巴基斯坦立法阻止榮譽謀殺 謀殺者或面臨25年監禁

Pakistan passed long-awaited legislation last Thursday on so-called "honor killings," removing a loophole that allowed the killer to go free.

巴基斯坦於上週四通過了一項期待已久的關於“榮譽謀殺”的法案，彌補了讓兇手逍遙法外的漏洞。

Under the new law, perpetrators will get a mandatory 25-year prison sentence.

這項新法案將使得“榮譽謀殺”的實施者至少面臨25年的監禁。

Previously, killers could be pardoned by the victim's family and be freed.

在過去，一旦死者家人寬恕了兇手，他們就可免於刑罰。

In a statement issued late last Thursday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif congratulated the parliament, civil society activists, academia and media for supporting the landmark passage of the anti-honor killing legislation.

巴基斯坦總理納瓦茲·謝里夫在上週四晚些時候發佈的一份聲明中，向支持這部具有劃時代意義、阻止“榮譽謀殺”法案的議會、公民社會活動家、學術界和媒體表示祝賀。

"There is no honor in honor killing," he said.

他說道：“所謂'榮譽謀殺'，並無半點'榮譽'可言！”

Human rights groups say hundreds of women are killed in Pakistan each year for allegedly bringing "dishonor" to their families.

人權組織表示，每年在巴基斯坦都有數百名女性因爲“有損家族榮譽”而遭到殺害。

In July, a social media star, Qandeel Baloch, was strangled and her brother confessed to the crime, citing what he described as Baloch's "intolerable" behavior.

7月份，一位名叫坎德爾·巴魯奇的社交媒體明星被其弟掐死，隨後其弟對罪行供認不諱，並辯稱自己所作所爲是爲了懲罰巴魯奇“不可容忍的”行爲。

Her death made headlines in local and international media, prompting a high-level probe into the killing.

她的死亡在當地和國際媒體上成爲了重大新聞，對所謂“榮譽謀殺”也有了更高層次的追問。