by Pragna Patel Based in London, Southall Black Sisters is a pioneering black and Asian feminist group which has, for over 30 years, worked with women seeking to escape domestic violence and forced marriage, providing them with practical support, and campaigning on their behalf, challenging laws, policies, and attitudes which compromise the rights of women to live lives free from violence and racism. Here, Pragna Patel, founding member and driving force of SBS, tells us about the history and the work of this highly respected organisation by Gill Hague, Ravi Thiara, and Patrick Ndira In March 2010, the Ugandan Constitutional Court rejected a petition calling for the abolition of bride price in the country. Undaunted, activists have taken their fight to the Ugandan Supreme Court. Many believe bride price disempowers women, commodifying them and contributing to high levels of domestic violence. Below, we hear about a research project the findings of which have fed into the campaign to bring about the end of the practice.by Adrienne Hopkins Our Oxfam GB colleague, Adrienne Hopkins, got back to the office recently, after a work trip to Nepal, and told us about how inspired she'd been by the programme she had been to see, so we asked her to share with G&D readers what she'd learned on her visit. View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552074.2011.592641
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