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“Violated Freedom” Shed Light on the Phenomenon of Women’s Honor Killing in Palestinian Society
Roles for Social Change Association (ADWAR) started the first performance of the play “Violated Freedom” within the activities of the “Social Pioneers working to Reduce the Phenomenon of killing women” project funded by the American Consulate. The chairman of the advisory board of ADWAR Association Dr. Yousef Abu Maria attended the opening of the play, .. read more
Jan
New UN resolution significant step forward to ending child marriage
A HISTORIC step forward by the United Nations in New York to address child, early and forced marriage, has been welcomed by child rights organisation, Plan International. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution dedicated to the issue of child, early and forced marriage – the first in its history – on Thursday 21 November. .. read more
Jan
Case sought against father for forced marriage
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday sought comments from the Shahdara SHO by November 22 in a petition seeking the registration of a case against the petitioner’s father and other relatives for trying to force her to marry a man more than twice her age. Petitioner Uzma Bibi, 21, said her father .. read more
Jan
Scale of forced marriage problem in the UK
Earlier this year the Forced Marriage Unit – a joint operation by the Home Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office – revealed it helped in 1,485 cases of possible forced marriage in 2012, involving 60 countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and North America. The statistics for last year show that of .. read more
Jan
Saudi woman elopes, seeks asylum in Yemen
Sana’a: A Saudi woman who fled her home last month to seek asylum in Yemen said that she would rather die than be forced to return home and marry a man she did not love. “She has repeatedly said that she would kill herself if she was forced to return home and not be allowed .. read more
Nov
Honour killing as way of life
A mother in Azad Kashmir has joined her husband in killing their 15-year-old daughter by dousing her with acid after seeing her talking to a young man. Her elder sister, less moved by a false sense of honour and more concerned about the crime her parents had committed, has demanded police investigation into the murder which .. read more
Nov
Sister of Brit-Pakistani 'honour killing' victim spared jail after helping in parents' conviction
London, Nov. 17 (ANI): Sister of British-Pakistani honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed was spared a jail sentence over ‘mercy’ after being accused of organising a robbery. Alesha Ahmed pleaded guilty to helping to organise an armed raid at her parents’ home in Warrington, Cheshire, in August 2010. But, it was during questioning about the robbery that Alesha, now 24, revealed .. read more
Nov
Two women among 3 killed for ‘honour’
PESHAWAR, Sept 30: Three people, including two women of a family, were killed in Mathra village, in suspected honour-related case late on Saturday night. Police, however, said they were further investigating the case. They said that police had found bodies of Ms Shama, her mother Ms Tasleem and a man identified as Afrad Khan. Officials .. read more
Oct
Egypt’s rise in honor killings sparks regional debate
CAIRO and AMMAN: Her eyes begin to tear up even before any words are released from her lips. As she puts down her tea onto the handmade wooden table, the marks where other glasses had sat shows the wear the corner has weathered. Sarah is a 23-year-old university graduate from Aswan. She is Christian. But .. read more
Oct
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
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