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| | Honor killing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | On December 08, 2004, under international and domestic pressure, Pakistan enacted a law that made honor killings punishable by a prison term of seven years, or by the death penalty in the most extreme cases. | | | The execution of the Saudi Arabian princess Misha'al is an example of an honor killing in which the execution did not follow any Islamic religious court proceeding but was ordered directly by her grandfather. | | | Religious authorities disagree with extra punishments such as honor killing and prohibit it, so the practice of it is a cultural issue. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing
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| | Women challenge 'honor' killings csmonitor.com |
| | The battle against honor killings is not an easy one, she says, and it cannot be fought solely in the courts. | | | The number of honor crimes throughout the world is virtually impossible to measure, although the United Nations Population Fund has estimated that there are some 5,000 a year. | | | Unable to understand the logic behind such an attack, and unwilling to ignore the gravity of the issue, Husseini began a relentless public-awareness campaign, writing about the subject, attending court proceedings, and analyzing the manner in which women were treated by the judicial system. |
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0302/p15s01-wome.html
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| | "Honor" Murders — Why the Perps Get off Easy - Middle East Quarterly - December 2000 |
| | Such a case, Khayyat explained, does not amount to an offense against the family honor but rather, against the couple's marital life, and the most the wife is allowed to do is to file for a divorce. | | | Jordan is of particular interest because of a campaign launched in the summer of 1999 to abolish the reduced penalties for honor crimes, which encountered fierce opposition by conservative forces in the Jordanian parliament. | | | The prohibition on taking the law into one's own hands does not amount to a moral denunciation of honor crimes; rather, it is a criticism of the technical transgression of authority. |
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http://www.meforum.org/article/50
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| | TAHIRA KHAN PAPER |
| | The term honor is used to invoke the article of "sudden provocation" in the Pakistan Penal Code for the mitigation of the punishment. | | | Rape is a very complicated issue in the whole scenario honor killings. | | | Up to now, the exposure has been more in journalistic a manner; mainly narration of stories from the fields, coverage of crime scene and documentation of the legal cases regarding the punishment of the crimes of honor. |
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http://usconsulate-istanbul.org.tr/reppub/vawo/tkhan.html
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| | PBS-Speak Truth to Power-Telling Stories |
| | The killers are treated with leniency, and families assign the task of honor killing to a minor, because under Jordanian juvenile law, minors who commit crimes are sentenced to a juvenile center where they can learn a profession and continue their education, and then, at eighteen, be released without a criminal record. | | | In these cases, there must be four eyewitnesses and the punishment must be carried out by the community, not by the family members involved. | | | They are not charged, and they cannot make bail. |
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http://www.pbs.org/speaktruthtopower/rana.html
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| | Procrastination: Honor Killings |
| | Even well-documented cases of ‘honour’ killings were not pursued though such measures would have lent immediate and convincing weight to the verbal commitment. | | | He said that he had received over 500 letters relating to the case of Jamila Lal but said that someone was exploiting the situation. | | | Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Honor Killings: |
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http://www.zackvision.com/weblog/2003/02/honor-killings.html
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| | In Jordan, the Price of Honor Is Women's Blood |
| | Seldom is anyone arrested, but if the killer is apprehended, under an archaic law, dating back to Napoleonic times, men who can prove in court that they killed female relatives in order to restore their family's honor receive, if they are punished at all, a short jail sentence, usually between three months and two years. | | | Its members have garnered the signatures of more than 30,000 people in their bid to have Parliament amend the version of the law written in the 1960s and impose harsher punishment on "honor" killers. | | | The government will put forward its own amendment to the Penal Code when Parliament reconvenes on Nov. 25 for its regular, four-month session. |
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http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=339
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| | The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Mother kills raped daughter to restore 'honor' |
| | The fact she is a mother who was trying to protect her family's honor mitigates the crime of premeditated murder, which is punishable by death under Palestinian law, he adds. | | | Qaoud turned herself in and, after four months in jail, was released pending the resolution of her case. | | | While honor killings committed in the heat of the moment — for example, by a husband who catches his wife in bed with another man — generally carry a six-month to one-year jail term, Qaoud will likely be sentenced to three to five years in prison, Tarifi says. |
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001793273_honorkilling17.html
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| | Pakistan outlaws 'honor' killings csmonitor.com |
| | Under the British penal code that Pakistan's judicial system inherited, there was a clause of "grave and sudden provocation" which was often used in cases of honor killings to skirt convictions for premeditated murder. | | | Though it may be too late for Mustafa's wife, and more than 1,200 other women in Pakistan killed last year in the name of "family honor," President Pervez Musharraf signed a bill last week making honor killing an explicit criminal act punishable by death. | | | Since most honor killings are committed by brothers, fathers, or other kin, the perpetrators go unpunished after they are pardoned by other members of the family. |
