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Savera UK X The Crime Desk

Savera UK has partnered with The Crime Desk at the Daily Mail to campaign against ‘honour’-based abuse, and improve reporting ...
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Five women stand together smiling in front of a presentation screen. The screen shows green leaves and text reading 'ESF + Break the violence in the name of honor,' along with a Kristianstads kommun logo.

Savera UK meets Swedish delegation for knowledge exchange

Collaboration and knowledge sharing is a vital element of Savera UK’s work, not just on a local/regional level, but also ...
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A laptop screen displaying a research article titled "A Critical Exploration of the Divergence in Honour-Based Abuse Characteristics Across Geographical Origins," published in the Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2026. The article is open access and was first published on 29 May 2026. To the right of the laptop, bold decorative text reads "NEW RESEARCH" in white with patterned lettering on an orange background. At the bottom left are the logos for Savera UK and the University of Liverpool.

Savera UK study examines relationship between geographical origin and characteristics of HBA

Savera UK’s fourth research paper, in partnership with the University of Liverpool, has been published in the Journal of Investigative ...
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HBA & Harmful Practice Media Guidelines

We have launched media guidelines for reporting on HBA and harmful practices and interviewing survivors.

The guidelines were created collaboratively by HBA survivors and frontline professionals and came following the charity’s Setting the Story Straight project, funded by Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales. The project examined how HBA and harmful practices, its survivors and affected communities were represented in the media.

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