Friday, October 07, 2016

Pakistan makes 'honour killings' punishable by mandatory prison time...

Pakistani men who kill their female relatives in the name of honour will no longer be able to evade punishment after the country’s parliament finally passed long-promised legislation.

The landmark bill passed on Thursday guarantees mandatory prison sentences of 25 years and strips families of the right to legally pardon the perpetrators of so-called “honour killings”, a practice that has allowed thousands of murderers to walk free.

Because such crimes are usually carried out with the agreement of entire families, murderers are often released under Islamic “blood money” laws that rights activists have campaigned against for decades.

First incorporated in 1990, the Qisas (retribution) and Diyat (blood money) laws have fuelled an epidemic of honour killing, with 1,096 reported in 2015 – although the actual figure is probably far higher. Full story...

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