Plans to help ‘honour’ killings victims criticised


by Newswire    
March 8, 2011 at 12:52 am

New government plans for tackling violence against women and girls will not go far enough to help victims of “honour” violence, campaigners have claimed.

The Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation said there were not enough proposals to protect women attacked or threatened by family members. It added that its workers regularly came across police, teachers, social workers and other professionals who still did not understand the problem.

The action plan will outline the government’s next steps after publication of a strategy document in November calling for an end to violence against women.

It is expected to recommend developing police training programmes on sexual and domestic violence, including so-called honour-based violence, and continuing specialist training for prosecutors in violence against women.

…more at the Guardian


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Another quality headline. So what help should the government give to the victims of honour killings?


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