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Honour killing leaves two dead

SUKKUR: A man allegedly shot dead his wife and her alleged paramour in Kandyaro on Sunday. Police said Hameed Chandio shot dead Shabira and Syed Safat Shah in village Alam Shah and later surrendered himself at the police station confessing his crime. A case has been registered against the accused and further investigations are under .. read more

High court commutes death sentence of five convicted of ‘honour killing’

Treating the offence as an honour killing, since the victim had been attacked by his sister-in-law’s brother and four others, a sessions court had awarded death sentence to the men. It had relied upon SC’s instructions to treat honour killing as a heinous offence warranting deterrent punishment. However, while hearing the case, HC took into .. read more

NPC NEWSMAKERS: WOMEN BREAK SILENCE ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, EXPOSE PERVASIVENESS OF “HONOR VIOLENCE” IN US, UK, CANADA

 In an effort to draw attention to the prevalence of honor violence – including forced marriage, disfigurement and female genital mutilation – in advance of International Women’s Day, and to promote passage of the International Violence Against Women Act now pending in the House of Representatives, two human rights activists will address the issue at .. read more

‘Honor killings’ doubled in 2013, says Palestinian official

A Gaza teen stabbed to death by her brother while she prayed in her room has become the latest addition to a grim statistic: Palestinian women killed by relatives, often for allegedly shaming the family. Twenty-six women were slain by relatives in the West Bank and Gaza in 2013, twice as many as the year .. read more

“Les Noces de Zahwa”, a play in Beirut about honor crime

While violence against women is being portrayed more by the Lebanese media, “Les Noces de Zahwa” will be performed at Beirut’s Monot Theater from Thursday March 13th till Sunday March 16th. We met with creator and director Lara Kanso to know more about the making of this play. Imagine a world without crime and punishment, religion, or .. read more

Arizona Homicide Investigators Association Training

Tuesday, February 18th, the AHA Foundation team had the pleasure of co-leading a training on honor violence and forced marriage for the Arizona Homicide Investigators Association.  The training was co-lead in partnership with AHA Foundation law-enforcement liaisons Detective Chris Boughey and Detective Jeff Balson of the Peoria, AZ, Police Department. Detective Boughey began the morning .. read more

Ashrawi Strongly Condemns “Honor Killings” in Palestine

PLO Executive Committee member, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, expressed the urgent need for the adoption of the penal code drafted by civil society institutions, including women’s organizations and other concerned parties. Ashrawi said, “The law must unequivocally penalize those guilty of femicide and must ensure the passing of the maximum sentences for such heinous crimes.” Ashrawi .. read more

Help End Honour Based Violence

The next International Women’s Day is Saturday, March 8, 2014. The theme for this year is inspiring change. I hope that my words will inspire you to find ways to eradicate the gendered violence many women in our community live with day in and day out. I’m an immigrant from Glasgow, Scotland. I grew up in Ajax. .. read more

Cautious GPs put victims of honour crimes at risk

GPs are putting victims of honour crimes at risk by using family members as translators and being afraid of offending “cultural sensitivities”, an NHS adviser on the issue has warned. Healthcare professionals who use victims’ relatives to translate confidential meetings have been accused of failing to address evidence of honour crimes — which can be .. read more

Film – In Her Honour

A young woman reacts violently when the phrase ‘izzat lootna’ (outraging modesty) is used to explain the fact that she has been raped. She insists that the word ‘balatkaar’ be used instead, because her ‘izzat’, or honour, isn’t tangible and cannot be taken away from her in an act of physical or sexual violence. This .. read more