Saturday, May 31, 2014
UN rights chief urges action following Pakistan 'honor killing'
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Wednesday condemned [press release] the killing of a 25-year-old pregnant woman who was stoned to death in a so-called "honor killing." Farzana Iqbal was killed by her family outside of a Pakistani court in the city of Lahore because she had chosen to marry the man whom she loved. Such killings are common in Pakistan, as Pakistanis believe that it is dishonorable for a woman to fall in...
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