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December 30, 2013
The recent “honor” killing of a Palestinian woman illustrates the pervasive social pressure pertaining to “honor” in Palestinian […]
December 30, 2013
Scotland is poised to introduce seven-year jail terms as part of a major crackdown on forced marriages, the […]
December 30, 2013
Two Jordanians have been sentenced to death in an Amman criminal court for the “honor killing” of their […]
December 18, 2013
France’s approach to combating female genital mutilation (FGM) is promising, writes John Lichfield. Read more here.
December 18, 2013
Britain’s first ever criminal charges could be brought over female genital mutilation after the new Director of Public […]
December 18, 2013
In Tanzania, Maasai women who reject female genital mutilation (FGM) are refused as brides. Read more here.
December 18, 2013
Tanzanian police have arrested 38 women for carrying out illegal genital cutting on a group of girls. Read […]
December 18, 2013
A Kingston (UK) mother, Sarbjit Kaur Athwal, has been named Ultimate Women’s Warrior of the Year at the Cosmopolitan […]
December 18, 2013
In India, a growing number of women are kidnapped into a forced marriage. About 100,000 Indian women were […]
December 18, 2013
Palestinians have seen a noticeable increase in the number of ‘honor’ killings this year. So far this year, […]
December 18, 2013
Many women in Sydney, Australia from immigrant backgrounds face a forced marriage. Eman Sharobeem, a former victim turned […]
December 18, 2013
Women in southern Nigeria have been protesting against forced marriages to deities and other forms of coercion, the […]
December 18, 2013
The human rights office of the Dubai Police came to the rescue of three young Asian sisters who […]
December 18, 2013
‘Gender apartheid’ is real in UK universities, writes Emma Pearce, so why aren’t more people fighting it? Read […]
December 18, 2013
In India, a 15-year-old girl was able to escape a forced marriage. Read more here.