The city is staging events to highlight issues including domestic violence and forced marriage.

Rania Alayed was killed by her husband in 2013, but her remains have never been found.

The government has rejected MPs' calls to establish a legal definition of honour-based abuse.

Tiba al-Ali's death has sparked the call for change for violence against women in Iraq.

Aayushi Chaudhary's body was found wrapped in plastic and stuffed in a red suitcase last week in India.

Muhammed Waseem confessed to killing Qandeel Baloch, saying she had brought shame on the family.

The 19-year-old had eloped and married a man without her family's consent, police said.

Chomir Ali told his sons to kill a university student who had made his daughter pregnant.