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Honour killing near Sankarankoil

The Karivalamvanthanallur police are on the lookout for a few persons suspected to be behind the killing of a person in the district on Friday. Police said V. Sankar Ganesh (26) of Vannivelampatti under Peraiyur police station limits in Madurai district, who was working as a pharmacist of Srivilliputtur Government Hospital, married K. Devi (25) .. read more

Youth burnt alive in honour killing case

FAIZABAD: In yet another horrifying case of honour killing, a youth was burnt alive allegedly by two brothers of his lover in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Mangal Soni (20) succumbed to his injuries in district hospital last night. The incident took place on February 27 when Mangal went to meet the girl at her .. read more

Honour killing claims two lives in Jaffarabad

QUETTA: Honour killing claimed two lives in Osta Mohammad, Jaffarabad on Saturday. Sources said, a man allegedly killed his wife and her alleged paramour within the precincts of City police station and escaped. Police shifted the dead bodies to a near by hospital and after medico legal formalities handed them over to the heirs. Further .. read more

Honour killing leaves two dead

SUKKUR: A man allegedly shot dead his wife and her alleged paramour in Kandyaro on Sunday. Police said Hameed Chandio shot dead Shabira and Syed Safat Shah in village Alam Shah and later surrendered himself at the police station confessing his crime. A case has been registered against the accused and further investigations are under .. read more

High court commutes death sentence of five convicted of ‘honour killing’

Treating the offence as an honour killing, since the victim had been attacked by his sister-in-law’s brother and four others, a sessions court had awarded death sentence to the men. It had relied upon SC’s instructions to treat honour killing as a heinous offence warranting deterrent punishment. However, while hearing the case, HC took into .. read more

NPC NEWSMAKERS: WOMEN BREAK SILENCE ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, EXPOSE PERVASIVENESS OF “HONOR VIOLENCE” IN US, UK, CANADA

 In an effort to draw attention to the prevalence of honor violence – including forced marriage, disfigurement and female genital mutilation – in advance of International Women’s Day, and to promote passage of the International Violence Against Women Act now pending in the House of Representatives, two human rights activists will address the issue at .. read more

‘Honor killings’ doubled in 2013, says Palestinian official

A Gaza teen stabbed to death by her brother while she prayed in her room has become the latest addition to a grim statistic: Palestinian women killed by relatives, often for allegedly shaming the family. Twenty-six women were slain by relatives in the West Bank and Gaza in 2013, twice as many as the year .. read more

“Les Noces de Zahwa”, a play in Beirut about honor crime

While violence against women is being portrayed more by the Lebanese media, “Les Noces de Zahwa” will be performed at Beirut’s Monot Theater from Thursday March 13th till Sunday March 16th. We met with creator and director Lara Kanso to know more about the making of this play. Imagine a world without crime and punishment, religion, or .. read more

Arizona Homicide Investigators Association Training

Tuesday, February 18th, the AHA Foundation team had the pleasure of co-leading a training on honor violence and forced marriage for the Arizona Homicide Investigators Association.  The training was co-lead in partnership with AHA Foundation law-enforcement liaisons Detective Chris Boughey and Detective Jeff Balson of the Peoria, AZ, Police Department. Detective Boughey began the morning .. read more

Ashrawi Strongly Condemns “Honor Killings” in Palestine

PLO Executive Committee member, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, expressed the urgent need for the adoption of the penal code drafted by civil society institutions, including women’s organizations and other concerned parties. Ashrawi said, “The law must unequivocally penalize those guilty of femicide and must ensure the passing of the maximum sentences for such heinous crimes.” Ashrawi .. read more