Honour killing story: Rinda D. (1981)

…killing. According to activists, the most common reasons for honour killings are as the victim: refuses to cooperate in an arranged marriage. wants to end the relationship. was the victim…

Six men charged with murder of female relative

…convinced her to drop the complaint against her uncles to contain the problem and avoid further escalation, the source added. The victim agreed and the following day she headed to

Are attitudes to rape beginning to change?

…had an Egyptian case, and it’s rather strange. I would think they are too embarrassed to come and seek help. Being raped has somehow come back to the woman as…

Honour killing story: Marget and Katrin

…in a Protestant free church, will be with her. Ziad stabs her to intimidate his wife. She probably refuses to return to him. She calls for help. Then he stabs…

Honour killing story: Alaa W.

…1 (at act 10 Mo. old), she is again pregnant Perpetrator: her “husband” Alla R. (at act 34 y.) and his brother Abd Alrahman W. (20 y.) Alaa comes to

Freedom Lost

to go, she tries to negotiate with their families to see if they can be reconciled, sometimes threatening to take them to court. “Women now know more about human rights,…