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 Hitting Home

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  Programmes

Reports from the Domestic Front
Language Programmes
More BBC Programmes

  Languages

Bengali
Gujarati
Hindi
Punjabi
Urdu

  Real Life Stories

Read real life stories
  Asian Women

Introduction
Shame and honour
Forced marriage and restrictions on lifestyle
Dowry-related Abuse
Suicide and Self-harm
Racism
Immigration and Asylum

  Events

Events
  External Links

Kiran's Asian Women's Aid
Immigration Advisory Service
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  For all ages

CBBC - (kids)
Onion Street - (teens)
SO - (teens)
One Life - (young adults)

Languages  Information provided in several different Asian languages can be found here. This is provided by Women's Aid, the national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children.
Languages
 You can find information in the following languages by clicking on the links below. Please note that he BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Bengali Gujarati Hindi Punjabi Urdu


Topics covered include:

- Coming to terms with domestic violence
- Help available under criminal law
- Help available under civil law
- Finding a safe place to live - your housing rights
- The next step - finding a permanent home
- Contact information


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