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For the Sake of Honour: But Whose Honour? "Honour Crimes" Against Women

For the Sake of Honour: But Whose Honour? "Honour Crimes" Against Women Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law (2004)2:63-78. © 2005 Koninklijke Brill NV. Printed in the Netherlands FOR THE SAKE OF HONOUR: BUT WHOSE HONOUR? “HONOUR CRIMES” AGAINST WOMEN Anushree Tripathi and Supriya Yadav ∗ 1. Introduction Her brother in Joharabad, Punjab, set Ghazala on fire, on 6 January 1999. According to reports, she was murdered because her family suspected she was having an ‘illicit’ relationship with a neighbour. Her burnt and naked body reportedly lay unattended on the street for two hours, as nobody wanted to have anything to do with it. Ghazala was burned to death in the name of honour. Hundreds of other women and girls suffer a similar fate every year amid general public support and little or no action by the authorities. In fact, there is every sign that the number of honour killings is on the rise, as the perception of what constitutes honour and what damages it widens, and as more murders take on the guise of honour killings on the accurate assumption that they are rarely punished. This article endevours to answer questions on this negative social behaviour which have recently engulfed the minds of many, especially in light http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2004 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1388-1906
eISSN
1571-8158
DOI
10.1163/157181504774852050
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Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law (2004)2:63-78. © 2005 Koninklijke Brill NV. Printed in the Netherlands FOR THE SAKE OF HONOUR: BUT WHOSE HONOUR? “HONOUR CRIMES” AGAINST WOMEN Anushree Tripathi and Supriya Yadav ∗ 1. Introduction Her brother in Joharabad, Punjab, set Ghazala on fire, on 6 January 1999. According to reports, she was murdered because her family suspected she was having an ‘illicit’ relationship with a neighbour. Her burnt and naked body reportedly lay unattended on the street for two hours, as nobody wanted to have anything to do with it. Ghazala was burned to death in the name of honour. Hundreds of other women and girls suffer a similar fate every year amid general public support and little or no action by the authorities. In fact, there is every sign that the number of honour killings is on the rise, as the perception of what constitutes honour and what damages it widens, and as more murders take on the guise of honour killings on the accurate assumption that they are rarely punished. This article endevours to answer questions on this negative social behaviour which have recently engulfed the minds of many, especially in light

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Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the LawBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2004

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