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Honor killings have been reported in Nepal, with much of them linked with the caste system that is deeply rooted in Nepalese tradition. Most honor killings are reportedly undetected. [211] Gender-based violence has been the deadliest form of violence in Nepal as of 2017, which includes honor killings [212] and has been rising in the country as ...
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 ...
Category: Honor killing. ... Honor killings by region; M. Memini; N. Namus This page was last edited on 19 October 2024, at 02:21 (UTC). Text is available under ...
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 ...
Digos Killings 13–14 November 1983 Digos, Davao del Sur: 3 Abducted and later killed by soldiers who accused them of involvement in the killing of a lieutenant. [100] Adlay Massacre 19 November 1983 Sitio Adlay, Anahao Daan, Tago, Surigao del Sur: 4 Attack on the village by paramilitaries [100] Sibalom Bridge Massacre: 13 May 1984
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.
Diplomatic ties between the Philippines and Malaysia were severed [25] as this event also further indicated to Malaysia that the Philippine government still had strong determination in its territorial claim to Sabah. [20] In general, this affair had increased the international community's awareness of the Moro issue in the Philippines. [25]
Khalida Brohi, Pakistani activist and author has spoken out around the world against so-called honor killings. Her memoir is 'I Should Have Honor.' How a cousin's murder led an Arizona woman to ...