(Pakistan) Punjab: Uncle kills eloping niece over ‘honour’
— “A man allegedly killed his teenaged niece on Wednesday morning over ‘honour’ in the Shahdara Police precincts”
— “According to the locals of the area, victim Noreen of Haji Kot area was eloping with her paramour Kamran when Karamat Ali, girl’s uncle, intercepted the couple. They said Kamran fled in his rented car after seeing Karamat, who took the girl to his house and gunned her down. They said the girl’s family tried to hide the fact to avoid legal complications and save the accused, but some neighbour called the police.”
— “The accused is still at large.”
Day: April 10, 2009
Denmark: Minority Youths Fear “Honor” Crime
Pakistan: Daughters Murdered by Extremist Father
(Pakistan) Police fail to arrest father – killer of three daughters
— village locals blame wife not reconciling with husband Rafiq as an excuse for husband murdering three daughters…
— “The father of Rafiq told this correspondent that he was not willing to carry any legal action against his son”
— “The old man contended that he did not want to lose his son as he (Rafiq) had no option but to kill his minor daughters”
(Pakistan) Minor girls ‘killed by father’ laid to rest
— 18 month old, 3 year old, and 4 year old girls strangled by father
— “a neighbour of Rafique, told Daily Times the accused was unhappy over having only daughters, and no son”
Russia/Chechnya – Extremist Justifies Polygamy, Calls for “Honor Killings” Against Women Who Are “Promiscuous”
(Russia) Chechnya: Kadyrov once again supports polygamy in Chechnya
— Kadyrov: but “if a young girl or a divorced woman is promiscuous, her brother kills her and her man”