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Jul 21, 2016 · The option of the aggrieved party to “forgive” the perpetrator is the loophole that allows many of the estimated 500 honor killings to go unpunished. Defending these men and blaming the women...
Feb 24, 2021 · We present a feminist Durkheimian analysis of honor killing as a form of informal social control and argue that honor killing represents a ‘dark side of modernity’ in which the systematic marginalization and stigmatization of minorities and social groups have led them to rely more on traditional honor codes as a kind of informal ...
Sep 1, 2020 · Perpetrators typically see ‘honour killings’ as a way to protect family reputation, to follow tradition or to adhere to wrongly interpreted religious demands. An estimated 5,000 murders in the name of ‘honour’ happen every year around the world.
Oct 8, 2019 · Philippine Military Academy Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio died of cardiac arrest due to internal bleeding on September 18, 2019. A month leading up to his death, he was humiliated and beaten by upperclassmen as part of his initiation, an unspoken tradition at the academy.
Feb 28, 2022 · “Honor” killings are more common in Islamic-ruled countries and communities that adhere to tribal ethnic traditions. In recent years, “honor” killings have become a crisis. International investigations show an increasing trend of “honor killings” in the last two decades.
Feb 12, 2002 · Honor killings are perpetrated for a wide range of offenses. Marital infidelity, pre-marital sex, flirting, or even failing to serve a meal on time can all be perceived as impugning the...
Aug 1, 2021 · Throughout history, women have been held responsible for upholding the ‘honour’ of their families – often with deadly consequences. This illustration depicts King Henry VIII standing with ...
Honor killings are performed in communities with the intent to punish violations of social, sexual, religious or family norms or hierarchies. In many cases, the honor killings are committed by family members against a female relative considered to have disgraced her family.
Under the law, a person who has caught their spouse in the act of committing sexual intercourse and has killed either or both of them or inflicted serious physical injuries either of both of them, shall only be penalized with destierro.
May 30, 2014 · What drives honor killings and why are they so hard to prevent? The killing of a Pakistani woman by her relatives because she married a man against her family's will is again focusing the...
