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Honour killings: India’s crying shame
According to statistics from the United Nations, one in five cases of honour killing internationally every year comes from India. Of the 5000 cases reported internationally, 1000 are from India. Non-governmental organisations put the number at four times this figure. They claim it is around 20,000 cases globally every year. While traditionally occuring in villages .. read more
Dentist couple guilty of murdering teenage daughter and servant
A couple have been convicted of murdering their 14-year-old daughter and housekeeper in an apparent honour killing that has gripped India. The middle class couple — Nupur and Rajesh Talwar — both successful dentists, were found guilty of slitting the throat of their only child Arushi, 14, “with clinical precision” in a fit of rage .. read more
Four of family get life term in honour killing case
CHANDIGARH: A Rohtak court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to four members of a family in an honour killing case in Rohtak in 2010. A young girl, Rajni, was killed by her family members in Janta Colony of Rohtak on September 2, 2010, as they suspected her character. When the family was planning to take .. read more
Aarushi verdict brings focus back on TN ‘honour’ killings
CHENNAI: Convicted for killing their daughter, apparently to protect the family honour, the Talwars’ motive might seem ominous. But in the southern reaches of Tamil Nadu, the so-called ‘honour’ killings are commonplace, even condoned by communities. The retrograde rules of a deep-rooted caste system and the social inequities have seen daughters being murdered by parents .. read more
Joint efforts stressed for violence-free society
Human right activists, civil society representatives and political party leaders expressed their resolve to work together for a society free of violence against women (VAW) at different events organised to commemorate International Day on Violence against Women and the launch of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. They called for effective implementation of the .. read more
No honour in the killing of women
The UN estimates that 5,000 women are killed each year for “dishonoring” their families. About two-thirds of all murders in Palestinian territories are honor-killings There are some very active women’s organizations and international units attempting to curb abuse of and violence against women. They work to bring awareness to the cultural, and sometimes religious, norms, .. read more
Jan
Palestinians protest violence against women
Today is the UN-designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. November 25 was chosen to commemorate the Mirabal sisters, three political activists whom Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo ordered brutally assassinated in 1960. Recently, hundreds of Bethlehem-area women marched to protest so-called “honor killings” and other forms of violence against women. Here, .. read more
Jan
Women’s shelter in Edmonton closing
The closure of a women’s shelter in north Edmonton has some in the domestic violence service agency world concerned that more cuts could be coming to such areas as governments scramble to balance budgets. The Edmonton WIN House III shelter, a specialized shelter that aids women who are immigrants or temporary foreign workers who face .. read more
Jan
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