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Honour Killing
Honour Killing
Honour Killing
SAYED
T.Y.B.M.M
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WHAT IS HONOUR KILLING
Suspicions of infidelity
Promiscuity
Flirting
Desire for divorce
Marrying someone of their own
choice.
Dressing in a manner unacceptable to
the family or community.
MISCONCEPTION
Italy Bangladesh
Jordan Great Britain
Pakistan Brazil
Morocco Ecuador
Sweden Egypt
Turkey and India
Uganda. Israel
UN Resolution
UN Resolution
CASES OF HONOUR KILLING IN
INDIA.
Chandigarh-based legal
experts Anil Malhotra and
his brother Ranjit Malhotra
have said that in traditional
societies, honour killings are
basically 'justified' as a
sanction for 'dishonourable'
behaviour.
FACTS AND FIGURES
According to a government
report, 4,000 women and men
were killed in Pakistan in the
name of honour between 1998
and 2003, the number of women
being more than double the
number of men
FACT AND FIGURES