22nd July 2016 London, UK
Last week saw the launch of the Forced Marriage Unit’s annual summer campaign. The long summer holiday is a high risk time when families may use the opportunity to take young women and men abroad for a forced marriage. This year the Forced Marriage Unit has produced short audio pieces based on the film launched […]
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8th December 2015 Islamabad, Pakistan
More than one third of all Forced Marriage cases reported to the Forced Marriage Unit in London are linked to Pakistan. This is four times more than any other country in the world. Last year, 82 cases of Forced Marriage were reported to my Consular Assistance team in Islamabad only. This year, we have offered […]
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29th November 2012
A guest blog by Nicole Sauvage Utku, British Vice-Consul, Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey This month Robert Murray Jamieson became a British Citizen. Standing proudly in front of the Union Jack he swore allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen and was handed his certificate by HM Consul General, Leigh Turner. Robert was born in Australia in […]