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Tamil Nadu to form commission to curb honour killings, says CM Stalin
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The commission will be headed by retired judge KN Basha and will include senior officials under his leadership. It will seek the opinion of affected people and various segments of society before submitting its recommendations to the government.
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Pakistan: New report reveals alarming surge in gender-based violence in Si
Updated : 12 months ago IST
A new report by the Women Action Forum reveals over 2,500 gender-based violence cases in Sindh from 2021 to 2024. Most perpetrators were family members, with rising suicides and honor killings. Activists blame police inaction and call out Pakistan's failure to protect women.
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Pakistan: Sindh High Court expresses concern over rising honor killings
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Hundreds of women across Pakistan continue to be murdered every year in the name of "honour" despite the backlash and public outcry.
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Human rights activist raises voice against women atrocities, discriminatio
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Anila Gulzar, a Pakistani human rights activist from the Christian minority, has condemned systemic violence and gender discrimination against women in Pakistan, highlighting issues ranging from honour killings and forced marriages to workplace harassment and weak legal enforcement.
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Pakistan: Violence against women rampant regardless of rural-urban divide
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): Amid growing violence against women in Pakistan, another case of two Pakistani-origin Spanish sisters Arooj Abbas and Aneesa Abbas being allegedly tortured and shot dead has been registered as they failed to get their respective husbands' visas to settle wit
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