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| Drive to tackle forced marriage | Drive to tackle forced marriage |
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| Police are urging more victims of forced marriages and domestic abuse within black and ethnic communities to come forward for help. | Police are urging more victims of forced marriages and domestic abuse within black and ethnic communities to come forward for help. |
| A conference is being held in Glasgow to raise the profile of the culturally sensitive support available. | A conference is being held in Glasgow to raise the profile of the culturally sensitive support available. |
| The practice of forcing brides to get married is rare but detectives believe many cases go unreported. | |
| The event on Thursday will bring together women's groups, police and the Foreign Office. | The event on Thursday will bring together women's groups, police and the Foreign Office. |
| Councillor Irene Graham, chairwoman of the Glasgow Violence Against Women Partnership, said cultural and religious barriers often made it extremely difficult for victims to come forward and receive support. | |
| She said: "There is a lot of evidence to show that mutually arranged marriages can be very successful but forced marriage can never be accepted within our society. | She said: "There is a lot of evidence to show that mutually arranged marriages can be very successful but forced marriage can never be accepted within our society. |
| "Marriage through duress has a massive impact on the emotional well-being of women and children. But it is an issue that is invariably hidden away with many victims shamed into silence. | "Marriage through duress has a massive impact on the emotional well-being of women and children. But it is an issue that is invariably hidden away with many victims shamed into silence. |
| "We are working with communities to ensure we can create an environment in which people can begin to move on from their abusive relationships." | "We are working with communities to ensure we can create an environment in which people can begin to move on from their abusive relationships." |