statutory duty of care, Cardiff Council and the Henna Foundation invites people who think their work might bring them into contact with honour related abuse to attend. Further enquiries can be made by emailing hbvconference@cardiff.gov.uk

For further information about the conference please email:hbvconference@cardiff.gov.uk or tel: 029 2087 2418.

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