UAE: Court Sentences Teenage Gang Rape Victim to 1 Year in Prison
A court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has convicted an 18 year old girl (“LH”) to one year in prison for “consensual sex.” The…
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Canadian “Honor Killing”: Killers of Muslim Girl Aqsa Parvez Sentenced to Life Without Parole for 18 Years
Canadian media have reported on the conviction of Muhammad Parvez and Waqas Parvez, the 60 year old father and brother of 16 year old Muslim…
Canada: Afghan mother charged in “crime of honor” attack on daughter
Media reports on the case of Afghan woman Johra Kaleki’s knife attack on 19 year old daughter in Dorval on Montreal’s West Island. — CBC…
Indonesia: Forum aims to end violence against women
Indonesia: Forum aims to end violence against women – Catholic nuns lead program — UCAN: “Hundreds of cases of violence against women and children have…
Afghan women live in fear – CNN video
Afghan women live in fear – CNN video — UN estimates that 1 in 3 women in Afghanistan experiences physical, sexual, or psychological abuse —…
Pakistan: Petition – Ensure human rights protection of a minority rape victim in Pakistan
Pakistan: Petition – Ensure human rights protection of a minority rape victim in Pakistan — Pakistan Hindu Post: “: A 17 year old Hindu teenager…
Iran: Christian Women Flee Iran After Acquittal
Iran: Christian Women Flee Iran After Acquittal — Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh
India: Muslim women must wear veil to work: Cleric
India: Muslim women must wear veil to work: Cleric
Indonesia: Aceh’s religious police crack down on tight jeans
Indonesia: Aceh’s religious police crack down on tight jeans
UAE: Muslim Woman Faces Lashes, Life in Prison for Consensual Sex
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an 18 year old Muslim woman “LH” has been charged with the “crime” of consensual sex, after claiming that…