About us

We were established in 1993 as the first specialist charity for victims and survivors. We are committed to ending Honour Based Abuse in the UK.

Our story so far

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.

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 run the national Honour Based Abuse Helpline, we train frontline practitioners and professionals, and we campaign for change, working with parliamentarians and policy-makers.