honour killings

UK police fail to record ‘honour’ crimes, put women at risk-report

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than one in five police forces in Britain are failing to record cases of ‘honour’-based violence, and this is putting lives in danger, a women’s rights charity said in a report published on Thursday. Many police officers still do not understand the ‘honour’ system, which punishes women and girls .. read more

Three men confess to honour killing

MADURAI: After the father and two relatives of a girl, who allegedly murdered her husband, surrendered on Friday in Tuticorin district, a man-missing case was altered to a murder case. The case refers to the killing of Sriram, 24, by his wife’s relatives, police said. The girl, 19-year-old Sonia, is the daughter of Isakkimuthu, a .. read more

New Afghanistan law to silence victims of violence against women

A new Afghan law will allow men to attack their wives, children and sisters without fear of judicial punishment, undoing years of slow progress in tackling violence in a country blighted by so-called “honour” killings, forced marriage and vicious domestic abuse. The small but significant change to Afghanistan’s criminal prosecution code bans relatives of an accused person .. read more

Man hacked to death in India ‘honour killing’

A 20-year-old Indian man has been hacked to death, allegedly by members of his girlfriend’s family, police in the state of Uttar Pradesh say. Police said they were treating the killing of the man, known only as Subhash, as an “honour killing”. His girlfriend’s mother and brother were arrested, while a third relative is still .. read more

Honour killing: Youth, friend hanged to death

In an apparent incident of honour killing, two youths were allegedly hanged to death in Muhammadpur Khala area in the district, police said today. According to police, Anil’s (22) father Ram Shankar Yadav alleged that he was killed over love affair with the daughter of a person of Sohai village. Bodies of Anil and his .. read more

‘Honour’ killing: Two hang sister’s alleged boyfriend

Two brothers hanged a man to death on Wednesday.  Police said they had suspected that the deceased was having an affair with their sister. Police believe that there were at least two more men involved in the crime. An FIR had been registered with the brother of the deceased as the complainant. Muhammad Shafiq, a .. read more

Honour killing of teenage girl shocks Bareilly

BAREILLY: In a case of honour killing that has sent shock waves across Bareilly, an enraged father – who saw his teenaged daughter with a youth from her village – first beat her to death and then buried her battered body in the nearby sugarcane fields. The victim, Neeraj, 18, was in love with a .. read more

Six guilty of Pakistan Kohistan ‘honour killings’

A court in the remote northern Pakistan region of Kohistan has sentenced a man to death for the murder of three brothers in a so-called honour killing. Five others were sentenced to life imprisonment. The killings took place early last year after a mobile phone video surfaced which showed a group of women and men .. read more

Supreme Court seeks fresh affidavit in suspected honour killing

GURGAON: The Supreme Court has directed the Gurgaon police commissioner to file an additional affidavit on the delay in registration of FIR lodged by a man, resulting in the murder of his wife in a suspected honour killing case. Police on November 9, 2013 had arrested the father and maternal uncle for killing the woman .. read more

Khaps to discuss honour killings with research scholars

The Khap Panchayats of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana will meet on Wednesday and interact with research scholars to discuss honour killings. The meeting will take place at the historical Meham Chabutara. Meham Chaubishi, an umbrella organization of all khaps in the state will put forward its viewpoint on killing for honour. It may be .. read more