Upon first glance, much has improved for women in northern Iraq: almost a third of parliamentarians in Iraqi Kurdistan are female. But the number of honour killings and self-immolations is still high. Source: Qantara Judging by initial impressions, there is nothing to suggest that this well-maintained two-storey villa with garden is any different to neighbouring [...]
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Women’s Rights in Northern Iraq: Time for a Rethink
Posted in Honour crime victims, Kurdish feminism, Kurdish women, Kurdish women's rights Iraq, Violence against women, tagged honor killings in iraq, honor killings in kurdistan on March 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thousands of women demonstrated in Kurdish cities
Posted in Crimes against humanity, Gender violence, Honour crime victims, Kurdish feminism, Kurdish women, Kurdish women's right Iran, Kurdish women's rights, Kurdish women's rights Iraq, Kurdish women's rights Syria, Political Activism, Violence against women, Violence against women Turkey, women's rights Turkey, tagged 8th March, Kurdish women, No to Women Massacre on March 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“No to women massacre” Source: ANF A large number of women wearing traditional clothes gathered at Urfakapı to attend the final meeting in Diyarbakır organized under the slogan “No to women massacre”. While thousands coming from center Bağlar, Yenişehir, Kayapınar and Sur, Çınar, Lice, Ergani, Kulp, Hazro and Bismil Districts gathered at Urfakapı, Diyarbakir Municipality buses gave free service for 8 [...]
