… ANI): Anila Gulzar, a prominent human rights activist from Pakistan, has condemned … women facing widespread discrimination, harassment, honour killings, forced marriages, and restricted … against women in Pakistan is honour killing, where women are killed …

… sentences for men who committed “honour killings”. The repealed Article 153 … s constitutional principles and international human rights commitments.” The repeal aligns … line with international conventions. Human rights organizations have praised the reform …

… aligning Kuwait with international human rights commitments.  By removing outdated … Legal Leniency for Honor Killings Article 153 of Kuwait … for men who committed honor killings. Under this law, … by legal experts and human rights organizations, created ongoing …

… violating fundamental human rights and drawing criticism from international human rights organisations,… and end laws that justify honour killings, welcomed the development. … Arabia, Egypt, and Afghanistan.   Human Rights Watch has previously called on …

Kuwait has abolished Article 153 of the 1960 Penal Code, which previously allowed reduced sentences for men who killed female relatives caught in adultery. The move marks a major legal reform that ensures equal justice in murder cases. Minister of Justice …

… law that effectively allowed “honor killings” by granting lenient sentences to … ” relationship, otherwise known as “honor killings”. This reform has been recognized … awareness campaigns and lobbying international human rights organizations to highlight the …

… voices. In addition to human rights violations, Islam is misrepresented to unleash atrocities … contributions to the protection of human rights. Human rights are deemed not compatible with … designed to secure justice in honor killing cases and put an end …

… Afghan men and women, particularly human rights defenders and activists, have … , harassment, political repression, and honor killings,” as mentioned on Sunday. These … that Pakistani police have detained human rights defenders and children, forcibly expelling …

… case,” he said. In Pakistan, ‘honour’ killings continued to claim the lives … the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) shows that in 2024, ‘honour’ killings continued …

… 25 years for the "honor killing" of a woman stabbed … ,000 to the daughter. "Honor killings" are especially common in … "honor killings" reported in 2022 alone, according to the Human Rights Commission …