Honour Killings

Articles

• Afghan women in pursuit of justice
  18 March 2017, by siawi3

  An angry mob attacked the police station in Nuristan and shot a couple that had eloped to marry without the consent of their families and communities.

• Un tribunal islámico en España
  19 de diciembre de 2009, por siawi2
  source : El Pais
  «Veinte hombres con turbante me condenaron a muerte» Primera causa en España contra un tribunal islámico que supuestamente aplicó la ’sharía’ a una mujer - La magrebí había denunciado a su pareja por maltrato
  FERRAN BALSELLS -  (...)
• Pakistan: "She was asking for it”
  25 September 2016, by siawi3

  Qandeel Baloch was killed. She was strangled to death by none other than her own brother. While many mourn her dead, there is a terribly vast majority which celebrated it. Some celebrated subtly, the others did it openly. Mufti Qavi declared it a lesson for all those women who wanted to “insult the clerics.” The interesting narrative, which emerged after her death was, “although her murder is wrong, her brother was left with no choice.” One of the leading “political analysts”, defender of the pious and leader of the leaders took this view on a national TV.

• Pakistan : Au-delà du meurtre de Quandeel Baloch..
  27 septembre 2016, par siawi3

  La commission pakistanaise pour les droits humains a dénombré 1609 victimes de ces crimes l’année dernière, et d’ores et déjà 200 meurtres cette année.

• Italy: enough women’s blood in the name of tradition and religion
  5 October 2010, by siawi2
  BASTA SANGUE NEL NOME DELLA TRADIZIONE E DELLA RELIGIONE. LIBERTA’ PER LE DONNE MIGRANTI!
  Siamo di nuovo di fronte alla morte di una donna, e al grave ferimento di un’altra per mano di un familiare.
  Siamo di nuovo di fronte al femminicidio e  (...)
• Algérie: augmentation des plaintes pour violence contre les femmes
  28 September 2010, by siawi2
  Source: Liberté, Mardi 28 Septembre 2010
  www.liberte-algerie.com
  Plus de 4 000 plaintes pour violences contre les femmes - bilan du premier semestre 2010
  Par : Nissa Hammadi
  La rue devient un lieu d’agression de prédilection. Dans 45% de ce  (...)
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PAKISTAN: A woman who chose to marry of her own choice is living under the threat of death by honor killing
  8 November 2013, by siawi3

  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a young woman is in hiding in different places after she was declared as Kari (black) for violating the honour of the family by marrying man of her own choice.

• Algérie:les attaques de femmes à Hassi Messaoud indignent une parlementaire
  26 May 2010, by siawi2
  Mercredi 26 mai 2010
  Source : http://hassi-messaoud.over-blog.com/article-mme-maryvonne-blondin-interroge-m-le-ministre-des-affaires-etrangeres-et-europeennes-sur-la-situation-dramatique-des-femmes-a-hassi-messaoud-en-algerie-51093320.html
  Mme  (...)
• Algérie: on assassine aussi ailleurs qu’à Hassi Messaoud
  19 May 2010, by siawi2
  Femmes : l’Algérie, c’est Hassi-Messaoud
  Dans les faubourgs d’Oran, un jeune bat sa sœur parce qu’elle fréquente un camarade de lycée. Le père prend la relève pour corriger la gamine de dix-sept ans. L’adolescente perd la vie au bout de cette correction.  (...)
• UK/Global: The #REFUGEETOO Campaign
  2 February 2019, by siawi3

  Rahaf al-Qunun’s brave fight for protection from persecution ended happily with the Saudi teen’s arrival in Canada. Rahaf’s plight is a reality for countless ex-Muslims, atheists, women and LGBT fleeing Sharia or “honour”-related violence condoned by Islamic states and movements. In more than ten countries, being ex-Muslim, atheist, or LGBT are even punishable by death. In these countries, being a free woman is a crime. Despite these harsh realities, countless asylum seekers in Britain and the west as well as refugee claimants in places like Turkey continue to be detained, refused protection despite evidence of persecution, mistreated and deported.

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