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Honor killing is the practice of males killing their female relatives or spouses when the female relative or spouse is considered to have damaged the family honor through sexual activity.
Honor killing is not a crime of passion, rather they are premeditated murders. Honor killings are known to occur among the Muslim populations of numerous countries including: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Sweden, Turkey, Uganda and the United Kingdom. Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country, is notably missing from this list.
Legal codes in Jordan, Morocco and Syria sanction honor killings.
The United Nations Population Fund estimates as many as 5000 females are killed each year.
See Also: Domestic violence, Islam
References
- "Jordan Parliament Supports Impunity for Honor Killing," Washington, DC: Human Rights Watch Press Release, January 2000