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According to a PA Ministry of Women's Affairs report [137] the rate of 'Honor Killings' went up by 100% in 2013, "reporting the number of 'honor killing' victims for 2013 at 27". [ 138 ] Mahmoud Abbas , president of the Palestinian Authority, issued a decree in May 2014 under which the exemption of men was abolished in cases of honor killings.
An honor killing (American English), honour killing (Commonwealth English), or shame killing [1] is a traditional form of murder in which a person is killed by or at the behest of members of their family or their partner, due to culturally sanctioned beliefs that such homicides are necessary as retribution for the perceived dishonoring of the ...
Philippine extrajudicial killings are politically motivated murders committed by government officers, punished by local and international law or convention.They include assassinations; deaths due to strafing or indiscriminate firing; massacre; summary execution is done if the victim becomes passive before the moment of death (i.e., abduction leading to death); assassination means forthwith or ...
Honor killing in Europe (3 C, 11 P) Honor killing in North America (2 C) A. Allegations of honor killing (6 P) P. ... Honor killings by region; M. Memini; N. Namus
The remarks by United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan came at the end of a nearly two-week visit — at the invitation of the government — to assess rights conditions in the Philippines ...
[1] [2] Even after the memorandum was signed, the incidence of killings continued. [3] According to the Defend Negros Movement, the first recorded extrajudicial killing on Negros Island was Alexander Ceballos on January 20, 2017. [4] The group also alleged that at least 84 persons have been killed since 2017. [3]
Two parents allegedly tried to choke their 17-year-old daughter outside her high school in an attempted “honor killing” for refusing an arranged marriage with an older man, according to police.
Shot and killed. Toling had been exposing organized crime activities. Two suspects were arrested for the murder. Gerry Sarabia was convicted for the killing and had to serve a term of 17–20 years at the San Ramon Penal Colony. NUJP CMFR [11] [34] [45] [55] [31] Candido Basilisco: Philippine Punch editor (Cebu) May 1 or 5 Cebu City