Freedom Charity News
Latest news and analysis
Freedom Charity News brings together safeguarding articles, policy commentary, case updates, education work and campaign news on forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM) and Dishonour Abuse.
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Freedom Charity Wins National Diversity Award 2026
Freedom Charity won the Community Organisation Award for Gender at the 2026 National Diversity Awards. Read about the award and the charity’s safeguarding work.
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Freedom Charity Makes Shortlist
Freedom Charity’s 2026 National Diversity Awards shortlist announcement, updated after its Community Organisation Award for Gender win in September.
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Female Genital Mutilation: Global Guide
Female genital mutilation (FGM) explained: where it happens, why it continues, global laws, prosecution gaps, prevention and how to get help.
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Telford Kidnap and Dishonour Abuse
What the Telford kidnapping case reveals about coercion over relationships, collective violence and the safeguarding response to Dishonour Abuse.
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Dishonour Abuse: Freedom Denied
Freedom Charity explains Dishonour Abuse, why the language of honour can obscure coercion and violence, and why safeguarding must focus on abusive conduct.
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UK Grooming Gangs Inquiry
Freedom Charity examines the UK grooming gangs inquiry, survivor concerns and the safeguarding questions raised for institutions and public policy.
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Dishonour Abuse Training for Professionals
Freedom Charity provides specialist safeguarding education and training on forced marriage, FGM and Dishonour Abuse for professionals working with children, young people and adults at risk.
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Dishonour Abuse and CPS Guidance
Freedom Charity examines CPS guidance on so-called honour-based abuse and explains its preferred term, Dishonour Abuse, and related safeguarding concerns.
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Sierra Leone Child Marriage Prosecution
Freedom Charity’s June 2026 account of Sierra Leone’s child-marriage prosecution, updated after a July guilty plea and sentence under the 2024 law.
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Transnational Marriage Abandonment
What transnational marriage abandonment means, how people can be stranded abroad, warning signs and routes to support from Freedom Charity.
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Forced Marriage Unit Statistics
Read the 2025 Forced Marriage Unit figures alongside 2011–2024 history, with clear casework denominators, recording caveats and safeguarding guidance.
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14-Year-Old Girls Reporting Rape
Freedom Charity examines police data on rape reports involving 14-year-old girls and asks what the figures mean for child protection and safeguarding.