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honor killings
Fear of Honor Killings
GERMANY: Bahar ran away early on a winter morning, one-and-a-half years after her mother was murdered. She helped her younger siblings get ready for school, and then she gave them a goodbye kiss on the forehead. Her uncle and her brothers were still sleeping. Bahar tiptoed out of the apartment in her socks, walked down .. read more
Apr
‘Honor’ killings debunked, demystified and redefined
Nicole Pope challenges everything you thought you knew about “honor” killings in her new book, “Honor Killings in the 21st Century.” Pope, who has dedicated the last 25 years of her life to covering women’s rights along with a number of other pressing issues in Turkey and the Middle East, says she has not always .. read more
Apr
Trial begins for 'honour killing' of teen daughter
SWITZERLAND: A 53-year-old Pakistani man known as Scheragha R goes on trial on Tuesday for the vicious murder in 2010 of his 16-year-old daughter, Swera. Almost exactly two years have passed since Scheragha R killed his teenage daughter in their family apartment in Zurich Höngg. At first, it was assumed that the murder was a .. read more
Apr
Killer of inter-religious couple sentenced to life in Turkey
An Istanbul court yesterday sentenced a Turkish citizen of Armenian origin to lifetime imprisonment, on the charge of “honor killing” for murdering his sister and her Muslim husband. Gönay Öğmen allegedly killed his sister Soney Öğmen Vural and Zekeriya Vural in Istanbul’s Fatih district in Dec 2010. The court ruled that the murder was “an .. read more
Apr
Deaf and dumb girl killed for honour
PAKISTAN: When Sha-rif told his 20-year-old daughter Rehana that he was taking her to her aunt’s home a few miles away, in last July, the deaf and dumb girl had no idea that it was going to be her last journey and that her father would turn her killer. Rehana’s brother Sahil too accompanied them. .. read more
Apr
Honour killing: 25-year old man killed in Punjab
Balachaur (Punjab), INDIA: April 16 (IANS) In yet another incident of ‘honour killing’, a 25-year-old man lost his life Monday minutes after he had lunch with his newly-wedded wife at a roadside eatery near Punjab’s Balachaur town as the brothers of the girl allegedly pumped bullets into him for marrying against their wishes. Ranjit Singh .. read more
Apr
Turkey grapples with spike in 'honor' killings
TURKEY: A drastic rise in reported “honor” killings and fatal domestic violence in Turkey has sparked a vigorous debate about the government’s recent attempts to address the problem. It also highlights the clash of conservative values with the country’s rapid modernization. Government figures released in February suggest murders of women increased 14-fold in seven years, .. read more
Apr
Honour killing: Father slaughters daughter for love-marriage
LAHORE, PAKISTAN: A ruthless father in Lahore allegedly killed his newlywed daughter for having love marriage, SAMAA reports. Police said the incident took place at Baghban Poora area of Lahore’s Momin Poora where Sanita, a girl belonging to Christian family, married Shahbaz against the will of her family. The wedding annoyed her family, especially her .. read more
Apr
Forced marriage: the pupils who vanish in the holidays
Why aren’t schools doing more to educate children about forced marriage? UK: When pupils are at imminent risk of forced marriage, schools sometimes have to take desperate measures. For Liz Coffey, principal of Landau Forte college in Derby, helping children to escape the fate decreed by their families has meant anything from “literally bundling them into .. read more
Apr
Family kills girl for having inter-caste affair
Jalgaon, India: In a suspected case of honour killing, a 19-year-old girl was allegedly strangled to death by her father, uncle and grandmother, in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, for reportedly having a relationship with a neighbour who, the family says, belonged to a different caste. Manisha, the victim, was strangled to death on the night of March .. read more
Apr
