jasvinder sanghera, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are an abuse survivor and we ll talk about that. you re also a lifelong advocate for survivors of abuse and you were hired by the church of england to be part of their independent safeguarding board, but you ve been fired. does all of that suggest to you that key institutions might talk the talk about protecting the vulnerable, but maybe they re not so good on delivery? absolutely, i would agree with that point. and specifically, my role was survivor advocate, so my role was specifically to be a voice for victims and survivors who had experienced spiritual abuse by the hands of members of the clergy across the board and to ensure that their views were not only heard, but embedded across policy and practice. so, from my perspective, i did thatjob. i sat with victims and survivors, i listened to the harrowing stories of abuse but, equally, those they went to who often looked the other way. and i shared those experiences wi
to you that key institutions might talk the talk about protecting the vulnerable, but maybe they re not so good on delivery? absolutely, i would agree with that point. and specifically, my role was survivor advocate, so my role was specifically to be a voice for victims and survivors who had experienced spiritual abuse by the hands of members of the clergy across the board and to ensure that their views were not only heard, but embedded across policy and practice. so, from my perspective, i did thatjob. i sat with victims and survivors, i listened to the harrowing stories of abuse but, equally, those they went to who often looked the other way. and i shared those experiences with the highest of the highest, so the archbishop s council members, made up of the most senior bishops, various people on there, and explained to them that victims and survivors are tired of apologies. they need to be heard. they want change and change is very slow for them. and today, as i sit here, as
jasvinder sanghera, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are an abuse survivor and we ll talk about that. you re also a lifelong advocate for survivors of abuse and you were hired by the church of england to be part of their independent safeguarding board, but you ve been fired. does all of that suggest to you that key institutions might talk the talk about protecting the vulnerable, but maybe they re not so good on delivery? absolutely, i would agree with that point. and specifically, my role was survivor advocate, so my role was specifically to be a voice for victims and survivors who had experienced spiritual abuse by the hands of members of the clergy across the board and to ensure that their views were not only heard, but embedded across policy and practice. so, from my perspective, i did thatjob. i sat with victims and survivors, i listened to the harrowing stories of abuse but, equally, those they went to who often looked the other way. and i shared those experiences wi
hired her to help confront abuses, but she and they are now at odds. what went wrong? and what are the lessons? jasvinder sanghera, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are an abuse survivor and we ll talk about that. you re also a lifelong advocate for survivors of abuse and you were hired by the church of england to be part of their independent safeguarding board, but you ve been fired. does all of that suggest to you that key institutions might talk the talk about protecting the vulnerable, but maybe they re not so good on delivery? absolutely, i would agree with that point. and specifically, my role was survivor advocate, so my role was specifically to be a voice for victims and survivors who had experienced spiritual abuse by the hands of members of the clergy across the board and to ensure that their views were not only heard, but embedded across policy and practice. so, from my perspective, i did thatjob. i sat with victims and survivors, i listened to the harrowing sto
they are now at odds. which is why i set up the charity karma nirvana, what went wrong? so i could speak out. and what are the lessons? and interesting that you do hold your mother, of all family members, primarily responsible for inculcating this particular sort of atmosphere and practice and behaviour in your family. you say, i m ashamed to say that women do uphold these so called honour systems. they are the gatekeepers of abuse. do you think the work you ve done in karma nirvana, this ngo that you established afterwards, has made any difference to the mindset of people, including women like your late mother? jasvinder sanghera, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are an abuse survivor i think it has. and we ll talk about that. i think it s made an influence you re also a lifelong advocate in terms of sending out that strong message. for survivors of abuse i mean, i campaigned for the criminalisation and you were hired by of forced marriage. the church of england to be