International: International Campaign Against Honour Killings
Posted by Ginger on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 (12:56:46) (653 reads)

Over 5000 women and girls are killed every year by family members in so-called 'honour killings', according to the UN. These crimes occur where cultures believe that a woman's unsanctioned sexual behaviour brings such shame on the family that any female accused or suspected must be murdered. Reasons for these murders can be as trivial as talking to a man, or as innocent as suffering rape.

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Iraq: 'My daughter deserved to die for falling in love'
Posted by Joanne_Jowan on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (09:31:38) (49 reads)

Two weeks ago, The Observer revealed how 17-year-old student Rand Abdel-Qader was beaten to death by her father after becoming infatuated with a British soldier in Basra. In this remarkable interview, Abdel-Qader Ali explains why he is unrepentant - and how police backed his actions. Afif Sarhan in Basra and Caroline Davies report

For Abdel-Qader Ali there is only one regret: that he did not kill his daughter at birth. 'If I had realised then what she would become, I would have killed her the instant her mother delivered her,' he said with no trace of remorse.

Two weeks after The Observer revealed the shocking story of Rand Abdel-Qader, 17, murdered because of her infatuation with a British solider in Basra, southern Iraq, her father is defiant. Sitting in the front garden of his well-kept home in the city's Al-Fursi district, he remains a free man, despite having stamped on, suffocated and then stabbed his student daughter to death.

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Pakistan: Karo-Kari cell to be set up by police, UNDP
Posted by Joanne_Jowan on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (09:38:26) (22 reads)

A specialised police unit to control violence against women, in particular the menace of Karo-Kari, has been planned with the help of UNDP. This unit will focus on district of upper Sindh where most of the cases of violence against women were reported.

This was stated by Provincial Police Officer (PPO) Sindh Shoaib Suddle at a press conference on Saturday.

Moreover, a five-year professional development plan is part of the steps being taken to reorganise the structure of the police department, said Suddle.

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India: Haranya panchayat tries to exculpate murderers
Posted by Joanne_Jowan on Sunday, May 11, 2008 (09:35:47) (25 reads)

CHANDIGARH: A day after the brutal honour killings of Jasbir Singh and his sweetheart Sunita by the girl's family, an unrepentant panchayat in Ballah, Karnal, decided to convene a meeting ''to discuss ways'' to bail out the killers as police arrested Sunita's father Om Parkash and 10 others on Saturday.

''The entire village is united over this issue. Our sympathy and sentiments are with the girl's family,'' said Ranbir Singh Maan. ''But we will explore all the possibilities to close the chapter so that the dispute is settled within the village.''

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India: Haryana family kills couple for honour
Posted by Joanne_Jowan on Saturday, May 10, 2008 (07:44:36) (78 reads)



In an instance of honour killing in a village Karnal, Haryana, a young couple was murdered by the girl's family.

The entire village said what the family did was right since 20-year-old Sunita had eloped with her lover from the same village nine months ago.

Family feels no remorse over the murder and Sunita's mother said, ''We did it because she deserved it.''

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Jordan: Jordan police questions family members over new "crime of honour"
Posted by Joanne_Jowan on Friday, May 09, 2008 (13:33:20) (64 reads)

Amman - The Jordanian authorities are questioning a 22-year- old man, who allegedly killed his pregnant married sister for reasons related to family honour, the Jordan Times reported Friday, quoting official sources.

The 20-year-old victim, who was not identified by officials, received three fatal bullets to the side of her head, reportedly by her brother, at her in-law's house in western Amman Wednesday night.

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Pakistan: HRW: Periodical review of Pakistan
Posted by Joanne_Jowan on Friday, May 09, 2008 (08:09:41) (73 reads)

From Section 4: Women

Violence against women and girls, including domestic violence, rape, “honor killings,” acid attacks, and forced marriages, remain serious problems in Pakistan. Precise figures on gender-based violence are difficult to obtain, but estimates range from 50-90 percent of women experiencing some form of violence. Survivors of violence encounter unresponsiveness and hostility at each level of the criminal justice system, from police who fail to register or investigate cases of gender-based violence to judges with little training or commitment to women’s equal rights. According to Pakistan's Interior Ministry, there have been more than 4,100 “honor killings” since 2001. However, provisions of the Qisas and Diyat law which allow the next of kin to “forgive” the murderer in exchange for monetary compensation remain in force, and continue to be used by offenders to escape punishment in cases of so-called honor killings. Such laws which in effect allow men to pay to kill women act as no deterrent to those who would engage in so-called honor killings.

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Britain: Help stop deportation of gay Azerbaijani man
Posted by Joanne_Jowan on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 (13:18:35) (122 reads)

Babakhan Badalov, (Babi) is an openly gay, internationally renowned radical artist and poet from Azerbaijan. His art and poetry have been explicitly critical of the government and present/past presidents. These factors have led Babi to become a target of repression and persecution over many years. He has recently been described by the government and prominent public figures as being a traitor to Azerbaijan.
Because of his sexuality and the radical nature of his creative activities, he has endured government-led suppression from the Ministry of National Security (MNS - Azerbaijan's modern-day version of the KGB), together with physical and mental abuse from other sectors of society. All this has taken place in a Muslim country, where homosexuality remains an extremely taboo subject. This led one of Babi's brothers to threaten to kill him because of the shame, which he has brought on the family.

As a result of beatings and bullying over the years Babi has only eight teeth remaining and suffers from a number of mental health problems - such as anxiety and panic-attacks, suicidal tendencies, together with insomnia and a general feeling of depression.

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Britain: Doctor faces 'honour' killing in Pakistan
Posted by Joanne_Jowan on Monday, May 05, 2008 (10:38:00) (194 reads)

A DOCTOR living in Wales has gone into hiding in her native Pakistan after being forced to leave the UK because she was disowned by the man she married.

Dr A, who cannot be named for legal reasons, fears she could be the victim of a so-called honour killing if her husband’s relatives find her.

The medical professional moved to Britain intending to make a fresh start working in the NHS following the break-up of her first marriage. Before she could do that, however, she needed to pass a test proving her English language and medical skills were up to the required standard.

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India: Girl gets mother killed to save honour
Posted by Kawthar on Monday, May 05, 2008 (06:52:54) (145 reads)

MUKTSAR (India): This is one area that could have done without gender equality. Honour killing, hitherto the domain of angry males, now has in 20-year-old Veer Pal Kaur its first woman trigger.

The girl planned her mother’s murder and hired two contract killers for the job who eliminated Mohinder Kaur (45) in Malout town here on Saturday.

Veer Pal was incensed over her mother’s "illicit relationships" with two men who would frequent the house, with one of them routinely staying back with her overnight.

A source said Veer Pal decided on extreme action when, despite repeated suggestions and warnings, Mohinder continued with her liasions without a thought to the family’s prestige.

During police interrogation, it was revealed that the girl hired two persons and promised to pay them Rs 1 lakh to get her mother killed.

Times of India

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