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Parliamentary Research
Treatment of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan - CDP-2024-0061
Mar. 12 2024

Found: Library Debate Pack , Members of the Ahmadiyya religious community continue to be a major target for prosecutions

Select Committee
2023-11-22 15:00:00+00:00

Oral Evidence Nov. 22 2023

Inquiry: Daesh Inquiry
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: those set out in the European Convention on Human Rights, which, in Article 4, prohibits slavery and forced

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Dec. 06 2023

Source Page: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Georgia
Document: Country policy and information note: Georgia: sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (PDF)

Found: There are no legal provisions for same -sex marriage or civil partnerships.

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

May. 09 2024

Source Page: Call for Proposals: UKISF Pacific Programme
Document: UK WPS National Action Plan (PDF, 8.5MB) (PDF)

Found: or abuse, conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), female genital mutilation, child, early, and forced

Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
UK Integrated Security Fund

May. 09 2024

Source Page: Call for Proposals: UKISF Pacific Programme
Document: UK WPS National Action Plan (PDF, 8.5MB) (PDF)

Found: or abuse, conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), female genital mutilation, child, early, and forced

Select Committee
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Trafficked Britons in Syria
 CTE0014 - The UK’s international counter-terrorism policy

Written Evidence Sep. 14 2023

Inquiry: The UK’s international counter-terrorism policy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: to forced marriage, sexual slavery, rape, and domestic servitude.”6 2.The UK Government failed to

Deposited Papers

Dec. 07 2010

Source Page: UK Government National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 women, peace & security. 52 p.
Document: DEP2010-2205.pdf (PDF)

Found: refuge in Helmand to provide a secure environment for women and girls fleeing domestic violence and forced

Scottish Government Publication (Progress report)
Children and Families Directorate
Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
Education Reform Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance Directorate
Justice Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Ukraine Resettlement Directorate

Mar. 25 2024

Source Page: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Scottish Government Initial Response to the Concluding Observations issued by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document: Initial Response to the UN Committee’s Closing Observations (PDF)

Found: The Forced Marriage etc.

Select Committee
So-called honour-based abuse

Report Jul. 19 2023

Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: For example: Freedom Charity (HBA0008 ); National Commission on Forced Marriage ( HBA0043 ); Harmful

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Portfolio Question Time - Wed 28 Jun 2023

Mentions:
1: Maguire, Ruth (SNP - Cunninghame South) One concern with the legal age of marriage is around the potential vulnerability of young people to forced - Speech Link
2: Brown, Siobhian (SNP - Ayr) Forced marriage has a devastating impact on people who are affected by it and can be a form of honour-based - Speech Link