HONOUR

KILLING
Presented by:
Ekta Singh 49
Anusha shetty 48
Rashida tinwala 54
Anam mukadam 31
Hiral oza 32
Yash jain 21
Honour killing -an introduction

 Honour killing is
the killing of a
member of a family or
social group by other
members due to the
belief that the victim
has
brought dishonor upon
the family or
community.
A woman can be targeted
by (individuals within) her
family for a variety of
reasons, including: refusing
to enter into an arranged
marriage, being the victim
of a sexual assault, seeking
a divorce—even from an
abusive husband—or
(allegedly) committing
adult.

There is some evidence

HONOUR KILLING IN INDIA
Honour killings are mostly
practiced in the parts of
Uttarakhand, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar
Pradesh and Bihar.

In contrast, honor killings

are rare to non-existent in
South India and the western
Indian states of Maharashtra
and Gujarat.

 In some other parts of

India, notably West Bengal,
honor killings ceased about a
The Indian state of Punjab has a
large number of honor killings.
According to Punjab Police, 34 honor
killings were reported in the state
between 2008 and 2010: 10 in 2008,
20 in 2009, and four in 2010.
 Haryana and Uttarakhand are also
notoriously known for incidents of
honor killing
 Bhagalpur in the northern Indian
state of Bihar has also been
notorious for honor killings.
 In June 2010 some incidents were
reported even from Delhi.
In 1990 the National Commission
 In national legal codes
COUNTRIES WHERE THE LAW IS
INTERPRETED TO ALLOW MEN TO KILL
FEMALE RELATIVES :
•Jordan
•Syria

COUNTRIES THAT ALLOW HUSBANDS

TO KILL ONLY THEIR WIVES :
•Morocco
•Latin American countries

COUNTRIES WHERE HONOR KILLING IS

NOT LEGAL BUT IS KNOWN TO
OCCUR :
•Turkey
•Pakistan
 As a cultural
practice
It is an unholy alliance
that works against
women: the killers take
pride in what they have
done, the tribal leaders
condone the act and
Womenthe
protect for killers
the tribe
and
were
the considered
police connivea the
factory for making men.
cover-up.
The honour killing is not
a means to control
sexual power or
behavior. What's behind
it is the issue of fertility,
or reproductive power.
 Causes of honor killing

Marrying Person
Outside The Caste
Or Religion.

Disobeying The Engaging In

Dress Code Given Lesbian Or
By The Honor Gay
Community To Killing Relationship
The Females. s

Refusing
Arranged
Marriage.
Effects of honor killing

depression
Self nightmar
blame es

shock
isolation disorder
Suicidal
thoughts
Domestic &honor related violence
Superficially,
domestic and
honour-related
violence have many
factors in common;
however the risks of
honour-violence are
much more exacting
in terms of support
and domestic
violence resources
may not be
adequate to address
the needs of
potential victims of
honour-motivated
violence.
MOVIES ON HONOUR KILLING
Books on honour killing
 Case study

Zahida's brother brutally A man named

attacked her because he Mumtaz in southern
alleged she had been Zabul province of
unfaithful and brought Afghanistan first
shame to the family. He shaved wife, Nazia’s
cut off her ears, tongue, head and then cut off
and nose, gouged out her ears, and nose
her eyes, and left her for and damaged her
'She was bolted in bathroom by
family members'

Nirupama Pathak,
a 22 year old
journalist,
reportedly 3
months pregnant
were allegedly
killed by their
family near their
family home in
Jharkhand on last
week of April
 Warning signs

Women, girls
and men at risk
of ‘honour’
crime or
‘honour’ murder
often understate
the risk they are
under.
• History of violence
within the family
• Forced marriage
• restriction of
movement
• Constant surveillance
by members of the
family
• Restrictions of
Families
freedom set on
enacting an ‘honour’
murder will try to
exploit police and
other services to
carry out their
 Support
The most importantand protection
and dangerous time for
victims is when they seek help from the services.
Service providers may only have this one chance
to provide effective support and potentially to
save a life. IKWRO have a three point plan for
public service providers to give advice in their
production of protocols to assist potential victims
Be aware
of ‘honour’
1. Provide training
2. Raise
awareness
3. Provide
publicity
materials
Be ready
Policies and protocols to deal with
potential victims of ‘honour’
crime should be established in
advance the danger and risk is
too real to leave their
development to the time when
the need arises.
1. Create plans
2. Build links with other agencies,
3. Plan for the protection of a
wide range of service users
4. Ensure the safety
5. Establish a specific unit
6. Find ways to prosecute the
perpetrators
Believe
1. Treat all potential victims
with the utmost sensitivity and
seriousness
2. Do not make assumptions
based on perceptions of
‘cultural difference’.
3. Avoid racist attitudes
4. Do not pass judgment
5. NEVER send a potential
victim back to their family
6. DO NOT attempt mediation
with the family
 Inhibiting factors
Individuals at risk of ‘honour’-related violence
may not seek help immediately. It is important
to recognize and where possible address the
factors which may of
1. Lack inhibit a person from
awareness
seeking help.
2. Feelings of guilt and shame
3. Protective feelings towards family
4. Low self-esteem and lack of
confidence
6. Poor perception of the police and
other agencies
7. Fear of poor confidentiality
8. Fear of losing children
9. Fear of aggravating their situation
10. Language problems
11. Asylum status
12. Risk of deportation
GUIDELINES FOR
1. Establish a means of CONTINUED SUPPORT
continued contact immediately;
2. Consider using a codeword
3. Arrange meetings in neutral
sites
4. Never meet the victim at a
sensitive
5. Always use official
interpreters;
6. Meetings must take place in
absolute privacy,
7. Confidentiality is essential
8. Do not allow prejudices to
color your treatment of a victim;
9. Make sure your victim has a
contact that they feel
comfortable with;
 Recommendations for
national
1. Police to perform full risk policy
assessments
2. National protection scheme
3. National advisory group for
‘honour’ related crime
4. Councils to provide secure
accommodation
5. Mandatory training in ‘honour’
related crime
6. Dedicated ‘honour’ related crime
team/officer within each police force
7. Long-term, secured resources for
all organizations
8. Abolition of ‘no recourse to public
funding’ regulations
 CONCLUSI
ON
The first misconception about honor killing is that this is a practice that is limited to the
rural areas.
The second misconception regarding honor killing is that it has religious roots. Even if a
woman commits adultery, there have to be four male witnesses with good behavior and
reputation to validate the charge.
What can we do to prevent such a thing
from happening?
Firstly, the mentality of the
people has to change. Secondly,
we need to have stricter laws to
tackle these kinds of killings as
this is a crime which cannot be
pardoned because Humans do
not have the right to write down
death sentencesspeaking,
Psychologically of innocent
fellow
parentshumans.
unconsciously abuse
their wards to take revenge for
the abuse they had themselves
suffered at their own parents'
hands
 Are people who kill their sons and
daughters in name of caste any
better than terrorists who kill people
in the name of religion?

Killing in the name of preserving

honour only brings dishonor to the
family……