Honour Killings
An honor killing (American English), honour killing (Commonwealth English), or a shame killing, is the murder of a member of a family, due to the perpetrators' belief that the victim has brought shame or dishonor upon the family, or has violated the principles of a community or a religion with an honor culture. Typical reasons include divorcing or separating from their spouse, refusing to enter an arranged, child or forced marriage, being in a relationship or having associations with social groups outside the family that is strongly disapproved by one's family, having premarital or extramarital sex, becoming the victim of …
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Amnesty International · 23 April 2024 Urdu
This report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries, connecting issues at global and regional levels and looking forward to the implications for the future. States and armed …
impunity of tribal councils as so-called ‘honour killings’ continue unabated”, 30 November 3 “Pakistan: …
Amnesty International · 23 April 2024 English
This report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries, connecting issues at global and regional levels and looking forward to the implications for the future. States and armed …
Algeria and Tunisia, women were subjected to “honour killings”. The devastating effects of harmful practices …
Amnesty International · 23 April 2024 Chinese
This report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries, connecting issues at global and regional levels and looking forward to the implications for the future. States and armed …
平均每天有 9名女性遭到謀殺。在阿爾及利亞和突尼西亞等國，都有女性遭到「榮譽殺害」（honour killings）。2023年，一名16歲的尼日女孩為了躲避強迫婚姻而結束自己的生命，獅子山共 和國 … 哥拒絕聯合國普遍定期審議的建議，不接受將婚內強暴定為犯罪。對女性的「榮譽殺害」 （honour killings）和其他殺害女性案件在阿爾及利亞和突尼西亞等國仍舊不減。 75 Amnesty International …
ActionAid Association (India) · 21 April 2024 English
Definition of Construction Workers The definition of construction workers in the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 should be amended and expanded in line with supply and value chains …
a central law against honour killings. A dedicated law targeting honour killings is essential for effective …
ATT: Arms Trade Treaty (Secretariat) · 16 April 2024 English
This proposal also addressed the future configuration and substance of the work in the working groups, including the alignment of the work in the other working groups with the mainstream …
acts: assault; human trafficking and slavery; honour killings; attacks targeting women human rights defenders …
UN: The United Nations · 4 April 2024 English
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communities, and in some serious cases, “honour” killings. The situation in Hawl and Rawj camps, in …
Amnesty International · 25 March 2024 English
Amnesty International, in its ten-point Human Rights Charter, urges the newly elected Government of Pakistan to prioritize and commit to the following recommendations to uphold human rights in the country. …
of 9.94 million in the country. So-called ‘honour killings’ remain rampant and emerging forms of violence …
UN: The United Nations · 22 March 2024 English
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violence against women and girls, including honour killings, rape, acid attacks, abductions, early and …
EU: European Union · 22 March 2024 English
Türkiye; is worried, in particular, about ‘honour killings’; regrets the lack of reliable official data …
Amnesty International · 8 March 2024 English
Responding to the unexpected and deadly rains and snowfall in Pakistan which have resulted in the death of at least 45 people, including at least 27 children, Ann Harrison, Climate …
impunity of tribal councils as so-called “honour killings” continue unabated Global: COP28 agreement …
