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Signed up for work, forced into marriage
An NGO is working to free two Cambodian women forced into marriage in China, a representative of the organisation said yesterday. Huy Pichsovann, program officer at the Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), said that the two women, aged 22 and 27, were enticed from their Kampong Cham homes in March to accept work in Shanghai. .. read more
Jan
Federal government funding Ottawa project to end ‘honour-based’ violence
The federal government said Tuesday it is funding a research project at a rape crisis centre in Ottawa to help understand and prevent the “heinous” crime of honour-based violence. In Ottawa, the euphemistically labeled “honour killing” concept turned into a horrifying reality in 2006 when Hasibullah Sadiqi shot to death his sister and her fiancée. .. read more
Jan
Cultural fears hinder war on ‘honour’ killing, says film-maker
Political correctness is hampering the fight against so-called honour-based violence in Britain, a campaigner has warned. Deeyah Khan, whose documentary about the victim of an “honour” killing from London recently won an Emmy, called for the police to set up a specialist unit to deal with the problem. The UK-based film-maker, whose parents are from .. read more
Jan
Honour Killing : Girl slayed in Dera Murad Jamali
A man opened fire on his daughter and a young neighbour, killing them on the spot in Dera Murad Jamali on Wednesday. According to police, the accused was suspicious of his daughter’s character. He caught her talking to the neighbour and opened fire on both of them and fled the scene. A case has been .. read more
Jan
Guilty: Mitcham man jailed for part in honour killing
A Mitcham man was sentenced to eight years in jail last week for his part in an honour killing of an Iraqi woman eight years ago. Dana Amin, 33, was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of driving Banaz Mahmod’s body to Birmingham and helping to bury her. In January 2006 Ms Mahmod was strangled .. read more
Jan
Father guilty of honour killing murder
A FATHER who set fire to his house, killing his wife and seriously injuring his three daughters and a family friend, has been found guilty of murder and arson, but not guilty of the attempted murder of his daughters. Birmingham Crown Court heard how 56-year-old Mohammed Riaz Inayat deliberately set fire to his house in .. read more
Jan
Scottish Government back Westminster’s forced marriage legislation
CRIMINALISING forced marriage is “the right thing to do” and will keep Scotland in line with many other countries across the world, a Government minister said. The Scottish Government is backing Westminster legislation which will make it a criminal offence for someone to use violence, threats or any other form of coercion to force another .. read more
Jan
15-year-old escapes forced marriage
KOLKATA: Child marriage is a stigma not only of the Bengal hinterland — it may be well entrenched in culture conscious Kolkata. A 15-year-old Kolkata girl was being forced into marriage by an entire neighbourhood on EM Bypass and escaped by having the teenage groom arrested just hours before the wedding on Saturday. Coming just .. read more
Jan
Police help 3 sisters fearing forced marriage at Dubai Airport
Dubai: The human rights office of Dubai Police came to the rescue of three young Asian sisters who said they were scared they were going to be forced to marry if they boarded a flight to their home country, police said on Wednesday. The sisters approached police at Dubai Airport and said their father was .. read more
Jan
Honour killing trial witness wins Ultimate Women’s Warrior award
Mother became first person to waive her anonymity after sister was murdered in honour killing. A volunteer at a Molesey football club, who testified against her family in an honour-based murder trial, has won an award for her bravery. Sarbjit Athwal, 44, was named the Ultimate Women’s Warrior in the Cosmopolitan Magazine Ultimate Women of .. read more
Jan
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