@jessphillips “We cannot deliver a meaningful campaign without you.” @jessphillips thanks the specialist sector, including @IKWRO, for their tireless work supporting survivors and shaping national #HBA strategy. #IKWROCONF25 #VAWG”

At #IKWROCONF25, @jessphillips announced new measures including statutory guidance and definition on #HonourBasedAbuse, improved police risk assessments, and expanded community awareness campaigns. Progress built on partnership and survivor expertise. #CrimeNotCulture

“It is vital that we have a shared language when describing honour-based abuse and ensure joined-up work across agencies.” @jessphillips at #IKWROCONF25 highlighting the importance of statutory guidance and legal definition of #HBA to protect victims.

“There is no honour in honour-based abuse.” Powerful closing remarks from @jessphillips yesterday, reaffirming the government’s commitment to tackling #HBA and all forms of #VAWG through collective action, survivor-led insight, and policy change. #IKWROCONF25 #CrimeNotCulture

Powerful animation on sextortion, raising awareness of the hidden realities of online abuse 🎬 Presented by @DrNadiaAghtaie 👉 https://t.co/n7SlWkE0zD #IKWROCONF25

Women, Life, Freedom: A participatory art project by artist Tisna Westerhof and producer Cristiana Bottigella, in collaboration with IKWRO, uses quilting to share stories of resilience, hope & solidarity. #IKWROCONF25

Professor Aisha Gill Ph.D. CBE, Head of Centre for Gender and Violence Research @BristolUni, reminds us: “These are dark times and we have a lot of work ahead in tackling racism.” @DrAishaKGill #IKWROCONF25 #CrimeNotCulture

Malika Salah – PhD researcher at SOAS, challenging colonial narratives about women from the MENA region by using a decolonial lens to rethink concepts such as "culture" and "honour" #IKWROCONF25 #CrimeNotCulture

“Sextortion is more about power and control and rarely about sexual desire” @DrNadiaAghtaie #IKWROCONF25

@payzeespeaks Putting a face to an issue can transform reach. @payzeespeaks shares how video on social media helped her connect with online communities and amplify her message. #IKWROCONF25

“We never thought about how many followers we have, it was about building genuine connections” @payzeespeaks #IKWROCONF25

Award-winning activist & speaker @payzeespeaks shares how social media can be a powerful ally, helping her activism gain momentum and drive change. A reminder that social media, used well, can be a force for good #IKWROCONF25

AI has learnt from all the online misogyny and is replicating it Legislation is a good idea but has not been helpful in practice Young people are way ahead in use of tech and social media, we need their input for ensuring online safety #IKWROCONF25

Stephanie Grimshaw Head of Public Affairs @WelshWomensAid who Leads national policy on gender equality & AI-driven harms, discussing AI facilitated abuse in the context of HBA #IKWROCONF25 #CrimeNotCulture

'Sextortion is defined as the threatened dissemination of explicit, intimate, or embarrassing images of a sexual nature without consent, usually to obtain additional images, sexual acts, money, or other favours (Ray & Henry 2024; Wolak et al, 2017). @DrNadiaAghtaie #IKWROCONF25

Dr Nadia Aghtaie @DrNadiaAghtaie Associate Professor of Criminology @BristolUni specialist in gender, power & tech-facilitated abuse. #IKWROCONF25

Dorreh Khatibi-Hill @dorikh PhD candidate & activist with a focuses on digital activism and feminist resistance in authoritarian contexts, introduces the next panel #IKWROCONF25

Pardis Asadi Zeidabadi, Sociologist & Visiting Lecturer @CityStGeorges discusses her research on Resilience and HBA in collaboration with Dr Kulsoom Pridmore and @IKWRO “Women’s resilience grew when they were safe and they were able to challenge patriarchy” #IKWROCONF25

Hannah Sereni @HanSerenz Home Office Policy Lead on honour-based abuse & stalking, outlining the importance of having a statutory definition of HBA and planned government policy changes #IKWROCONF25 #EndHBA

“Using my voice was dangerously for me… but it also helped educate and improve things for other family members” @coaching_84 #EndHBA #IKWROCONF25