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I am ashamed that men are so obsessed with women's sexual behaviour - Nazir Afzal @TrustWomenConf #twconf12by Astrid Zweynert via twitter 12/4/2012 12:30:57 PM -
RT @JulieTomlin: High no of so-called "honour crimes" in UK are carried out by hit men who don't work for money but for kudos says Nazir ...by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 12:31:02 PM -
#twconf12 good men manning up to women rights
@trustwomenconf rtby AgnesGitau via twitter 12/4/2012 12:31:07 PM -
Nazir Afzal, chief crown prosecutor, says he's ashamed that men are obsessed with women's sexual behaviour #twconf12 #womensrightsby Katherine Baldwin via twitter 12/4/2012 12:31:45 PM -
Joy to hear from Nazir Afzal, a chief prosecutor for murders in England and abroad. Specific to honor killings #twconf12by ICTDBabe via twitter 12/4/2012 12:31:56 PM -
Often hitmen do it for free for sake of family honour, said Afzal. @TrustWomenConf #twconf12by Lisa Anderson@TR_Foundation via twitter 12/4/2012 12:32:18 PM -
“@alertnetastrid: Many honour killings in UK carried out by hitmen - Nazir Afzal @TrustWomenConf #TWConf12” w/o taking money, do for kudos!by Jason Mollring via twitter 12/4/2012 12:32:36 PM -
Prosecution (honour killing) too late.Need education and awareness - Nazir Afzal #twconf12 @trustwomenconfby 50_50_oD via twitter 12/4/2012 12:32:44 PM -
The real shame lies in the fact that men are so obsessed or threatened with women's sexual behaviour - Nazir Afzal @TrustWomenConf #twconf12by ElcaGrobler via twitter 12/4/2012 12:32:49 PM -
Trust Women @IHTFemaleFactor special 8 page report, available in today's IHT #TWCONF12 p.twimg.com/A9RW0uICIAAlxrp.jpg
by IHTComms via twitter 12/4/2012 12:33:43 PM -
WATCH LIVE Women's conference hosted by Thomson Reuters Foundation on conflict of cultural tradition and laws http://www.trustwomenconf.com/live/ #TWConf12by Julie Mollins via twitter 12/4/2012 12:34:00 PM -
'Prosecution stage is too late the work should be in awareness' ► on need for correcting atrocities of honour killings #Nazir #twconf12by Kuwaha via twitter 12/4/2012 12:34:37 PM -
Nazir Afzal: Chief CPS North West. Many #honourkilling that happen in the UK are carried out by hit men who murder for free. #twconf12by edielush via twitter 12/4/2012 12:34:42 PM -
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Changing the dynamic of women's rights and equality around the world is 'teaching empathy to young boys' #twconf12 @iEmpathize :)by ICTDBabe via twitter 12/4/2012 12:34:52 PM
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#twconf12 Sima Samar - its an ongoing battle to change perspectives of women's' role on society.by TaiwoTribulates via twitter 12/4/2012 12:34:59 PM -
Sima Samar noted that Afghan children still learn sexual stereotping early. @TrustWomenConf #twconf12by Lisa Anderson@TR_Foundation via twitter 12/4/2012 12:34:59 PM
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Without rule of law so many things can be abused in the name of culture - Fahima Hashim @TrustWomenConf #TWConf12by Astrid Zweynert via twitter 12/4/2012 12:35:10 PM
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So many things have been abused in the name of culture and religion, says Fahima Hashim of #Sudan #twconf12by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 12:35:18 PM
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Nazir Afzal OBE, Crown Court Prosecutor in UK's NW tackling honour based violence and forced marriage #twconf12 INSPIRATIONALby Melissa Berry via twitter 12/4/2012 12:35:35 PM -
MT @jmollring: Many honour killings in UK carried out by hit men who don't take money explains Nazir Afzal #twconf12by IHT_RDV via twitter 12/4/2012 12:35:36 PM -
#twconf12 fahima hashim - w/out rule of law many things can be abused in the name of cultureby DeHol via twitter 12/4/2012 12:35:50 PM -
So many things have been abused in the name of culture and religion, says Fahima Hashim of Sudan #twconf12 #womensrightsby Katherine Baldwin via twitter 12/4/2012 12:36:03 PM
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"Without the rule of Law, so many injustices can be committed in the name of Culture of Religion" @TrustWomenConf #twconf12by ElcaGrobler via twitter 12/4/2012 12:36:15 PM
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When we talk about 'minimum standards', we need to remember that they are the minimum, says Nazir Afzal, Chief Crown Prosecutor #TWConf12by Jennifer Allsopp via twitter 12/4/2012 12:36:24 PM -
Changing the dynamic of women's rights &equality around the world is 'teaching empathy to young boys' #JimmieBriggs #twconf12 @iEmpathize :)by ICTDBabe via twitter 12/4/2012 12:36:36 PM
