Kurdish Womens Action Against Honour Killings (KWAHK)

No Honour in Murder

Kurdish Women Action Against Honour Killing (KWAHK) is a network of Kurdish and non-Kurdish activists, lawyers and academic researchers.

It was established in March 2000 in London. Its formation coincided with the first international Women’s Day in the third millennium. It started with an important gathering of the Kurdish community in London; more than 500 women and men came together to celebrate the launch of this organization, with its slogan
“No Honour in Murder”.

Reports ...

Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan

27/03/2006 Wadi e. V.

Presentation to the conference: 1ère Journée Humanitaire sur la Santé des Femmes dans le Monde organized by Gynécologie sans Frontières, Paris May 8th 2006 By: Sandra Strobel and Thomas v. der Ost More..

The only appropriate response to Honor Killings and Fatal Fatwas

12/03/2006 KurdishMedia.com - By Charles Chapman

As first noted by Sydney historian Keith Windschuttle, history provides a powerful example of the only appropriate response to "honor" killings and fatal fatwas: "Sir Charles Napier, the British Co More..

Specail Report: For family honor, she had to die

18/10/2005 Chicago Tribune

For family honor, she had to die European police weren't looking for this kind of violence steeped in tradition. They are now. By Christine Spolar Tribune foreign correspondent LONDON -- They More..

Turkey: Women confronting family violence

03/06/2004 Amnesty International

AI Index: EUR 44/023/2004 (Public) News Service No: 131 2 June 2004 Embargo Date: 2 June 200408:00GMT Turkey: Women confronting family violence Summary "Any act of gender-base More..

Committee for the creation of an international investigation commission on missing persons in Iraq

14/11/2003 KWAHK

The worst regime in Iraq's long history, which included many violent episodes, has deeply scarred all of the country's regions. Three successive wars (Iran-Iraq war and the two Gulf wars in 1991 an More..

Assistance for women in distress in Iraq and Iraqi-Kurdistan

14/08/2003 KurdishMedia.com

Shelters and Protection Centres in Suleymaniah, Arbil, Kirkuk and Mosul Violence against Women, Abuse and so called “Honour Killings” are still a widespread phenomena in Iraq and Iraqi-Kurdistan. I More..

Kurdish Women and National Identity

11/08/2003 KurdishMedia.com - By Dr Nazand Bagikhani

KurdishMedia.com - By Dr Nazand Begikhani Historically, Kurdish feminism has been born and developed inside Kurdish nationalist organisations. This paper was presented at the Universi More..

Political changes reduce Kurdistan honour killings

08/08/2003 KurdishMedia.com

In the independent semi-state of Kurdistan, the repeal of an Iraqi law means fewer women are dying at the hands of family who they believe have shamed them. Some threatened women must now live in shel More..

Open letter from the Kurdish Women Action against Honour Killing

24/07/2003 KWAHK

Open letter from the Kurdish Women Action against Honour Killing to: Mr Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN special representative for Iraq Mr Paul Bremer, American civil administrator of Iraq Mr J More..

Exclusion of women from Kurdish and international politics

20/07/2003 KurdishMedia.com - By Dr Nazand Bagikhani

Exclusion of women from Kurdish and international politics KurdishMedia.com - By Dr Nazand Begikhani 20 July 2003 The Iraqi Governing Council was brought into being on Sunday, July 13th. Ho More..

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