IKWRO marks the fifth anniversary of Banaz Mahmod’s death with an email campaign to Home Secretary Theresa May
On the fifth anniversary of Banaz Mahmod's murder, IKWRO is asking the public to email Home Secretary Theresa May and ask her to get tough on 'honour' based violence in the new Home Office action plan to end violence against women.
Read MoreTwo more murderers of Banaz Mahmod sentenced to life in prison
Press release, 12 November 2010 The Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation welcomes the news that the remaining two suspects in the Banaz Mahmod murder trial, Mohammed Ali and Omar Hussain, have been found guilty at the Old Bailey today. Ali was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years and Hussain to 21 years. Initially the Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Governments were reluctant to hand Ali and Hussain over to the UK authorities, but they became the first suspects ever extradited to Britain from Iraq after sustained campaigning to bring them to justice by the London-based...
Read MoreTwo more murderers of Banaz Mahmod face justice today
The Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation welcomes the news that the remaining two suspects in the Banaz Mahmod murder trial, Mohammed Ali and Omar Hussain, have been found guilty at the Old Bailey today. Ali was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years and Hussain to 21 years. Initially it was unclear whether the Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Governments would hand Ali and Hussain over to the UK authorities, but they became the first suspects ever extradited to Britain from Iraq after sustained campaigning to bring them to justice by the London based Iranian and Kurdish Women’s...
Read MoreSham justice: On the trial of Saleh Hama Ali in Iraqi-Kurdistan
Press release 18 June 2009 Banaz Mahmod was gang-raped and killed in a brutal ‘honour’ killing in January 2006. Her father Mahmod Mahmod, her uncle Ari Mahmod and one of his associates are currently in prison for their part in the crime. However these men did not perpetrate their crime alone. The UK police have been trying to extradite two further suspects, Mohammed Saleh Ali and Omar Hussain, who fled to the Kurdish region of Iraq back to the UK. These men must face the same system of justice that has put Ari and Mahmod Mahmod behind bars. The Government of Iraq has agreed to...
Read MoreIKWRO to hold public meeting with IPCC regarding their investigation into police treatment of Banaz Mahmod
Press release 23 February 2009 The Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation was very disappointed by the collapse of the hearings by the Independent Police Complaints Commission relating to the treatment by police of Banaz Mahmod before her death in January 2006. Despite many appeals to the Police for help, her case was not given the attention it deserved, and she was subsequently murdered in a brutal so-called ‘honour’ killing. There were clear breaches of procedure by one particular officer, yet the hearings were closed, and very soon after, the officer in...
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