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0120/p06s01-wosc.html
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| | Reputation Is Everything: Honor Killings Among the Palestinians |
| | Once imprisoned, women can be released only to a male relative, who must first agree not to execute them. | | | Men convicted of premeditated murder may be imprisoned for as little as three to six months. | | | Even when apprehended, murderers serve little or no jail time because honor killings are accorded special status in the courts. |
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http://www.worldandi.com/newhome/public/2003/may/clpub.asp
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| | Honor Killings Tarnish Turkey’s Rights Drive |
| | A court is considering murder charges against Allak’s five brothers in what could prove a test of government efforts to stem so-called honor killings and boost Turkey’s bid to join the European Union. | | | Despite the silence, parliament is moving to strike from the penal code clauses used to reduce sentences for murders committed in the name of honor. | | | And in February, the state religious affairs authority issued a nationwide sermon saying honor killings were a sin against God. |
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http://www.kurdmedia.com/news.asp?id=4903
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| | Honor Killings Culture & Society |
| | In a society where most marriages are arranged by fathers and money is often exchanged, a woman's desire to choose her own husband-or to seek a divorce-can be viewed as a major act of defiance that damages the honor of the man who negotiated the deal. | | | The teenage brothers of victims are frequently directed to commit the murder because, as minors, they would be subject to considerably lighter sentencing if there is legal action. | | | Women from other faith groups may also be subject to similar attitudes from within their own communities in those countries. |
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http://www.eruditiononline.com/01.04/honor_killings.htm
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| | Gendercide Watch: "Honour" Killings and Blood Feuds |
| | "The king has backed legislation to put honor killings on a par with other murders and has encouraged public support to change the law. | | | As many of the examples cited in this case study indicate, state authorities frequently ignore their obligation to prosecute "honour" killings. | | | In the rare instances [that] cases reach the courts, the killers are sentenced to just two or three years. |
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http://www.gendercide.org/case_honour.html
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| | Queen Noor speaks out against Crimes of Honor. Legal reform imminent |
| | The articles pertaining to “crimes of honor” are also being reviewed as part of the government’s comprehensive legal reforms. | | | When the draft Penal code and its amendments are ready, they will be presented to parliament. | | | According to Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh, in view of the changes that have taken place in Jordan’s “social and economic environment and the development witnessed in humanitarian concepts and social relations”, the Ministry of Justice is preparing a draft new modern Penal Code, which would replace Law no. 16 for the year 1960. |
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http://www.noor.gov.jo/main/honorcrm.htm
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| | The Death of a Muslim Woman MetaFilter |
| | TKChrist (cute handle!)--I am actually not aware of any country where killing anyone is currently "perfectly legal under Sharia Law," as you put it. | | | That's what the rule of law and civilization are all about. | | | The difference between the violence we see against women in places like the US and in Islamic states and communities is - violence like Honor Killings is fucking illegal in the US and perfectly legal in many muslim countries under Sharia Law. |
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http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/40117
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| | WorldNetDaily: Muslim 'honor killings' shock Berlin |
| | "She must maintain the honor of the family. | | | Feds 2 years behind schedule on ID cards for port workers | | | Surucu had taken her 5-year-old son and run away from her husband of eight years, a cousin with whom she was united in an arranged marriage. |
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43304
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| | USATODAY.com - Pakistani man discusses 'honor' killings |
| | The independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said that in more than half of such cases that make it to court, most end with cash settlements paid by relatives to the victims' families, although under a law passed last year, the minimum penalty is 10 years, the maximum death by hanging. | | | Statistics on honor killings are confused and imprecise, but figures from the rights commission's website and its officials show a marked reduction in cases this year: 267 in the first 11 months of 2005, compared with 579 during all of 2004. | | | It is the latest of more than 260 such honor killings documented by the rights commission, mostly from media reports, during the first 11 months of 2005. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-12-28-pakistan-honor-killings_x.htm
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| | SPOTLIGHT ON: HONOR KILLINGS |
| | In some countries such as Jordan, Morocco and Syria, “honor crimes” are also legally sanctioned and defense of the family honor is considered a mitigating factor. | | | In many countries, there are few available resources to protect women and victims are placed in state custodial or correctional institutions. | | | Even though this constitutes a step in the right direction and is very welcome, perpetrators of so called "honor" crimes still benefit inappropriately from the provisions in Articles 97 and 98, which allow for a reduction in sentence if a man is "provoked" into killing. |
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http://www.feminist.com/violence/spot/honor.html
