Karma Nirvana

Karma Nirvana is an award-winning charity in the UK supporting victims of honor-based abuse and forced marriage. Honor crimes are not determined by age, faith, gender or sexuality – they support and work with all victims. Karma Nirvana runs a national helpline in the UK offering direct support and guidance to victims and professionals. Karma Nirvana provides training to the Police, NHS and Social Services. They act as expert witnesses in court, speak out in schools and attend awareness raising events nationally and internationally. In addition, their team lobby government and after ten years of campaigning, forced marriage became a criminal offence in the UK in 2014.