2. Break The Silence

3.  Honour killing is
What Is Honour the homicide of a
Killing? member of a family or
social group by other
members, due to the
belief of the perpetrators
that the victim has
brought dishonor upon
the family or community.

4.  The notion of honour
and shame and its
Origin of justification for
violence and killing is
‘Honour Killing’ not unique to any one
culture or religion.
 Some worldwide
 Dates back to ancient examples:
Rome and was encouraged
in China and Egypt. In  Honour killing was a
ancient Rome being raped practice in eastern
was seen as dishonorable to societies.
the point of destroying a
 In Britain-the fifth wife
woman's life and reputation, of Henry VIII was
and honor killing was killed based on
supposed to be a "merciful" allegation of adultery.
act.

5.  In British
literature,
Shakespeare’s
Titus Andromicus
play, Lavina was
killed by her father
after been raped,
and it was
considered as a
honour killing,

6. Reasons Behind Honour Killing
Marrying Person
Outside The Caste
Or Religion
Disobeying Engaging
The Dress In
Code Given
Lesbian
By The
Community Or Gay
To The Relations
Females. hips
Refusing Arranged
Marriage.

7. Where The Problem is

8. Factors Leading  Political Support
to Rise in  Gender discrimination.
Killings  Persons Who Killed
The Victims In Their
Honor Are Almost
Never Punished .In
Rare Case They Are
Brought On Trial For
Serving Only For
Three Months In
Prison At Most
.Moreover Most Of
Them Are Let Off.

9. The victims
•17 year old Du’a •Zahida's husband Sonia Sarwar 1999
Khalil Stoned to attacked her because •17 year old Jordanian Pakistan
death by members he alleged she had girl shot eight times Shot and killed by
of her community been unfaithful and after revealing she was her parents in
for falling in love brought shame to the raped and impregnated attorney’s office as
with a Sunni family. He cut off her by her father’s friend. she filed for
Muslim man. ears, tongue, and nose, • She was killed by divorce from her
April 7, 2007 gouged out her eyes, father & brother abusive husband .
and left her bleeding. (Arnold, 2001)
Source: CBC, 2009

10.  Yahya Yildiz, 49...is
accused of shooting
The Victims his 26-year-old son
Ahmet in June 2008
after the latter told him
about his relationship
with a man from
Cologne in Germany.

11.  International community
must intervene and
pressure countries to
uphold CEDAW
Moving Forward obligations
 Tangible government
commitment to repeal
gender-biased laws
 Honour killings must be
viewed as first degree
murder
 Awareness efforts to
educate men and women
about women’s rights

12. There Is No Honour in
Killing!

13. References
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Retrieved from http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA33/018/1999
Arnold, K. (2001). Are the Perpetrators of Honor Killings Getting Away With
Murder? Article 340 of the Jordanian Penal code Analyzed Under the Convention on
the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. American University International Law
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Chesler, P. (2010). Worldwide trends in honor killings. Middle East Quarterly. 17 (2). 3-11.
Caplan, G. (2010). Honour killings in Canada: even worse than we believe. The Globe
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killings-in-canada-even-worse-than-we-believe/article1650228/

14. References
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http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2216251#ixzz1DR7D7u2Z
Human Rights Watch (2004). Honoring the Killers: Justice Denied for “Honor” Killings in Jordan. Retrieved from
http://www.hrw.org/en/node/12141/section/1
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UN Women (2002). Facts and Figures on VAW. Retrieved form http://www.unifem.org/gender_issues/
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15. References
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