February 23, 2012

We’ve been introduced to a great new website and activist in the fight against honor violence and forced marriage. Please take a moment to check out HBVA: http://honour-killings.com

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January 31, 2012

Ayaan writes about how to honour the victims of ‘honour’ killings

The verdict in the Shafia case exemplifies the ability of Western legal systems to provide justice to victims […]
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January 29, 2012

In Canada, Shafia jury finds all guilty in cold-blooded, shameful ‘honour’ killings

Three members of a Montreal family have been imprisoned for life after a jury found them guilty of […]
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January 27, 2012

Accused in Shafia “honor” killings in Canada saw deceased as ‘diseased limb’

Three Montrealers accused of drowning four Shafia family members in a Kingston, Ontario “honor” killing viewed the deceased […]
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January 15, 2012

Shocking gay “honor” killing in Turkey inspires movie

A shocking gay “honor” killing in Turkey has inspired a movie, “Zenne”, which has opened in theaters across […]
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January 15, 2012

Muslim mother breaks down after quizzed in Canadian court on complicity in “honor” killings of 3 daughters

A Muslim mother broke down in court as she was quizzed on Canadian court over her complicity in […]
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January 9, 2012

In Canada, Shafia “honor” killing trial resumes

As the trial into an alleged honour killing resumes, it remains to be seen if the accused – […]
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January 9, 2012

Baby must be adopted to prevent honour killing, British Court of Appeals rules

A baby at risk of becoming the victim of an ”honour killing” because she was born as the […]
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January 9, 2012

In Canada, mother arrested in ‘honor’ killing of daughter in India

A Canadian mother and her brother have been arrested in what authorities say was the 2000 honor killing […]
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December 31, 2011

Shafia ‘honor’ killings raise questions in Canada

The ‘honor’ killing of the Shafia daughters has brought the issue of ‘honor’ violence to the forefront of […]
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December 6, 2011

First ‘Honor Killing’ Trial in Belgium’s History Places Entire Family on Dock

In what is believed to be the first ‘honor killing’ trial in Belgian history, an entire family has […]
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December 6, 2011

Sydney Man Convicted of Killing Mother’s Lover in “honor

A Sydney man accused of killing his mother’s lover in a bid to protect his family’s honor has […]
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December 6, 2011

Teen told social worker of abuse, Canadian honour killing trial hears

In the year before their deaths, two teenage Montreal sisters told teachers and a youth protection worker that […]
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December 6, 2011

NJ dad eyed in ‘honor’ killing

A twisted, sick sense of “honor” compelled a Jersey City man to have his daughter and son-in-law brutally […]
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December 5, 2011

More than 2,800 so-called honour attacks in UK last year

More than 2,800 so-called honour attacks — punishments for bringing shame on the family — were recorded by […]
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December 5, 2011

Britain: Muslim ‘Honor Crimes’ Skyrocketing

More than 2,800 so-called honor attacks — punishments for bringing shame on the family — were recorded by […]
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November 16, 2011

A father accused of the “honour killings” of four family members – including his three teenage daughters – was recorded on police wiretaps saying he was “happy” they were dead and that he would “do the same again a hundred times”, a Canadian court has heard.

A father accused of the “honour killings” of four family members – including his three teenage daughters – […]
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November 8, 2011

The documentary “Lost honour”, documenting the ‘honor’ killing of Hatun Surucu by her brother in Berlin in 2005, has won the Prix Europa for Best Current Affairs Programme of the Year 2011.

The documentary “Lost honour”, documenting the ‘honor’ killing of Hatun Surucu by her brother in Berlin in 2005, […]
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November 8, 2011

In Turkey, “honor” killings claim new victims

The long history of “honor killing” against women and girls is well documented in the Middle East and […]
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November 2, 2011

The Canadian ‘honor’ killing trial of Afghan-Canadian girls Zainab and Saharia Shafia has taken on even darker dimensions after their parents’ internet searches during the weeks preceding the murder for possible murder locations and body dumping grounds were revealed.

The Canadian ‘honor’ killing trial of Afghan-Canadian girls Zainab and Saharia Shafia has taken on even darker dimensions […]
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