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News and Views
Violence against women in Balochistan increased in 2008
NGO says 115 of 600 cases were of ‘honour’ killing
Dialogue participant says nationalist and communal sentiments, colonial mindset confront those protesting against violence
Senate body slams slow progress in honour killing probe
Human rights committee urges police to bring those responsible for ‘burying women alive’ to justice
By Muhammad Bilal
Help for victims of 'honour violence' in South Tyneside
31 December 2008
By Lisa Nightingale
Crime reporter
SOUTH Tyneside has its first worker to help victims of forced marriage and so called 'honour' violence.
Two Executed by Stoning, as a Third Escapes
Judiciary Claimed Practice Had Been Stopped
From: International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
2008 saw 179 honour killings
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Faisal Kamal Pasha
Rawalpindi
As many as 179 persons were killed in 141 incidents of honour killing throughout the country in year 2008.
Female Genital Cutting in Kurdistan
For Kurdish Girls, a Painful Ancient Ritual
The Widespread Practice of Female Circumcision in Iraq's North Highlights The Plight of Women in a Region Often Seen as More Socially Progressive
Stoning of a woman is upheld
Translated by: Rochelle Terman, SKSW Campaign from the original Persian, Rooz Online.
The 27th Iranian Court District approved of the stoning of a Afsaneh, woman from Shiraz, Iran.
'Honour' killing': An essential term: ICAHK
The International Campaign Against Honour Killings recognises 'honour killing' as a particular cultural manifestation of cultural violence. We believe:
Turks turn blind eye to 'honour killings'
When a Turkish man rescued his daughter after she was abducted by a gang that forced her into prostitution, he was hailed a hero by many in the country.
Nordic angle on forced marriage and honour crime
Nordic co-operation to provide refuges for the victims of forced marriage and honour crimes is absolutely necessary, it emerged from a conference in Oslo, 4-5 December.
Deep Roots: Honor Killings Reflect Global Problem of Violence Against Women
Deepali Gaur Singh on December 22, 2008 - 8:00am
Surjit Athwal's daughter launches helpline
A CAMPAIGNING teenager determined to see her mother’s killers brought to justice has launched a regional helpline first piloted on Teesside.
"Honour killing" punishable under Islamic law: Sharia Court
Muzaffarnagar (PTI): Close on the heels of three cases of suspected honour killings in the district, a Shariat Court here has ruled that such crimes should be treated as murder and are punishable unde
Palestinians join UN agencies in denouncing honour killings and gender abuse
5 December 2008 – Eight United Nations agencies have co-sponsored the first Palestinian ‘festival’ to combat violence against women, driving home the message that so-called “honour killings”
Women break silence over 'honour killings'
THE Abu Ghanem clan has lost another of its women, the ninth in eight years killed for supposedly breaching the family's honour.
Hundreds of honour killings in Turkey since 2001: report
ANKARA: Honour killings have claimed the lives of nearly 350 men and women in Turkey since 2001, a report said this week.
Crime study on ‘honour’ killings
WEST YORKSHIRE has been at the forefront of a study into so-called honour crime.
The county has been one of four areas nationwide closely studying the scale of the problem.
Iraq: Hitman charges $100 a victim as Basra honour killings rise
IRAQ - HITMEN CHARGE $100 A VICTIM AS BASRA HONOUR KILLINGS RISE
Fathers and husbands who openly hire assassins on the streets of the city are going unpunished