Pakistan: Cultural Cruelties: Confronting honour killings
Source:
Asian Centre for Human Rights - ACHR The Pakistan government bulldozed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2004 against “honour killings” in the National Assembly and adopted it on 26 October 2004 without any debate amidst opposition walkout.
Website Link:
http://www.achrweb.org/Review/44-04.htm
Submitted on Fri, 10/29/2004 - 00:00
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