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Boys allowed to play outside,girls kept inside is a political issue says Afghan human rights expert Sima Samar @trustwomenconf #twconf12by 50_50_oD via twitter 12/4/2012 12:36:46 PM
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Just learnt that hitmen hired for honour killings don't charge for the service as it's seen as gaining kudos.Flabbergasted.#twconf12by unseenorg via twitter 12/4/2012 12:38:07 PM -
Chief Crown Prosecutor Nazir Afzal said that no one knew the extent of honour killings until the last decade. Today there are 8,000 to 10,000 forced marriages in the United Kingdom each year, and 10 to12 honour killings each year. But that number is an undercount because families will export their women to be killed overseas, and girls go missing who have been murdered by their family and their bodies buried. He cited a case where 8 men sat around planning how to kill a girl who had kissed a boy in public. They captured and raped her, killed her and buried her body in a suitcase. The audience clapped as he recounted extraditing suspected murderers from Iran back to the UK to face prosecution for honour killing. Afzal said: "Our journey is some distance away," but the laws are in place, and police and social service professionals now know what the minimum standards are. "Yet those minimums are not where we need to be in the future," he said. A national hotline gets 6,000 calls a year. Prosecution is the end, but it is a failure, because it happens once someone has died, he said. Very often shame is quoted as the motivation. But Afzal said: "I am shamed that men are so obsessed by women's sexual behaviour.... by the great wall of the vagina." He quoted one man who told him: "Nazir, you don't understand. Men are a piece of gold and women are a piece of silk. You drop gold in mud and you can wipe it clean. You drop silk in mud and it is ruined.' Afzal said we must shame men for thinking this way, and we must work with young people to change their attitudes and use education to develop a cadre of young people to ensure this does not continue for another generation. -
Wish I was in London at #twconf12. So many interesting people in one place.by Sarah via twitter 12/4/2012 12:39:08 PM -
"@MsAfropolitan: The root of oppression has to do with lack of empathy for each other #twconf12"by Vimbai92 via twitter 12/4/2012 12:39:47 PM -
MT @50_50_oD: Boys allowed to play outside,girls kept in a political issue: #Afghan #HumanRights expert Sima Samar @trustwomenconf #twconf12by women_on_iwd via twitter 12/4/2012 12:41:02 PM -
Hi M - You can watch the #twconf12 Trust Women Conference live here http://bit.ly/YucO3I @mendelianalienby diarmaid via twitter 12/4/2012 12:41:14 PM -
RT @unseenorg: Just learnt that hitmen hired for honour killings don't charge for the service as it's seen as gaining kudos.Flabbergast ...by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 12:41:23 PM
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RT @50_50_oD: Boys allowed to play outside,girls kept inside is a political issue says Afghan human rights expert Sima Samar @trustwomen ...by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 12:42:22 PM
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RT @ICTDBabe: Changing the dynamic of women's rights &equality around the world is 'teaching empathy to young boys' #JimmieBriggs #t ...by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 12:42:45 PM
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RT @MyChoicesIndia: "Without the rule of Law, so many injustices can be committed in the name of Culture of Religion" @TrustWomenConf #t ...by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 12:42:59 PM
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RT @AlertNet: RT @jmollins: PLS RT!!! Email: 72328@scribblelive.com to share views on women's rights, laws. We'll publish to live blog # ...by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 12:43:54 PM
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Men engage, Pro mundo, Man Up, Sanke gender justice network are examples of men's orgs around the world for gender justice #twconf12by MsAfropolitan via twitter 12/4/2012 12:44:07 PM -
Laws are never enough, you need to enforce them - Nazir Azfal @TrustWomenConf #TWConf12by Astrid Zweynert via twitter 12/4/2012 12:44:14 PM
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UK has had law against FGM for 27 years. Number of prosecutions? Zero. --Chief crown prosecutor Nazil Afzal at #twconf12by Afton Branche via twitter 12/4/2012 12:44:44 PM -
Nazir Afzal - we've had a law against #FGM in the UK for 27 years and haven't seen a single prosecution. #TWConf12by hannahlwright via twitter 12/4/2012 12:44:58 PM
