Honour Crimes
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Pakistan PM condemns ‘brutal killing’ of pregnant woman
Nawaz Sharif has questioned why police allegedly stood by while a woman was stoned, adding that a "totally unacceptable" crime had to be dealt with.
Girl arrested in India for honour killing reversal
Police arrested a teenage girl in eastern India on charges of killing her father and brother in a reversal of the usual "honour killing" scenario.
Rights group urges tough law to fight Jordan ‘honour’ crimes
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged Jordan to reform its penal code, which it says condones the murder of women as ”honour crimes”.