Crimes in the Name of Honor
How important honor is? In various countries throughout the world, particularly in the Middle East and parts of South Asia, notion of family honor is extremely important. The reputation of a family in the Islamic world rests on the reputation of its women. Women are usually killed because their families suspect them of "immoral behavior", and having thus dishonored their families must die. These kinds of crimes are justified in the name of honor. 'Honor killing' is an old practice in which men kill female relatives such as sisters or daughters in order to protect their family's honor, for forced or suspected of losing their virginity outside marriage, for having refused an arranged marriage or having left a husband, even when they have been victims of a sexual crime. Therefore, women who bring dishonor to their families are forced to pay a terrible price at the hands of male family member. Among 'honor' killings, according to UNICEF Executive Director targets violence against women, there are other kinds of violence. For example: bride burning, acid violence; in Bangladesh, a common punishment is sulfuric acid thrown in the women's face. Female infanticide has been practice as a brutal method of family planning i
However, there are some people who try to end crimes of 'honor', who try to fight for the women's right around the world, who attempt to provide protection and assistance to those in danger. An award-winning reporter for the Jordan Times, Rana Husseini, investigates the crimes, documents and reports on the stories of terrified young women. Asma Khader, a Jordanian Human Rights Lawyer, fights in the courts to protect women, and for longer prison sentences for those guilty of femicide. Nadera Shalhoub-Kervorkian, Professor, founded the Women's Work Center for Legal Aid and Counseling in the West Bank. She provides aid and counseling to frightened women with no place to turn. Also, for the first time President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, has made this promise: " Pakistan will treat honor killings as murder." UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy cited the call of United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on governments to recognize, and work to modify, inherited prejudices and customs which have made so-called 'honor' crimes and acid attacks acceptable. In conclusion, to be a murder has nothing to do with honor. As long as these crimes continue without punishments, peop
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