Honour Killing: Roots and Remedies - Tapa dura

Honour Killing : Roots and Remedies: A Global View

Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 Trends in Honour Killing 3 Honour Killing How Many More 4 Victims of Honour Killing 5 Honour Killings in India 6 Honour Killings in Pakistan 7 Honour Killings in Egypt 8 Honour Killings and Governmental Protection 9 The Homicide 10 Women under Siege 11 Legal Status 12 UN on Honour Killing Appendix Bibliography IndexIn our modern society the new menace of honour killing also known as customary killing is the murder of a family or clan member by one or more fellow family members in which the perpetrators and potentially the wider community believe the victim to have brought dishonour upon the family clan or community The perceived dishonour is normally the result of certain behaviours or the suspicion of such behaviours Human Rights Watch defines honour killings in these words Honour crimes are acts of violence usually murder committed by male family members against female family members who are held to have brought dishonour upon the family 380 pp. Nº de ref. del artículo: 101022

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