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Honour Killings On The Rise In Afghanistan
Afghan teen murder spotlights growing violence against women (Reuters) – Pressing her cheek against the fresh grave of her newly married teenage daughter, Sabera yowls as she gently smears clumps of dirt over her tear-stained face. “My daughter! Why did they kill you so brutally?” the mother screams in the sparsely filled cemetery in Parwan .. read more
Jul
Shafilea Ahmed's mother admits she saw husband attacking daughter
Shafilea Ahmed’s mother admits she saw husband attacking daughter in ‘significant development’ A mother accused of killing her daughter has dramatically changed her defence to admit that she had found her husband attacking the teenager on the night she disappeared. By Nigel Bunyan: 5:35PM BST 09 Jul 2012 Farzana Ahmed, 49, had claimed that nothing untoward had .. read more
Bradford honour crime
THREE family members, who kidnapped and drugged a young Asian woman in an honour based crime, have been convicted at court. Mother Shamim Akhtar, 56, of Kirkwall Drive, Bradford was today found guilty of false imprisonment, kidnap and two counts of administering a drug with intent to commit an indictable offence after a four week .. read more
Jul
Punjab sees second honour killing in a week
CHANDIGARH: In the second honour killing in Punjab in a week’s time, a man murdered his daughter and her lover and buried their bodies near the Satluj in Buhhathad village in Taran Taran district of the state. Gurpreet Kaur, 21, and her lover Harjeet Singh, 24, were murdered on June 13 allegedly by the girl’s father .. read more
Jun
Honor Killing in India shocks many, raises fears
NEW DELHI: The murder of a 17-year-old India girl by her father over an alleged affair has highlighted the fears among women’s rights advocates in the country that honor killings are on the rise. The girl police said, was strangled to death by her father after he discovered she was having an affair with a .. read more
Jun
BROTHER KILLS SISTER FOR HONOUR IN UDHAMPUR
Udhampur, June 12: A youth was arrested by the police, here today, for allegedly killing his elder sister because of her relationship with a boy. Police said that the preliminary investigation into a mysterious murder of Ushad Devi alias Neetu of Thatti Pathwad village of this district pointed out that it was a case of .. read more
Jun
A boy and a girl were killed and buried in Chowk Korona when they were allegedly found together.
PESHAWAR: A boy and a girl were killed and buried in Chowk Korona when they were allegedly found together. DSP Daudzai Sahibzada Sajjad told The Express Tribune that they were informed about the incident and the location where the bodies were buried secretly. Sajjad said that an FIR was registered against the alleged brothers of the .. read more
Jun
‘Honour’ and Women’s Rights – South Asian Perspectives’
‘Patriarchal mindset is to blame for honour killings’ Fighting the scourge of honour killing is a constant political struggle against the patriarchal set-up which we (the people of South Asia) inherited from history, said veteran Indian journalist and human rights activist Jatin Desai on Sunday. He was speaking at the launching ceremony of the .. read more
May
Man kills sister for ‘honour’
In a case of honour killing, agriculture extension officer Lalita, 29, was killed by her brother Gangaiah at Neravada village in Kadapa district as she wanted to marry a man from another caste. In a case of honour killing, agriculture extension officer Lalita, 29, was killed by her brother Gangaiah at Neravada village in Kadapa .. read more
Dalit youth, victim of honour killing
In yet another case of suspected honour killing, the Tirunelveli district police on Friday arrested four persons on charges of murdering a Dalit youth who fell in love with a caste Hindu girl. According to police sources, S. Elango (25) of Periyar Nagar in Erode was invited for a discussion by his girlfriend’s maternal uncle .. read more
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