Karma Nirvana was founded by Dame Jasvinder Sanghera CBE, after she escaped a forced marriage at 15 and tragically lost her sister to Honour Based Abuse.

In 1993, Karma Nirvana became the first specialist charity for victims and survivors of Honour Based Abuse in the UK, and is the longest-established charity specialising in providing support for people impacted by Honour Based Abuse and Forced Marriage.

Since then, we have led the campaign against Honour Based Abuse – supporting, empowering and educating those impacted, so they can live a life free of abuse.

We deliver the national Honour Based Abuse Helpline, produce data on Honour Based Abuse, we train frontline practitioners and professionals, and we campaign for change, working with parliamentarians and policy-makers.