U.S.: New Policy Permits Asylum for Battered Women
(U.S.) New Policy Permits Asylum for Battered Women — NYT: “The Obama administration has opened the way for foreign women who are victims of severe…
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Pakistan: Jirga orders marrying off three minor girls
(Pakistan) Jirga orders marrying off three minor girls — “Ghulam Sarwar and his wife Rahila Ghulam, residents of Tehsil Jhat Pat, district Jaffarabad, Balochistan” —…
Sudanese women flogged in public by Extremists for wearing trousers
Sudanese women flogged for wearing trousers — AP reports: “Sudanese police arrested 13 women in a raid on a cafe and flogged 10 of them…
Jordan: “Spree of honour killings in Jordan”
(Jordan) Spree of honour killings in Jordan — report summarizing recent “honour killings” in Jordan
Belgium: Brothers arrested in suspected honour killing
(Belgium) Brothers arrested in suspected honour killing — Gulf Times reports: “Two Pakistani brothers were being held in custody in Belgium on murder charges, a…
Maldives: Woman gets 100 lashes in public, house arrest in Sharia punishment – govt says Maldives too “squeamish” for other Sharia penalties
— (Maldives) Woman faints after 100 lashes, says judge — “An 18-year-old woman was flogged in public outside the Justice Building and sentenced to a…
Saudi religious police blamed in ‘honour’ killing of sisters
Saudi religious police blamed in ‘honour’ killing of sisters — AFP reports: “The Society for Defending Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia said the religious police…
Pakistan: U.N. Posted Red Cross Report on “Honor Killings” in Pakistan
(Pakistan) U.N. Posted Red Cross Report on “Honor Killings” in Pakistan — “Human rights groups say Pakistani women suffer severe discrimination, domestic violence and ‘honour’…
New UN report takes firm stand on women’s rights in Afghanistan
(Afghanistan) New UN report takes firm stand on women’s rights in Afghanistan — “The ‘Silence is Violence’ report documents the failure of state institutions to…
Sweden: “Honor Killing” Suspected in Balcony Fall Cases
— Malmo: Woman dies after balcony fall, honor-murder suspected — “A 28 year old woman died after falling from her 3rd story apartment’s kitchen window…