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shenmue

(38,506 posts)
Sat Dec 13, 2014, 12:56 PM Dec 2014

Pakistan: 'honor killings' and the struggle for women's rights

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In Pakistan, some families still retaliate against women who marry by choice. "Honor killings" remain a scourge on the society. There is growing resistance, with public protests and demands for the justice system to respond.
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