Feminist Majority
Sep 19 2006, Pooja

The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has publicized that there has been a noteworthy increase in the number of honor killings of native women in Afghanistan.

IRIN News, a United Nations humanitarian news and information service...

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