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Feb 14, 2018
How an organisation called Evidence is fighting against 'honour killings', by aiding victims in legal cases
Evidence's Founding Executive Director Kathir @ Vincent Raj talks about the complexities of honour killing cases, and the strong hold that caste continues to have on the people of Tamil Nadu | #FirstCulture -
Feb 07, 2018
Khap panchayats' threat not to have girl children is laughable, SC should have them arrested for contempt
A day after the Supreme Court called for protection of inter-caste and interfaith couples, Naresh Tikait, the head of the Balyan Khap, told the apex court that they would "not give birth to girls at all". Tikait's remarks — which naturally ticked off the court — will inspire only those who believe that women are inferior. But for everyone else, this is a medieval mindset which pours liquid agony on good people and needs to be ended. -
Feb 05, 2018
Supreme Court takes tough stance on khap panchayats, asks Centre to come up with suggestions to protect couples
SC continued its tough stance against khap panchayats as it asked the Centre and the petitioners to come up with effective suggestions to protect couples. -
Feb 04, 2018
Delhi honour killing: Arvind Kejriwal condemns murder, says his govt will hire best lawyer to ensure justice for Ankit Saxena
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday condemned the alleged "honour killing" of a 23-year-old photographer in the city and assured that stern action would be taken against the accused. -
Feb 04, 2018
Delhi honour killing: Police maintains tight vigil as Khayala remains tense days after brutal murder
Police kept a hawk-eyed vigil on west Delhi's Khayala area which was gripped by tension after a 23-year-old man was stabbed to death on Thursday -
Feb 03, 2018
Delhi honour killing: BJP leader Manoj Tiwari demands stern action against persons who murdered Ankit Saxena
Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari voiced shock and horror over the alleged honour killing of a photographer in the city and demanded stern action against the culprits. -
Jan 20, 2018
Sonai honour killing case: Six men sentenced to death for killing three Dalit youth in Maharashtra in 2013
A local court awarded the death sentence to six people in the 2013 Sonai honour killing case, in which three Dalit youths were killed in Ahmednagar district -
Dec 13, 2017
Tamil Nadu 'honour' killing: Tirupur court sentences six to death for murdering Dalit youth Shankar
Six persons were sentenced to death by a court in connection with the suspected honour killing of a 22-year old Dalit man in full public view in nearby Udumalpet in March last year. -
Dec 13, 2017
'Honour killing' case of Dalit youth V Shankar in Tamil Nadu: 6 death sentences at one go is monumental move by judiciary
But this is not the first high profile instance of honour killing in the state of Tamil Nadu. The murder of engineer V Gokulraj in Namakkal in western Tamil Nadu hit the headlines in late June 2015. -
Nov 21, 2017
Tamil Nadu honour killing: Kausalya, widow of slain Dalit man, determined to ensure nobody is targeted for falling in love again
In caste-obsessed Tamil Nadu, where political power vests with the influential Thevar and Gounder communities, being jailed for taking revenge on a Dalit is considered a badge of honour.