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| | Al-Muhajabah's Islamic Blogs: does Islam allow honor killings? |
| | Honor killing is murder and must be punished accordingly. | | | Add this entry to your hotlist (View your hotlist) | | | You may copy, display, or distribute the materials in veiled4allah for non-commercial purposes as long as you give me proper attribution as the author. |
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http://www.muhajabah.com/islamicblog/archives/veiled4allah/003883.php
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| | CNN.com - Crackdown on 'honor killings' - Oct 26, 2004 |
| | The opposition parties contested its legality, saying the assembly did not follow proper procedure in passing it. | | | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistan National Assembly has passed a bill that would strengthen criminal laws against "honor killings," with offenders being sentenced to anywhere from 10 years to life in prison or death. | | | Though "honor killings" have long been considered crimes under Pakistani law, they are rarely investigated, an Amnesty International report said. |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/26/pakistan.honorkilling
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| | CNN.com - Murder shines spotlight on 'honor killings' - Oct. 2, 2003 |
| | Yet the practice is a global problem, with the United Nations estimating some 5,000 cases annually. | | | This may take the form of marital infidelity, refusing an arranged marriage, demanding a divorce, flirting, or even "allowing herself" to be raped. | | | The murders, bringing to 12 the number reported killed so far this year in Jordan, were condemned by the U.S. State Department. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/01/honor.killings
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| | Honor Killings in Pakistan |
| | In a list of recommendations to the Pakistan government, Amnesty called for a review of all laws to ensure equal protection for women, put an end to the common practice of paying a dowry for a bride, and make sure police allow women to report crimes. | | | (and) to punish the perpetrators" of these killings, referred to as honor killings because they are committed to avenge the honor of a husband or a family. | | | The death of a woman is explained away on ``the flimsiest of grounds," the Amnesty report said, citing the case of a man who killed his wife after having a dream that she betrayed him. |
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http://www.ishipress.com/pakhonor.htm
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| | Jordanian Parliament Supports Impunity For Honor Killings (Human Rights Watch, 27-1-2000) |
| | Human Rights Watch further called on the Jordanian parliament to provide protection for women threatened by their family members on the basis of "honor," and to abolish other laws that discriminate against women, including the rape law, citizenship law, passport law, and social security law. | | | Jordan is a signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, both of which proscribe discrimination based on sex. | | | This vote is a slap in the face of Jordanian women who have been organizing to stop the killings. |
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http://www.hrw.org/press/2000/01/jord0127.htm
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| | BBC NEWS Europe Europe tackles 'honour killings' |
| | There has to be real commitment to bring to justice those who perpetrate such heinous crimes | | | The police have urged the government to investigate possible loopholes in the law - and the move has been widely supported by crime experts. | | | They aim to set up a pan-European unit to combat the killings and crack down on related issues such as trafficking. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3828675.stm
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| | Hirsi Ali Leaves Hiding to Spotlight Honor Killings |
| | Now a member of Parliament under the VVD, or Libertarian Party, Hirsi Ali has used that authority to develop legislation facilitating divorce for victims of domestic abuse, ban female circumcision and demand deeper investigations into the deaths of Muslim women. | | | Like 32-year-old Gul, who was shot by her husband almost a year ago for requesting a divorce. | | | Further, Integration and Integration Minister Rita Verdonck, a strong supporter of Hirsi Ali, recently enacted laws making honor crimes easier to track: They will be registered specifically as such whenever possible, as determined by specially-trained police. |
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http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2157/context/archive
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| | Middle East Women Campaign Against 'Family Honor' Killings -- 03/08/1999 |
| | Human rights monitors believe that many more such crimes were committed but not documented as honor crimes." | | | Abed was jailed for six months, having invoked a clause in Jordanian law providing for reduced sentences for those who kill female relatives they suspect of having brought the family "honor" into disrepute. | | | JERUSALEM (CNS) - Mohammed Abed, a 22-year-old Jordanian, shot and killed his 19-year-old sister Hanan in what he told the court last January was a "fit of fury". |
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http://www.conservativenews.org/InDepth/archive/199903/IND19990308e.html
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| | BBC NEWS Middle East Speaking out over Jordan 'honour killings' |
| | Permitted under Jordanian law articles 340 and 98 | | | It was he who then decided that her actions had dishonoured the family - and decided to kill her. | | | Dalia's best friend, Norma Khouri, has written a book on Dalia's story - which she hopes will eventually see the law changed to outlaw honour killings. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2802305.stm
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| | WorldNetDaily: Sisters axed in Muslim 'honor killing' |
| | Feds 2 years behind schedule on ID cards for port workers | | | Two sisters were hacked to death by their Muslim brothers in Jordan in an "honor killing" that came one day after the country's parliament rejected a bill imposing tougher sentences for the crime. | | | On Sunday, the Jordanian parliament rejected a bill that would strengthen relevant laws, which currently mete out sentences as light as six months in prison for people guilty of honor killings. |
