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Licence to Kill

Pakistan's penal code, amended to embrace Islamic principles, provides for the heir of any murder victim to forgive the killer. But these laws are open to abuse, allowing family members to conspire to kill. In this follow-up to last year's documentary Murder in Purdah, Olenka Frenkiel examines how the Senate, courts, mosques and villages conspire to imprison women, trade them in marriage and condone their murder. When so many value family honour above the right to life, what hope is there for women's rights in Pakistan?

English
  • Originally Aired March 25, 2000
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
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