Canada
Canada: Polygamy Law
Polyamorists, civil libertarians, supporters of Holocaust deniers square off against B.C. teachers, a Catholic family coalition, REAL Women
Canada - Polygyny & Canada's Obligations Under International Rights Law
Direct Link to Full 138-Page Research Report:
"In analyzing Canada's commitments under international human rights law, this report will consider Canada's obligations to respect freedom of religion as well as guarantee equality between men and women. Although polygyny, as practised in Canada and elsewhere, engages freedom of religious arguments, it is important to note the distinction at law between religious belief and religous practice...
Update: Canadian Polygamist leader, Winston Blackmore
This is a update on the January 2009 WLUML Call for Action in the case of the Canadian Polygamist leader, Winston Blackmore
India - "Holiday Brides" Abandoned by Husbands in UK, US, Canada
.thumbnail.jpg "Khan/Getty: \"Holiday brides\" in India have been deserted by husbands from the U.S., Canada and the U.K.")
"Holiday brides" in India have been deserted by husbands from the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
By Soraya Roberts
November 23, 2009
Canada: Muslim Canadian Congress Urges Government to Ban Burkas, Niqabs in Public
The Canadian Press
October 08, 2009
Patriarchy and violence against women exist in all societies
Patriarchy and violence against women exist in all societies
Media are wrong to focus on 'honour killing' as reason for violence
DOLORES CHEW and FARHA NAJAH HUSSAIN, The Gazette
Rise in Canadian ‘honour killings’ should not be ignored: expert
Shannon Proudfoot, Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, July 23, 2009
To cure honour killings 'cancer'
Tarek Fatah, National Post Published: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Ottawa man guilty in 'honour killings' of sister, fiance
OTTAWA - A "twisted sense of values'' led an Ottawa man to murder his sister and the man she loved, the judge in an honour killing trial said Saturday.
Honour killings trial begins
A court heard Thursday that Hasibullah Sadiqi shot his sister and her fiancee because he believed she had brought dishonour on his family by getting engaged without their father's consent.