Comments on: Mass demonstration against ‘honour’ killings in Iran http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2249 Current affairs for a progressive generation Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:52:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Persily & Associates http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2249/comment-page-1#comment-127605 Persily & Associates Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:35:06 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2249#comment-127605 Legally speaking, the UK is leading the world on this issue, and we should be making more of it. Stronger ties with organisations that organise this kind of demo- and info on how to fund them- would be welcome. Creating a specific offence of forced marriage would send a message around the world that THAT PRACTICE is specifically being stamped out, not just its component parts. Legally speaking, the UK is leading the world on this issue, and we should be making more of it. Stronger ties with organisations that organise this kind of demo- and info on how to fund them- would be welcome. Creating a specific offence of forced marriage would send a message around the world that THAT PRACTICE is specifically being stamped out, not just its component parts.

]]> By: The Common Humanist http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2249/comment-page-1#comment-127592 The Common Humanist Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:13:54 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2249#comment-127592 And thankyou to PP for running this story and kudos to Rumbold for attending conferences and running with this issue. TCH p.s. 'Running with this issue'.....what have I become linguistically? And thankyou to PP for running this story and kudos to Rumbold for attending conferences and running with this issue.

TCH

p.s. ‘Running with this issue’…..what have I become linguistically?

]]> By: The Common Humanist http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2249/comment-page-1#comment-127591 The Common Humanist Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:09:36 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2249#comment-127591 How long before the 'anti-imperialists' turn up to criticise PP for bringing this to light and accusing PP of being an Israeli tool????? How long before the ‘anti-imperialists’ turn up to criticise PP for bringing this to light and accusing
PP of being an Israeli tool?????

]]> By: Galloise Blonde http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2249/comment-page-1#comment-127569 Galloise Blonde Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:21:54 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2249#comment-127569 Everyone be warned about picture 25, it's upsetting. If you are sensitive stop before then. hass: the Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation has many Iranian women, who are not Kurdish, under protection for 'honour' killing and forced marriage. In Turkey, Turks often try to make 'honour' killing a Kurdish issue to clear themselves of the responsibility. Rumbold himself attended our last conference and saw survivors of 'honour' crime speaking out: the third of these was an Iranian teenager so he can witness that 'honour' killings are not confined to the oppressed Kurdish minority. Everyone be warned about picture 25, it’s upsetting. If you are sensitive stop before then.

hass: the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation has many Iranian women, who are not Kurdish, under protection for ‘honour’ killing and forced marriage. In Turkey, Turks often try to make ‘honour’ killing a Kurdish issue to clear themselves of the responsibility.

Rumbold himself attended our last conference and saw survivors of ‘honour’ crime speaking out: the third of these was an Iranian teenager so he can witness that ‘honour’ killings are not confined to the oppressed Kurdish minority.

]]> By: hass http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2249/comment-page-1#comment-127564 hass Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:36:57 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2249#comment-127564 For your info, this incident happened in Iran's Kurdish region, and "honor killings" are not accepted in Iran in general. For your info, this incident happened in Iran’s Kurdish region, and “honor killings” are not accepted in Iran in general.

]]> By: MixTogether http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2249/comment-page-1#comment-127560 MixTogether Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:15:26 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/?p=2249#comment-127560 This is excellent. It's excellent that this demo was held, and excellent that PP is picking up this kind of news from its network- will we see this on the MSM? The tide is turning around the globe, but only slowly... Legally speaking, the UK is leading the world on this issue, and we should be making more of it. Stronger ties with organisations that organise this kind of demo- and info on how to fund them- would be welcome. Creating a specific offence of forced marriage would send a message around the world that THAT PRACTICE is specifically being stamped out, not just its component parts. For sure, the news of such a move would be well received among the ladies in that picture, and all their colleagues. This is excellent.

It’s excellent that this demo was held, and excellent that PP is picking up this kind of news from its network- will we see this on the MSM?

The tide is turning around the globe, but only slowly…

Legally speaking, the UK is leading the world on this issue, and we should be making more of it. Stronger ties with organisations that organise this kind of demo- and info on how to fund them- would be welcome. Creating a specific offence of forced marriage would send a message around the world that THAT PRACTICE is specifically being stamped out, not just its component parts.

For sure, the news of such a move would be well received among the ladies in that picture, and all their colleagues.

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