being like man.
2) other many cases
October 2002 in Acton, West London, UK.
Kurdish Abdullah Yones murdered his 16 years old daughter by repeated stabbing and cutting down her throat. She was in a relationship with her Lebanese teacher and planned to elope. Fearing that she was becoming westernized and will be a disgrace to family, her father murdered her in name of honor killing.
Ⅰ. Introduction
1) Definition
Human Rights Watch defines "honor killings" as follows:
Honor killings are acts of vengeance, usually death, committed by male family members against female family members, who are held to have brought dishonor upon the family. A woman can be targeted by (individuals within) her family for a variety of reasons, including: refusing to enter into an arrange
3. Ban on Honor Killing
If government or religious group can be active, honor killing will be eradicated. However, the government ignores that issue. In 2004, criminal prosecution bill for honor killing was submitted to the Jordan National Assembly, but it was dismissed by the conservative section's overwhelming opposition. A bill to ban on honor killing was dismissed in Pakistan, also.
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-Other oppression of women's rights
We treat not only honor killing but also other violent behavior against women's right as a human. There are a few cases about this.
1) "Bibi-Aisha"
The woman in the picture is Aisha, who ran away from Taliban. And there are sentence, "What happens if we leave Afghanistan."
The following is an abridge version of an article that appears in the Aug,
(3) A fault of existing law
Are ‘honor killings’ condoned by the state? Yes. In some countries, ‘honor killings’ are considered murders, and perpetrators are punished according to the penal codes regarding murder. However, in many countries, national legislation legitimizes the killing of women by their relatives.
Furthermore, certain laws even provide additional incentives for mal