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Marriage?! It`s your choice! Information about forced marriage.
Impressum: HerausgeberIn FEMAIL FrauenInformationszentrum Vorarlberg, www.femail.at Für den Inhalt verantwortlich Maga Elfriede Schallert Gestaltung grafik caldonazzi, Martin Caldonazzi www.caldonazzi.at Fotos FEMAIL, Fotolia Druck Druckhaus Gössler, Bezau 1. Auflage, Englisch, August 2013
Forced Marriage Forced marriage takes place when the bride, groom or both do not want to get married but are forced to by others, usually their families. People forced into marriage may be tricked into going abroad, physically threatened, isolated from others and/ or emotionally blackmailed to do so. Forced marriage is very different to an arranged mar- riage, which takes place with the full and free consent of both the prospective bride and groom. Forced marriage is wrong and cannot be justified on any religious or cultural basis. In Austria forced marri- age is illegal. It is not only a violation of human rights but also a serious criminal offence. In Austria any person who forces another person to marry against their will is prosecutable and guilty of an offence. Austrian Criminal Code §§105, 106 grievous duress Perpetrators who force a person to marry against their will are punishable with imprisonment bet- ween 6 month and 5 years.
BEWARE, if… • You are not allowed to attend school anymore • You are not allowed to stay in education, or if you should quit your job • Your parents start to talk about marriage all the time • Your relatives suddenly start to visit frequently and talk about marriage a lot • There has been forced marriage in your family before • Your family suddenly decides to visit your home country without a specific reason These events can, but don’t have to be alerting signs. In any case, get advice!
What you can do! If you are forced to go abroad and you are worried that you will be married against your will : • Get help and contact one of the listed agencies! They can support you and help you to live indepen- dently. • Involve a person you trust to support and help you. • Make sure you have the address of the Austrian embassy in your home country, as well as contact details of at least one of the listed agencies. • Make sure to be able to access all your personal documents (Passport, or if you are not an Austrian citizen a copy of your Residence permit/legal status etc.). Keep the documents in a secure place! (Have a copy of all documents on your email account and give a copy to your confidant) • Make sure you have a mobile phone that works abroad.
• Make sure you have access to money, when you are abroad. • Write a statement declaring that you don’t want to leave Austria for good and deposit it with your confidant. • Tell the person at boarder control that you are being kidnapped and forced to leave the country. They have to help. • Remember that the Austrian embassy is going to support you, if you are already abroad. This is also important if you have already been forced to marry someone!
Try to consider the following! If you don’t have Austrian citizen- ship: • consider carefully if there is any way to prevent leaving Austria. • make sure you check the validity of your right of residence before your departure • contact the relevant immigration authorities (Aliens Police Authority)
How can I support affected people? • Take it serious if the affected person is scared. • Take time for the affected person, but don’t make rushed decisions. • Accompany the affected person to one of the listed counselling centres. • Don’t hesitate to find help on the person’s behalf. • Treat all information that has been entrusted to you as a “secret”. • You are an invaluable help if you can support a friend/relative/school-or work colleague! Guidance for employers, instructors or teachers: Give the affected person the opportunity to get in touch with a counselling centre. Allow them time off for counselling sessions during their work/school hours.
Help and Support
FEMAIL FrauenInformationszentrum
Vorarlberg
A-6800 Feldkirch, Marktgasse 6
T +43 (0)5522 31002
M +43 (0)699 127 352 59
Additional Hotline for women 0810 006362
Mo, Fr 4pm – 6pm Turkish
Tue, Fr 2pm – 4pm German, English
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What do I need to know in a case
of emergency?
