Honour Killings

The BBC reported another example on Tuesday, 2 September 2008 of honour killings in Pakistan. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7593522.stm

Honour killings refer to crimes in which women die as a result of injury inflicted on them by husbands or male relatives who feel that those women have inflicted dishonour upon them in some way. Reasons have included: refusing to marry, being unfaithful [or being accused of being unfaithful], eloping, seeking a divorce etc.  Reference ‘Routledge International Encyclopaedia of Women : Global Women’s Issues and Knowledge’

Our reference wiki on honour killings has further information.

Thanks to Danielle for these sites.

Hina Jilani in Conversation

Radio National’s ‘Law Report” of 8-4-08 was devoted to a conversation with Hina Jilani, lawyer and activist for women’s rights in Pakistan for thirty years. During the conversation she talked about laws (both old and recently amended) concerning rape and adultery in Pakistan, honour killings (which apparently still happen) as well as relating incidents from her life that have occurred though her career as an advocate for women’s rights.

-Jo