97 women burnt to death, 27 others killed in Kurdistan region in 4 months

Source: Voice of Iraq

Arbil, Nov 26, (VOI) – Ninety-seven women were burnt to death and 27 others killed in the three Kurdish provinces during the past four months, the human rights minister in the Iraqi Kurdistan region revealed.

"I cannot say that violence against women has lowered," Yusuf Aziz Muhammad told reporters after taking part in a conference held in Arbil on Sunday to discuss means to stop violence against women.
The statements coincide with the international day to eliminate violence against women, November 25.

"Surveys conducted in Arbil (the capital of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region) showed that there were 60 cases of women burning in Arbil, 21 in Duhuk and 16 in Sulaimaniya. There were also 10 cases of women killing in Arbil, 11 in Duhuk and six in Sulaimaniya," Muhammad said.
The Kurdish official, citing the figures of 2005, noted that there were 59 cases of women killing in the region, which rose to 118 in 2006.

"Cases of women burning themselves in Sulaimaniya during 2006 were 64 and in Duhuk 185," said the minister.
Women proved involved in honor-related crimes are forced to burn themselves and sometimes they are set ablaze by their male relatives.


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towards women as the Sunnis and Shi'ites.

written by a Somali woman, it goes into much detail about the homor killings, female excission (sewing up the vaginas of 5-6 year old girls) and other mistreatment of women in Islamic countries.

She's the one who was threatened by the note that was stabbed into Theo Van Goah's corpse after he was murdered in Holland. She has given up her Muslim religion and has spoken out against violence against girls and women. As an apostate, she has a death sentence on her for leaving the faith and criticizing the prophet.

witchcraft or satanism. They are introuble for not wearing burkuas in a society where all women must stay covered.

It's not the same. It's not healthy when people act like the violence to women is no big deal because 200 years ago americans did it too.

This would be a good time to promote this -

Combating Honour Based Violence Forum

This is a new forum established on 2006 hosted by MECWR to bring together representatives from women's and human rights organisations, refugee and community groups who are concerned about women at risk of “Honour” based violence in their communities.

We aim together to influence positive changes in policies and develop services for women at risk of "Honour" based violence. The forum continues to recruit new members.

To read more about the forum, please click here. If you would like to join the forum or need more information contact: gona@mecwr.org

Patriarchy is suicidal ---

not only for males, of course, nor the females they attack ---

but for the planet, as well --

What generates this male war on nature --- ???

What generates this male violence, in general --- ????

the women in their society so women aren't sex objects and are less likely to be raped etc. The men in patriarchial societys actually believe it's better for the women. In reality being better for women is complete untrue. Dogs don't even deserve to be covered and made to obey like those women. The people who made the women kill themselves are murderers. All cultures on earth know right from wrong and that killing a human is wrong no matter what the laws are.

:puke:

into civilization ;) (or let the Turkish gov do it).

By the way, you may all like (and learn from) the movie "Marooned in Iraq" by Bahman Ghobadi ("Iranian Kurd").

....Some areas of the world are still in the barbarian stage....