Global InformationMurder of Rukhsana Naz information
Rukhsana Naz | |
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| Born | 13 April 1978 |
| Disappeared | 26 March 1998 |
| Died | 26 March 1998 (aged 19) Derby, England |
| Cause of death | Murder by ligature strangulation |
| Body discovered | 31 March 1998, Denby Dale, West Yorkshire |
| Known for | Honour killing victim |
Rukhsana Naz (Urdu: رخسانہ ناز; 13 April 1978 – 26 March 1998) was a 19-year-old British Pakistani woman and mother-of-two from Normanton, Derby, who was murdered by her mother and brother in an honour killing.[1]: para 1
Rukhsana was taken to Pakistan at age 15 and forced to marry her cousin. Back in Derby, she embarked on an affair with her "childhood sweetheart" and fell pregnant. Her family tried coercing her into terminating her pregnancy and remaining in her forced marriage; when she refused they killed her.[2]
Rukhsana's mother and two brothers went on trial at Nottingham Crown Court in May 1999. Shakeela Naz and the elder brother, Shazad Naz, were found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison.[3]
Rukhsana's case helped bring the issue of forced marriage to the fore in the UK. Shortly after the convictions Home Office minister Mike O'Brien launched an enquiry, setting up the Working Group On Forced Marriage[4][5] which, in turn, led to the creation of the Forced Marriage Unit.[6]
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- ^ "Life for 'honour' killing of pregnant teenager by mother and brother". The Guardian. 25 May 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Bradley, Tamsin (2011). Women, Violence and Tradition : taking FGM and other practices to a secular state. London: Zed Books. p. 20. ISBN 978-1848139589.
- ^ "Focus on forced Asian marriages". The Guardian. 5 August 1999.
- ^ Korteweg, A; Gökçe, Y (12 November 2010). "Religion, Culture and the Politicization of Honour-Related Violence" (PDF). www.unrisd.org. pp. 20–21.