Jasvinder Sanghera

Jasvinder Sanghera, CBE (born September 1965)[2][3] is a British campaigner against forced marriages and abuse.

Jasvinder Sanghera CBE

CBE
Born
Jasvinder Kaur

1965 (age 54–55)
Derby, England
OccupationAuthor
Known forCampaigning against forced marriages and abuse.

Biography

Her memoir Shame was a Times Top 10 Bestseller and described in the House of Lords as a "political weapon". She is widely recognised as bringing the issue of forced marriage into the public domain. The then Prime Minister, David Cameron, said her work "turned my head on the issue of forced marriage". Her work is recognised as being key to the creation of a specific UK forced-marriage criminal offence in 2014. She has received numerous awards, including the Window to the World Award at the 2007 Women of the Year Lunch.[4] She was made an Honorary Doctor of the University of Derby in 2009.[5]

Sanghera was given the Special Recognition award at the Pride of Britain Awards in 2009,[6] and was named Cosmopolitan magazine's "Ultimate Woman's Woman (Avon's award)" winner in 2010.[7] In 2011 she was listed in The Guardian's Top 100 Most Inspirational Women in the World.[8] She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2013 in recognition of her "services to victims of forced marriage and honour-based violence".[9]

Publications
  1. Shame ISBN 978-0340924600 (25 January 2007)
  2. Daughters of Shame ISBN 978-0340997826 (6 August 2009)
  3. Shame Travels (2011)

References
  1. "Jasvinder Sanghera". Desert Island Discs. 24 March 2013. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. Sanghra, Jasvinder (2011). Shame Travels. Timeline of Jasvinder's life.
  3. "Jasvinder Sanghera - Doctor of the University". University of Derby. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. "2007". Women of the Year. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  5. "Honorands". University of Derby. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  6. "Special Recognition: Jasvinder Sanghera". Pride of Britain Awards. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. "Cosmo's Ultimate Women of the Year Awards". Cosmopolitan. London. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  8. Saner, Emine (8 March 2011). "Top 100 women: activists and campaigners: Jasvinder Sanghera". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. "Birthday Honours 2013: CSV". UK: Cabinet Office. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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