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Date of source: Tuesday, November 23, 1999
Women activists along with a popular committee that led a nationwide campaign to demand the cancellation of Article 340 which grants leniency for killers in crimes of honour, said they will continue their drive to abolish the article despite Parliament’s decision on Sunday to shelve the law.
Date of source: Thursday, September 30, 1999
Participants at a two-day conference on crimes of honor called on the Parliament to adopt the government’s proposal to cancel Article 340 which offers lenient sentences to perpetrators of these crimes. The Ministry of Social Development announced recently that it is in the process of establishing...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 1999
Participants at a two-day conference urging the cancellation of legislation regarding crimes of honor said the focus in activists’ battle should also include Article 98 of the Jordanian Penal Code, not only Article 340.
Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 1999
In an effort to stem "crimes of honor," the Jordanian Women’s Union (JWU) has joined the national effort to curb these crimes by holding a two-day conference entitled "Crimes of Honour.
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