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Daniel Wolfe takes film on honour killing, Catch Me Daddy, to Cannes

Catch Me Daddy arrived at Cannes on the back of a lot of buzz. That’s because the first-time feature-film director Daniel Wolfe made two of the most-watched music videos on YouTube ­– Plan B: Prayin’ set in a British prison and The Shoes’ Time to Dance, in which the Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal waltzes around London’s East End. The .. read more

Triple ‘honour’ killings: Nearly a year passes with suspects still at large

CHILAS:Almost one year on, the men responsible for the triple homicide of a mother and her two daughters in Gilgit-Baltistan’s (G-B) Diamer Valley are still at large. According to data gathered by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in Gilgit, from July 2013 to April 2014, there have been a total of 49 cases of .. read more

Honour crimes: Three women killed after torture

MULTAN:Police on Friday recovered the bodies of three women, all of whom bore torture marks. According to officials, the first incident took place in the Raheemabad colony of Multan where the bodies of a mother and daughter were found in their home.  Both the bodies bore knife wounds. An FIR has been registered against unidentified .. read more

Honour killing: 22-yr-old girl killed by brother

A 22-year-old girl was killed allegedly by her brother for marrying a youth from another community against the wishes of her family, police said today. The body of the girl was recovered yesterday from a pond on Madhotanda road here after which a case under Section 302 (murder) was lodged against her brother who is .. read more

‘Honour killing’ rocks Karnal village

In a case of suspected honour killing, Manoj Kumar (21) and Kiran (19), both residents of Bhaini Kalan village, near Karnal, were allegedly killed and cremated by their parents last night. Manoj, who was already married, had an affair with Kiran. They were planning to get married. Their parents were against it as both of .. read more

Honour killing: Two pregnant women killed in Mardan

KATLANG: Two pregnant women were gunned down in the name of ‘honour’ in Katlang, Mardan on Sunday. According to Amir Din Khan, a Katlang police official, Falak Naz filed a case against his neighbours Amjid Ali and Muhammad Ali stating that the two brothers barged into his house at 1:30am demanding to see his son Amjid .. read more

AFGHANISTAN: In Spite of the Law, Afghan ‘Honor Killings’ of Women Continue

An 18-year-old runaway named Amina agreed two weeks ago to leave the women’s shelter in which she had taken refuge in northern Afghanistan and go home with her brother and her uncle. What happened next is a cautionary tale for two young people from Bamian Province who eloped and are still in hiding, even as .. read more

Woman’s Mother, Uncle to be Extradited to India Over ‘Honor Killing’

The mother and uncle of a young Indo-Canadian woman who was the victim of an alleged “honor killing’ 14 years ago have been ordered extradited to India. Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh Badesha stand accused of killing Jaswinder Sidhu, who was stabbed to death in Punjab in June 2000. The prosecution alleges the pair .. read more

Syrian Girls Forced to Marry ISIS Fighters

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham is forcing Syrian girls to marry its foreign fighters. Many Syrian women are being married to members of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, an Islamic militant group originating from Iraq. By: Asaad Hanna, Contributor for Al-Monitor ISTANBUL — Following its establishment in Syria, the Islamic State of .. read more

Ending child and early forced marriage in Mozambique

A few days ago I had the great privilege of speaking at DFID Mozambique’s summit on ending Child and Early Forced Marriage (CEFM). Mozambique has one of the highest rates of CEFM in the world, with around one in two girls married before their 18th birthday. It is a problem that until recently has been .. read more