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Roundtable on Strategies to Address ‘Crimes of Honour’: Summary Report

A Roundtable on Strategies to Address ‘Honour Crimes’ was held in London from 12-13 November 1999.

Shadow Report Prepared for the UN Committee against Torture in connection to its review of Indonesia’s Second Periodic Report under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

This report - in consultation with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) - is structured in a way that will help the Committee as well as other general public to understand the actual practice of torture in Indonesia. It also...

Sharia Implementation in Nigeria: The Journey so far

This book is an update on the issue of Shari’a law in Nigeria, written for the purpose of documenting the genesis of its implementation and the roles being played by Baobab for Women’s Human Rights and other notable NGOs in seeking justice for some of the victims of the new Shari’a Acts in...

Silence is Violence: End the Abuse of Women in Afghanistan

The report seeks to put back on the agenda some of the issues pertaining to the enjoyment of all human rights by all Afghan women that are being increasingly ignored. The problems identified in this report require further discussion and public debate, with a view to informing appropriate legal,...

Situation des femmes Nigeria

This situation statement discusses manifestations of violence against women in Nigeria, as well as addressing cultural and religious beliefs that contribute largely to Nigerian women’s situation. It states that some of these beliefs have been practiced for so long that they are embedded in the...

Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Resolution adopted by the General Assembly

Part 3 paragraph (a) states that the General Assembly expresses its concern at continuing violations of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran in particular cases of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including stoning. 

Sometimes There is No Blood: Domestic Violence and Rape in Rural Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka as signatory to the CEDAW is obliged to ensure that the rights of women are protected and promoted. Yet, this study of the national legal framework clearly highlights that "the law" continues to discriminate against women in many aspects. Where violence against women is concerned, the...

Stoning Continues in Iran Unabatedly

Using a human rights based approach, this documents the reality of stoning in Iran in 2004. This was at a time when stoning was not widely reported, the Iranian regime denied the existence of stoning in the law, and many in the international community were unaware that stoning still occurred in...

Study on freedom of religion or belief and the status of women in light of religion and traditions

The conceptual contradiction between the cultural dimension of freedom of religion and the fundamental rights of women as individuals in the light of religion and traditions forms the framework of this study. The author posits that the significance of that contradiction can be understood only...

Tatmotiv Ehre (Honour Motive)

This book [in German] was produced as part of Terre des Femmes’ campaign against ‘honour crimes’ and is divided into four sections. The first section contains contributions on religion and honour and the legal legitimisation of such killings in the laws of Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan. The second...