At 8.30 pm this evening (Monday 19th March) on BBC1 Panorama looks at the issue of "Honour Crimes". Afterwards the programme will be available on BBC iplayer.
The description of the programme is as follows: Thousands of crimes in Britain are going unreported: beatings, imprisonment - even murder - committed by those closest to the victims, their families. These are crimes of so-called 'honour'.
With access to police investigations, Panorama reveals the shocking details of 'honour' killings, of women driven to suicide and also hears from those on the run, in fear of their lives.
The UK's lead prosecutor on 'honour' crimes says he will not tolerate multicultural sensitivities when it comes to this issue and a leading campaigner accuses her own community leaders of a failure of leadership in not speaking out against this abuse.You can read an article on this issue by Jane Corbin, the programme's presenter here.
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