In the first half of this year alone, the British government’s Forced Marriage Unit–which deals with honour violence because of its frequent links to forced marriage–had received 2,000 calls: in a bid to combat these marriages, the British Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced plans last week to increase the number of lawyers in London who specialise in honour-based violence from 11 to 22.
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