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Palestinian activists press Abbas to outlaw honor crimes

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has failed to sign laws criminalizing honor crimes despite pledges to do so.

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Palestinian women raise banners outside the presidential residence in Ramallah to condemn crimes against women and the official silence regarding the persistence of these crimes, March 6, 2014. — Ahmad Melhem

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