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Bookmark or Share- Honor killings by region - WikipediaHonor killings have been reported in Nepal, with much of them linked with the caste system that is deeply rooted in Nepalese tradition. Most honor killings are reportedly undetected. [211] Gender-based violence has been the deadliest form of violence in Nepal as of 2017, which includes honor killings [212] and has been rising in the country as ...
- 'Honor Killings' Are A Global Problem — And Often InvisibleThis past Friday, Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was murdered in an apparent "honor killing." Her brother Waseem Azeem admitted that he strangled her to death because he...
- Thousands of Women Killed for Family "Honor"Hundreds, if not thousands, of women are murdered by their families each year in the name of family "honor." It's difficult to get precise numbers on the phenomenon of honor killing; the...
- Honor killing in the United States - WikipediaThe study was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Justice, and it identified four types of honor violence: honor killings, honor-based domestic violence, forced marriage, and female genital mutilation. The report estimated that 23–27 honor killings took place in the United States each year.
- Honor killing - WikipediaAn honor killing (American English), honour killing (Commonwealth English), or shame killing[1] is a traditional form of murder in which a person is killed by or at the behest of members of their family or their partner, due to culturally sanctioned beliefs that such homicides are necessary as retribution for the perceived dishonoring of the fam...
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