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There are conflicting estimates on the number of honor killings in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Free Women's Organization of Kurdistan (FWOK) released a statement on International Women's Day 2015 noting that "6,082 women were killed or forced to commit suicide during the past year in Iraqi Kurdistan, which is almost equal to the number of the ...
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 ...
University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City: The first recorded hazing-related death in the Philippines. Died from a burst appendix during an operation. President Ramon Magsaysay created the Castro Committee to investigate the death. The committee found hazing not to be the cause of Albert's death but added that the mauling he received ...
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
Filemon "Ka Popoy" Lagmán, former Communist Party of the Philippines official and founder of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP; "coalition of Filipino workers") [123] Two unknown assailants The New People's Army is believed to have been involved in the killing. 18 March 2001 Mark Chua, university student [124]
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.
Pages in category "Honor killing victims" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Police said the photo had been doctored and posted on fake social media accounts. There were 384 "honor killings" reported in 2022 alone, according to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.