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- Jasvinder_Sanghera abstract "Jasvinder Sanghera, CBE (born September 1965) is an outspoken campaigner and advocate for the rights of those experiencing forced marriages and honour based abuse. Jasvinder was born in Derby and her parents originate from India, the Punjab. She is the founder of Karma Nirvana established in her front room 1993. Karma Nirvana is now a national and international charity that has been instrumental in developing several refuge centres across the United Kingdom serve as safe-housing for South Asian men and women fleeing forced marriages. When faced with the prospect of a forced marriage herself, she ran away from home, and she tells her story in her true story in Shame, published by Hodder and Stoughton and those of other British victims in her second book, Daughters of Shame. Both books have been translated into various languages including Japanese, Polish, Spanish.Sanghera's debut memoir, Shame, is one where anecdotes are drawn from her own personal experiences where, when she was fourteen, was shown a photo of the man chosen to be her husband. She depicts a harrowing tale of violence, abuse and ostracism but ultimately, triumph over adversity. She appeared on The Jeremy Kyle Show in 2008 to discuss her experiences on the topic of forced marriages and she is now in her 40s, with three children, Natasha, Anna and Jordan.Jasvinder has been instrumental in the campaign to criminalise forced marriage. The Prime Minister David Cameron is quoted as stating how Sanghera "turned his head on the issues of forced marriages." Forced marriage becomes a specific criminal offence for the first time in England and Wales in 2013, as announced in the Queens Speech 2012.Sanghera appeared on Desert Island Discs on the UK's BBC Radio 4 on 24 March 2013. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to victims of forced marriage and honour-based violence.Jasvinder had been awarded several awards in recognition for her contribution in the field of forced marriages and honour based violence including:The Woman of the Year Award 2007Pride of Britain Award 2009Global Punjabi Society Award 2012Cosmopolitan Wonder Woman Award 2010Inspirational Woman of the Year Award 2008Asian Woman Achievement Award 2007Ambassador for Peace Award 2008Jasvinder has been listed as one of the Guardian's 100 most Inspirational Women in the WorldJasvinder was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of University of Derby for her contribution to knowledge in the field of forced marriages and honour based violence. This has led to providing evidence to several Government Select Committees and acting as an Expert Witness to Courts across the UK and internationally.".
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