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Honour Killing : Girl slayed in Dera Murad Jamali
A man opened fire on his daughter and a young neighbour, killing them on the spot in Dera Murad Jamali on Wednesday. According to police, the accused was suspicious of his daughter’s character. He caught her talking to the neighbour and opened fire on both of them and fled the scene. A case has been .. read more
Jan
Guilty: Mitcham man jailed for part in honour killing
A Mitcham man was sentenced to eight years in jail last week for his part in an honour killing of an Iraqi woman eight years ago. Dana Amin, 33, was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of driving Banaz Mahmod’s body to Birmingham and helping to bury her. In January 2006 Ms Mahmod was strangled .. read more
Jan
Father guilty of honour killing murder
A FATHER who set fire to his house, killing his wife and seriously injuring his three daughters and a family friend, has been found guilty of murder and arson, but not guilty of the attempted murder of his daughters. Birmingham Crown Court heard how 56-year-old Mohammed Riaz Inayat deliberately set fire to his house in .. read more
Jan
Scottish Government back Westminster’s forced marriage legislation
CRIMINALISING forced marriage is “the right thing to do” and will keep Scotland in line with many other countries across the world, a Government minister said. The Scottish Government is backing Westminster legislation which will make it a criminal offence for someone to use violence, threats or any other form of coercion to force another .. read more
Jan
15-year-old escapes forced marriage
KOLKATA: Child marriage is a stigma not only of the Bengal hinterland — it may be well entrenched in culture conscious Kolkata. A 15-year-old Kolkata girl was being forced into marriage by an entire neighbourhood on EM Bypass and escaped by having the teenage groom arrested just hours before the wedding on Saturday. Coming just .. read more
Jan
Police help 3 sisters fearing forced marriage at Dubai Airport
Dubai: The human rights office of Dubai Police came to the rescue of three young Asian sisters who said they were scared they were going to be forced to marry if they boarded a flight to their home country, police said on Wednesday. The sisters approached police at Dubai Airport and said their father was .. read more
Jan
Honour killing trial witness wins Ultimate Women’s Warrior award
Mother became first person to waive her anonymity after sister was murdered in honour killing. A volunteer at a Molesey football club, who testified against her family in an honour-based murder trial, has won an award for her bravery. Sarbjit Athwal, 44, was named the Ultimate Women’s Warrior in the Cosmopolitan Magazine Ultimate Women of .. read more
Jan
Afghan landmark law failing to protect women: UN
Kabul — The UN mission in Afghanistan on Sunday criticised authorities for poor implementation of a landmark law to protect women, 12 years after the repressive Taliban regime was ousted from power. Donor nations, led by the US, point to the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) law as a prized symbol of the success .. read more
Jan
Progress in tackling honour-based violence
Protecting women and girls in Scotland from honour-based violence, forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) requires action in a number of ways, but the first major step is to increase awareness among those at risk that help is available. Scotland has not yet got to grips with these problems but the latest figures do .. read more
Jan
Police reveal rise in cases of honour-based violence
Speaking at a conference at the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan, Clackmannanshire, Detective Chief Superintendent Gill Imery, the lead on public protection for Police Scotland, said there had been an increase in cases of honour-based violence, forced marriage and female genital mutilation across the country. A link to the article can be found here.
Jan
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