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Pakistan: Baloch Human rights group gives call to hold perpetrators of hon
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has raised its voice over the horrific honour killing of Bano Baloch and her husband, Ehsan, and brought to light several other incidents of human rights violations which aim at distorting Baloch culture.
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Pakistan: Teenage TikTok star Sana Yousaf shot dead in Islamabad
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Sumbal police station and marks another in several such instances that have been repeatedly occuring in the country. Earlier this year, a 15-year-old girl was shot dead by her father and maternal uncle in Quetta in an alleged case of honou
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"Wicked and odious crime": SC upholds conviction of 11 in Cuddalore honour
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction and sentence of eleven persons who were booked for the murder of a young couple, in a 2003 caste-based honour-killing case, in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore.
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Human rights activist raises voice against women atrocities, discriminatio
Updated : 11 months, 1 week 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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Pak: Two sentenced to death for honour killing in Toba Tek Singh
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A court in Toba Tek Singh has sentenced two men to death for the murder of Maria Bibi, who was killed by her father and brother in March 2024. The case, initially misrepresented, was later confirmed as an honour killing after a police investigation. The verdict, delivered by Additional Sessi
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Telangana court awards death penalty to accused in honour killing case
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to the police, the accused one - the father of deceased Pranay's wife - had hired Subhash Sharma to murder her daughter's husband. Accused number one in the case, the father, had died by suicide earlier.
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Pakistan reports 32,617 gender-based violence cases in 2024: Report
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) has released its latest report, "Mapping Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Pakistan 2024," sharing a province-wise details regarding rape, honour killings, kidnapping/abduction, and domestic violence in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP
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Pak: Brothers kill sister for making TikTok videos
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
According to ARY News, the alleged incident took place in Jhelum's Dhoke Korian, where neighbours had objected to the victim's video-making, which led to a confrontation within the family.
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Karnataka: Four sentenced to death for honour killing of couple in Gadag
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A district court in Gadag has sentenced four persons to death for the honour killing of a young couple in 2019.
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Pakistan: Father kills 15-year-old for making TikTok videos
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A 15-year-old girl was shot dead by her father and maternal uncle over TikTok videos in an alleged honour killing in Pakistan's Quetta, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: 8 killed in three days amid surge in cases of 'honour killing'
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
An accused, Bhoral Chachar, gunned down his daughter-in-law, Razia, and her alleged lover, Majid Chachar in Village Qabil Chachar near Obaro in District Ghotki.
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Gwalior honour killing: 20-yr-old woman killed by father after she desires
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The incident took place in Adarsh Nagar locality under the jurisdiction of Gola Ka Mandir police station in the district on Tuesday late evening. The woman was identified as Tanu Gurjar and her arranged marriage was scheduled for January 18. Though she was opposing it as she wanted to marry
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