October 4-7, 2009 War on Women News - Responsible for Equality And Liberty

October 7

(UK) Man in court over 'honour' killing
-- UK Press Association report: "A man has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with the 'honour' killing of Banaz Mahmod."
-- "Mohammed Saleh Ali, 27, of no fixed address, appeared by videolink and was remanded in custody to face trial in March."
-- "Ali was extradited to Britain from Iraq in June and charged with murder, conspiracy to murder and perverting justice. Ms Mahmod, 20, of Mitcham, south London, was strangled and her body buried in a suitcase on the orders of members of her family. Her father and uncle were jailed for life in 2007."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hzlrtn78dbvrNsIxgD0p5Nhhl0rQ
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/uk-man-in-court-over-honor-killing-of-banaz-mahmod/

Palestinian Report on "Honor Killing" Strangulation of Child in West Bank
-- Maan News Report: "According to the report, it was recorded last month, deaths and one against the background of the so-called family honor, took place in the West Bank and were as follows:"
-- "On citizenship, the child died 30.9.2009 (E.. G. A. P) and aged 16, from Beit Oula village governorate of Hebron, was killed by strangulation by handkerchief, has been converted into the body by the public prosecutor and the police to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for autopsies to determine cause of death, according to information the Commission has recognized the mother to kill her for her daughter against the backdrop of the so-called family honor."
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&langpair=auto|en&u=http://www.maannews.net/arb/ViewDetails.aspx%3FID%3D229962&tbb=1&rurl=translate.google.com
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/palestinian-report-on-honor-killing-strangulation-of-child-in-west-bank/

Palestinian Hamas bans motorbike rides for women
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilsKmnsg7cAT_E0DDHRIQ1imSYvAD9B66VNO0

Pakistan: "Violence against women - IGP ordered to shift inquiry to Lahore"
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=202167

 

October 6

Pakistan "Honor Killing": "Bodies of couple found in well in Gadap Town"
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/pakistan-honor-killing-bodies-of-couple-found-in-well-in-gadap-town/
-- Pakistan Daily Times reports:
-- "Police believe the eloped couple were killed by their families over honour"
-- "The bodies of a young man and a pregnant woman were found in a 200-feet deep well in Gadap Town."
-- "Police officials believe that their families might have killed them on the pretext of honour.
-- "After the residents of the area informed the police about a foul stink emitting from a well located in Yasrab Colony near Sehra-e-Madina, Superhighway, in the jurisdiction of Gadap City police station, Edhi volunteers were called in who recovered the bodies from the well and shifted them to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for legal formalities. The woman was identified as Hazrat Bibi, 29, daughter of Painda Khan, and the man as Shahenshah, 25, son of Safoon Khan, both of Afghan descent."
-- "The police said the woman was married to a man named Zahir Shah, a resident of Yasrab Colony, and had two children with her husband. At the time of her death, she was four months pregnant."
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\10\07\story_7-10-2009_pg12_1
-- Suspected honor killing claims 2 lives
http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=153032

Pakistan Federal Shariat Court acquits rape convict
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/pakistan-federal-shariat-court-acquits-rape-convict/
-- Pakistan Daily Times reports:
-- "The Federal Shariat Court on Tuesday acquitted a convict, Zahid Hussain, who had been awarded five years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 100,000 in a rape case."
-- "The convict had filed a jail appeal, challenging his conviction and sentence. According to the prosecution, Hussain had sexually assaulted a girl in Larkana. The trial court had found him guilty and convicted him under Section 10 Offence of Zina (EOH) 1979. He was handed down awarded five years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 100,000. Justice Salahuddin Mirza after hearing arguments by the appellant’s counsel, Haji Abdul Mujeeb, acquitted him"
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\10\07\story_7-10-2009_pg12_2

Egypt: AINA Report - "Egyptian Police Arrest Christian Father for Attempting to Free Kidnapped Daughter"
http://www.aina.org/news/20091005131016.htm
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/egyptian-police-arrest-christian-father-for-attempting-to-free-kidnapped-daughter/

Saudi Arabia: Islamic Supremacist "Police" to "Set Up Human Rights Unit" -- Woman Rights Activist Calls It "Biggest Joke in History"
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/saudi-arabia-islamic-supremacist-police-to-set-up-human-rights-unit-woman-rights-activist-calls-it-biggest-joke-in-history/
-- Saudi vice police's move to create human rights division described as biggest joke in history
http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-124759.html
-- Stratfor reports: "Saudi Arabia: 'Religious Police' To Set Up Human-Rights Unit"
http://www.stratfor.com/memberships/146629/sitrep/20091005_saudi_arabia_religious_police_set_human_rights_unit

 

October 4

Pakistan "Honor Killing" based on "Karo-Kari" -- Kubra Bibi
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/pakistan-honor-killing-based-on-karo-kari/
-- Pakistan Daily Times: "Husband strangulates wife over karo-kari"
-- "A mother of two was strangled to death by her husband over karo-kari at Noorani Basti near Chakra Goth in the limits of Zaman Town police station."
-- "Police officials said that 25-year-old Kubra Bibi, a resident of House No 852, Sector 40, Noorani Basti, was killed by her husband named Ghulam Sheikh."
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\10\04\story_4-10-2009_pg12_7

(Pakistan) Police arrests man whipping Swat girl publicly
Asia News reports in Dera Ismail Khan:
-- "The man whipping a girl publicly in Swat, as shown in a video footage on media some months ago, has been arrested."
-- "Nine suspects were nabbed from Dera Ismail Khan a few days ago including Amin alias Chhota Aftab, source said. Police said during investigation it was found that he is the same man whipping the Swat girl, as shown in the footage."
http://www.asianews.com.pk/9848/police-arrests-man-whipping-swat-girl-publicly.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Pak-girl-flogging-case-One-accused-identified/articleshow/5087053.cms

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