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British authorities concerned over rising number of South Asian ‘slave brides’ | British police and charities have expressed concerns about the increasing number of South Asian 'slave brides' who came to the UK to get married, but got treated like 'domestic slaves' by their in-laws. Over 500 Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi women, who
applied for residence in the UK after their failed marriages, were deported because
they could not prove that any abuse had actually taken place, the Daily Times
quoted a BBC report as saying. Police and charities are concerned the incidents
are not reported because of family pressure and fear of reprisals. One twenty-something
woman told BBC that she was imprisoned by her mother-in-law for three years at
their north England house. A year after her mother-in-law was prosecuted, she
is trying to come to terms with her ordeal. But she said she still ‘lives with
the fear’ inside her. Research by Imkaan, the national charity for Black and Asian
victims of domestic violence, shows how difficult it is for other Asian women
to report abuse. “A woman may not speak English, may not be aware of what’s available
in terms of services, she may be in a situation where everywhere she goes her
abuser or a family member - who may be colluding in the abuse - is actually going
with her,” says Imkaan Director Marai Larasi. “So her opportunity to disclose
the abuse is compromised. There’s also a real lack of services for women in this
position,” he added. Parveen Javaid, domestic violence co-ordinator at Manchester-based
Pakistani Resource Centre, said: “On average we deal with 20 to 30 cases a month
where we give advice and support to women who are victims of mothers-in-law.”
“The majority of cases I deal with are women who’ve been kept as slaves,” she
added. |
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