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Honor killings rampant in Afghanistan

The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has publicized that there has been a noteworthy increase in the number of honor killings of native women in Afghanistan. IRIN News, a United Nations humanitarian news and information service has said that this is because of the discrimination against the women and the fragile laws that is [...]

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UK: Women living in fear of the ‘hidden scourge’ of honor killing

London is experiencing an increase in the honor killings. Thousands of young women in Britain are living in fear of the ‘hidden scourge’ of so-called honour killing, authorities are of the view that a murder for so-called honor is committed every two months in the capital. Statistically it has been postulated that in the past [...]

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