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honour killing
Youth guns down sister, nephew for ‘honour’
RAWALPINDI – A youth gunned down his sister and nephew over suspicion of illicit relationship between them in the village of Dhera Syedan, within the precincts of Mandra Police Station here on Tuesday. Police apprehended the killer and recovered weapon used in the gory incident of double murder. Those who killed included Farhat Batool, 25, .. read more
Oct
Honor killings on the rise in West Bank; Palestinian Authority calls for culture change
RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has reported an increase in the killing of Arab women by their relatives in the West Bank. Officials have reported a campaign to influence Palestinians to oppose so-called honor killings, the targeting of women accused of sexual misbehavior, according to a special report released by Palestinian Media Watch. The officials .. read more
Sep
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
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
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
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
May
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
May
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
May
