HBVA

True honour: family’s long fight for justice after killing

MORE than a dozen inspirational people were honoured in Islington this week. All made a contribution to helping the victims and survivors of ‘honour’-based violence in the UK. The Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation – a national charity based in the south of the borough – invited 13  people to its headquarters for the .. read more

India and Pakistan Account For 2000 Honour Killings Every Year

Honour killing is the murder of a person accused of bringing shame upon his or her family. Out of the 5000 honour killings that occur internationally each year, about 1000 happen in India, and 1000 take place in Pakistan, according to international digital resource centre Honour Based Violence Awareness (HBVA). However, where the central criminal .. read more

Forum meets in Newport over forced marriage bill

AGENCIES from across South Wales gathered in Newport yesterday to discuss the changes in the law surrounding the criminalisation of forced marriage and how best to support victims. Under current law, forced marriage in England and Wales is not a specific criminal offence. But the Government has introduced clauses in the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and .. read more

Kenya: Girl Seeks Help Over Forced Marriage

A 14-year-old girl Pili Mamyiai Kalea who escaped being married off while in standard six at Macknnon in Kinango wants well-wishers to help her. Kalea is said to have ran away from her home and hid at Nyango area three years ago after learning that her parents were planning to marry her off. She was .. read more

The growing problem of forced marriages in the US

In September 2013, Sarah Fournier, then a journalism master’s student at New York University, was looking for a subject to explore for her investigative journalism class. Interested in women’s issues, she thought of one of her previous interviews: an American woman of Indian descent who was forced to marry against her will. Angered that his daughter .. read more

Mother, daughter held for honor killing

Chennai: In a case of honor killing, a sexagenarian and her daughter were arrested after being charged with murder of her granddaughter, four years ago in a village in Tamil Nadu. The ‘upper caste’ Hindu woman was enraged over her granddaughter Thiruchelvi eloping with a dalit Christian in June 2008 in Paramakudi village in Ramanathapuram district. .. read more

06
May
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Mother arrested for honour killing in Patna

PATNA: In a suspected honour killing, a woman strangled to death her daughter for having married against her wishes in Patna. The mother was arrested Sunday. Naznin Bano alias Rani, 22, a MSc (Bio-tech) student of commerce college, was found dead at her abandoned residence located on the outskirts Badi Khagaul here on Friday. The .. read more

06
May
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Honour killing: Girl's brother kills youth in Sirsa

SIRSA: In another case of honour killing in Haryana, a 22-year-old youth was murdered by the girl’s brother when the couple was caught together in Kumhariyan village on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. The victim, Jay Kumar, died on the spot, while his friend Rakesh, who was accompanying the couple, sustained serious injuries. .. read more

06
May
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Honour killing: Girl’s family sets her boyfriend on fire

Bhopal: In a shocking case of honour attack, a boy was set ablaze by the family of his girlfriend on April 14. The girl’s family was allegedly miffed with their relationship that led to such a drastic step. The police have snubbed the allegations citing that the boy’s condition was a result of self-immolation. The .. read more

06
May
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‘Honour’ killing: Woman murdered by in-laws

SWAT: Another woman became victim of honour killing crime in Swat. According to the police, Shirin Gul was killed by her in-laws for allegedly having an illicit relationship with a man in Kabal tehsil’s Asharey village. “We heard the sound of a struggle which continued for 20 minutes before everything went quiet. In the morning, .. read more

05
May
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