Southall Black Sisters
Southall Black Sisters (SBS) is a non-profit organisation based in
History
The SBS was originally established in order to provide a focus for the struggle of Asian women in the fight against racism, but became increasingly involved in defending the human rights of Asian women who are the victims of
Throughout most of its existence, the group's primary campaigners have been
They are best known for the role they played in the Ahluwalia case in 1989 when a woman named Kiranjit Ahluwalia set fire to her abusive husband. They supported her in the case, and were eventually successful.[5]
In 2008, SBS won a legal challenge against
Awards and recognition
In 2010, the organisation was awarded Secularist of the Year by the National Secular Society, in recognition of their support of black and Asian women's human rights.[7]
In July 2015, Pragna Patel was a co-recipient of the inaugural Bob Hepple Equality Award, alongside
See also
- Association of Black Humanists
- British Asian
- British Black Panthers
- Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD)
References
- ^ Benn, Melissa (27 July 2000). "Sisters of mercy". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b c 'Against the Grain', SBS Tenth Anniversary book, 1989.
- ^ "SBS Timeline | Southall Black Sisters". Southall Black Sisters. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ a b Gupta, Rahila (20 March 2008). "Sidelined Sisters". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Chohan, Satinder (1999), "black women's movement", in Peter Childs, Michael Storry (eds), Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture, Routledge, p. 66.
- ^ Southall Black Sisters (16 November 2016). "Save Southall Black Sisters campaign (2008) | Southall Black Sisters". Southall Black Sisters. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Secularist of the Year prize awarded to Southall Black Sisters". National Secular Society. 14 February 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- Oxford Human Rights Hub. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Mandela lawyer award winner announced". The Law Society Gazette. July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Saner, Emine (8 March 2011). "Pragna Patel | Top 100 women". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- Gupta Rahila (ed.) (2003) From Homebreakers to Jailbreakers: Southall Black Sisters London: Zed Books