Kurdish Women's Rights Watch
Encyclopedia
Kurdish Women's Rights Watch (KWRW) was set up in June 2004 as a non-profit-making, non- political network of activists, academics, lawyers and journalists. Based in the United Kingdom, KWRW grew out of Kurdish Women's Action Against Honour Killings (KWAHK), an association that was set up in 2000. The current president is Nazand Begikhani
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It campaigns to promote awareness of the condition of Kurdish women, with particular attention to domestic violence
and honour killings
. It also works to improve the health and education of Kurdish women, in cooperation with women's groups and human rights organisations in Kurdistan and the Kurdish diaspora. It is currently working with Bristol University on a study of honour-based violence
in Iraqi Kurdistan
and the United Kingdom
.
Nazand Begikhani
Nazand Begikhani is a contemporary Kurdish writer, poet and academic researcher, and an active advocate of human rights.Begikhani, born in Koysinjak in Iraqi Kurdistan, has been living in exile since 1987 when she sought refugee status in Denmark...
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It campaigns to promote awareness of the condition of Kurdish women, with particular attention to domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
and honour killings
Honor killing
An honor killing or honour killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community...
. It also works to improve the health and education of Kurdish women, in cooperation with women's groups and human rights organisations in Kurdistan and the Kurdish diaspora. It is currently working with Bristol University on a study of honour-based violence
Honor killing
An honor killing or honour killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community...
in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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