Coventry Lord Mayor’s Peace Lecture 2025
Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/11/2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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On 6 November 2025, Mandy Sanghera OBE will deliver Coventry Lord Mayor’s Peace Lecture with the title
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – Think Globally Act Locally
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It will be held in Coventry Cathedral and you are advised to book a ticket here.
Mandy Sanghera is an international human rights activist. Since 1990, she has been supporting victims and survivors of honour-based violence and cultural abuse such as female genital mutilation, forced marriages, faith-based abuse, and witchcraft.
Until 2018 Mandy was involved in writing the guidelines on disability for the Forced Marriages Unit. She has also worked with the European Parliament on forced marriages, preparing a report based on the information from the 28 European Union Member States and the selected associated countries. She is an ambassador and adviser for several charities and social groups and has supported over 200 disabled adults who have been forced into marriage. She was one of a panel of speakers at the United States House of Representatives and spoke about honour-based violence and cultural abuse.
She was awarded the OBE in 2025.