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34530
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| | CNN.com - 'Honor killings' rise in Pakistan - Dec. 12, 2002 |
| | But in most honor killings, those guilty are not punished. | | | The honor crimes are committed under the belief their actions would defend a family's reputation. | | | Six men were convicted of attacking her and sentenced to death. |
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http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/12/11/pakistan.women
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| | Honor Killings |
| | Questioned by another man who claimed that his honor (ghira) would require him to immediately slay his wife’s lover in such a case, the Prophet reportedly declared that God’s honor was greater than any human’s. | | | Within such a context, honor killings are utterly criminal. | | | Some have suggested that the best means of combating honor killings is to insist on a strict application of traditional law, under which only the public authority is empowered to punish illicit sexual intercourse, and then only with incontrovertible proof of wrongdoing. |
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http://www.brandeis.edu/projects/fse/Pages/honorkillings.html
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| | Feminist Daily News 5/26/2004: Protest in Pakistan Condemns Honor Killings |
| | The vice president of the Awami National Party, Haji Mohammad Adeel, stated at the protest that honor killings have become routine in Peshawar and that the current government has failed to end the violence against women, according to the Associated Press. | | | Meanwhile, during an address to the human rights convention in Islamabad, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said, “Though honor killing is illegal, the passage of a law banning it would lend more strength to Pakistan’s efforts to do away with this intolerable practice” reports IRIN News. | | | Pakistani civil society organizations, members of Parliament, and members of political parties recently staged a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan against the rise of violence against women in the province. |
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http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=8469
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| | Honor Killing |
| | Killing of women on the basis of the honor of the family is a crime committed by man against a woman who is very closely related to him. | | | Killing of women on the basis of family honor is considered one of the forms of discrimination against woman and is a serious violation to her basic human rights. | | | She is required to cover her entire body in order to maintain the honor of the man. A decent honorable man has to have a decent honorable woman. |
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| | Europe Grapples with "Honor Killings" Europe Deutsche Welle 23.06.2004 |
| | The aim is to set up a pan-European unit to combat the killings and crack down on related issues such as trafficking in women. | | | Though experts say that honor killings are on the rise in Europe, the problem is hobbled by a lack of awareness, mainly because the issue remains largely hidden from public view. | | | Fadime's and Heshu's cases and others like them in Europe have prompted calls for urgent action to protect young immigrants who fall out with their families and for police to reinvestigate murders suspected of having been honor killings. |
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| | FrontPage magazine.com :: Symposium: Murdering Women For “Honor” (Continued) by Jamie Glazov |
| | Raddatz also mentioned the word fitna as meaning upheaval, or chaos, even civil war. | | | But it is his penchant for the beheadings which reveal his infantile mind as it relates to serial killing where one finds the murderer dismantles the victim’s body which is known to represent in fantasy that of the mother. | | | Such violence allows the perpetrators a sexual outlet in a paradigm where they do not need to feel guilty, and their violent act serves the interest of Islamism because it punishes the woman who refuses to submit herself to gender apartheid. |
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/readarticle.asp?ID=18371&p=1
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| | THE PROCESS: Honor Killings |
| | This they did to avenge the honor of the family because there was a chance she might have been raped. | | | According to reports provided by police, court officials and doctors at Baghdad's forensic institute, the number of victims of honour killings in Iraq since US invasion has gone up in hundreds, reports Time. | | | A prostitute by profession, Shaima has been running for her life from her younger brother who is determined to kill her. |
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| | TCS Daily - Honor Thy Father -- Or Else |
| | That must be why they so often hire someone else to do it. | | | , which gives lesser penalties to men who commit honor killings to remove a stain from the tribe than for other murders. | | | It may have been disheartening to see his daughter growing up not with his value system but someone elses. |
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| | My AOL Today's News |
| | "In 405 documented cases of honor killings in Afghanistan so far this year only 20 arrests were made," she said. | | | STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Men all over the world distort the teachings of Islam and Christianity to justify abusing their wives and daughters, leading to thousands of "honor" killings a year for which courts provide virtual impunity, experts say. | | | While most cases are reported in Muslim countries, "honor" violence also occurs among Christian families, delegates said. |
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| | NPR : Concern Grows over Iraqi 'Honor Killings' |
| | The widely accepted and seldom prosecuted practice of "honor killings" -- in which family members of women who have had extramarital sex have a right to kill her -- is of particular concern. | | | All Things Considered, December 7, 2005 · Women's rights in Iraq are a subject of growing alarm for activists and some secular groups. | | | NPR : Concern Grows over Iraqi 'Honor Killings' |
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