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  2. Honor killings by region - Wikipedia

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    Some estimates suggest that more than 200 honor killings occur every year in Syria. [143] The Syrian civil war has been reported as leading to an increase in honor killings in the country, mainly due to the common occurrence of war rape, which led to the stigmatization of victims by their relatives and communities, and in turn to honor killings ...

  3. Honor killing - Wikipedia

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    One of the world regions with a long tradition of honor-based violence is the Mediterranean The Indian subcontinent, a region where honor killings occur. Reliable figures of honor killings are hard to obtain, in large part because "honor" is either improperly defined or is defined in ways other than in Article 12 of the UDHR (block-quoted above ...

  4. Category:Honor killing by country - Wikipedia

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    Honor killing in the State of Palestine (1 P) Honor killing in Sweden (2 P) T. Honor killing in Turkey (2 P) U. Honour killing in the United Kingdom (11 P)

  5. Parents tried to ‘honor kill’ 17-year-old daughter for ...

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    An honor killing is a practice in some societies when family members justify killing a person, usually a woman, by claiming the victim has brought dishonor to the family, according to Britannica.

  6. Honor killing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The study was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Justice, and it identified four types of honor violence: honor killings, honor-based domestic violence, forced marriage, and female genital mutilation. The report estimated that 23–27 honor killings took place in the United States each year. [5] [4]

  7. Italy court hands lifetime sentence to Pakistani parents in ...

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    The so-called honour killing of 18-year-old Saman Abbas, who went missing in April 2021, shocked Italy. Her father, Shabbar Abbas, was convicted by the court in the northern city of Reggio Emilia ...

  8. Honour killing in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Honour killing is an act of murder, in which a person is murdered for his or her perceived immoral behaviour. Such "immoral behaviour" may take the form of alleged marital infidelity, refusal to submit to an arranged marriage, demanding a divorce, perceived flirtatious behaviour and being raped.

  9. How a cousin's murder led an Arizona woman to 'unleash the ...

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    Khalida Brohi, Pakistani activist and author has spoken out around the world against so-called honor killings. Her memoir is 'I Should Have Honor.' How a cousin's murder led an Arizona woman to ...