1. Aid organisations of the country you travel to
2. Authority or Aliens Police Authority in Austria
3. You can find the telephone number of the Austrian
embassy for any country here:
http://www.bmeia.gv.at/aussenministerium/
buergerservice/oesterreichische-vertretungen.html
4. Date of issue and number of your passport
5. Legal status/residence permit, place of issue, date
of expiry
6. Name and telephone number of a person you trust
or of the counselling centre
Important contact numbers in Austria
✁FEMAIL Opening hours:
FrauenInformationszentrum Mo – Thurs 9am – 12pm
Vorarlberg Wed 2pm – 5pm
A-6800 Feldkirch, Marktgasse 6 and by prior arrangement
T +43 (0)5522 31002 Availability via telephone:
M +43 (0)699 127 352 59 Mo – Fr 9am – 4pm
Frauen
There are
always people
and aid
organisations
that can
help you.Help and Support FEMAIL FrauenInformationszentrum Vorarlberg FEMAIL offers affected women and girls advice and support about forced marriage questions. Marktgasse 6 A-6800 Feldkirch T +43 (0)5522 31002 E info@femail.at www.femail.at IfS-FrauennotWohnung das frauenhaus in vorarlberg All girls and women, who are about to be / were forced into a marriage against their will, are being offered shelter and safety by the IfS-FrauennotWohnung. Postfach 61 A-6850 Dornbirn T +43 (0)5572 29304 (twenty-four-seven) E frauennotwohnung@ifs.at www.ifs.at IfS-Gewaltschutzstelle People that are pushed or forced into a marriage will receive advice and legal support from us. We help you to turn around direct measurements into protection. Johannitergasse 6 A-6800 Feldkirch T +43 (0) 51 755 535 E gewaltschutzstelle@ifs.at www.ifs.at
Caritas - Flüchtlings- und MigrantInnenhilfe Contact point for affected men and women – advice and further clarifications in several languages. Schlossgraben 6 A-6800 Feldkirch T +43 (0) 5522 200-1770 E fluechtlingshilfe@caritas.at www.caritas-vorarlberg.at Verein Amazone Mädchenberatung If there is a burning question that you‘ve always wanted to ask, you are being forced into something or simply need someone that listens to you, you can come to our women’s centre during our opening hours. Alternatively you can arrange an appointment by visiting, calling or emailing us. We will always support you! Kirchstraße 39 A-6900 Bregenz T +43 (0) 05574 45801 E beratung@amazone.or.at www.amazone.or.at Kinder- und Jugendanwalt für Vorarlberg The attorney responsible for children and juveniles of- fers information, help and mediation in various forms until up to legal age. Schießstätte 12 A-6800 Feldkirch T +43 (0) 5522 84900 E kija@vorarlberg.at www.kija.at
IfS Kinderschutz Children and juveniles who are forced into a marriage receive information, counselling and support. St. Anna - Straße 2 A-6900 Bregenz T +43 (0)51755 510 E ifs.bregenz@ifs.at www.ifs.at Bureaus / Authorities BH Jugendwohlfahrt Bregenz: T +43 (0) 5574 4951-52516 Dornbirn: T +43 (0) 5572 308-53513 Feldkirch T +43 (0) 5522 3591-54518 Bludenz T +43 (0) 5552 6136-51514 Bezirkshauptmannschaft (Fremdenpolizei bzw. Fremdenwesen) Bregenz: T +43 (0) 5574 4951-0 Dornbirn: T +43 (0) 5572 308-0 Feldkirch: T +43 (0) 5522 3591-0 Bludenz: T +43 (0) 5552 6136-0 Notruf zur nächsten Polizeidienststelle T +43 (0) 59133 Dialling this number will automatically connect you with the nearest police station.
Nationwide aid organisations Frauenhelpline gegen Gewalt Free 24 hr telephone counselling for women/female migrants, children and juveniles who are exposed to violence. T 0800 222 555 (twenty-four-seven) T 0800 222 555 (gebührenfrei) www.frauenhelpline.at Orient Express Club Orient Express offers counselling sessions with affected girls and (if needed) their parents should a forced marriage be expected. We also offer crisis inter- vention, anonymous accommodation as well as help and allocation of contacts for legal actions. Emergency accommodation for girls and young wo- men between 16-24 years from all over Austria who are threatened or affected with forced marriage. Frauenservicestelle Schönngasse 15-17 / Top 2 A-1020 Wien T +43 (0) 1 728 97 25 E office@orientexpress-wien.com www.orientexpress-wien.com
FEMAIL is the information and service point for
women in Vorarlberg. You will receive more infor-
mation to your questions and support in solving
your problems in a private and confidential setting.
Our counsellors will treat specific living situations of
women carefully and will also help strengthen women
throughout their process of change.
Our services are free of charge! (Except of
coaching sessions)
Frauen
Dieses Projekt wird durch den Europäischen Integrationsfonds und
das Bundesministerium für Inneres kofinanziertFEMAIL FrauenInformationszentrum Vorarlberg Marktgasse 6 A-6800 Feldkirch T +43/5522/31002 M +43/699/12735259 F +43/5522/31002-33 info@femail.at Opening hours: Mo – Thurs 9am – 12pm Wed 2pm – 5pm Availability via telephone: Mo – Fr 9am – 4pm Additional Hotline for women 0810 006362 Mo, Fr 4pm – 6pm Turkish Tue, Fr 2pm – 4pm German Tue, Fr 2pm – 4pm English If necessary we will organise a translator for the counselling session. www.femail.at
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