So, what are you waiting for? Being out in public by eating on the roof of the house till sundown. Some honor suicides are a matter of personal choice and are devoid of any cultural context. Saba Qaiser's shooting got our attention for two reasons. The term ‘herd immunity’ has found its way into politicized discussions about how to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. Daylight honor killing outside Lahore court: http://t.co/n8EWrCL8zV. Review: Democracy fails another stress test as Trump runs roughshod over debate. An Iranian man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for beheading his 14-year-old daughter with an axe in a so-called "honor" killing that prompted widespread outrage in the country. Local media reported she had been engaged in a love affair, a taboo in Jordan. Ahlam dashed out screaming into the street, her father close behind. Michael Flynn’s lawyer says she updated President Trump on the case, argued against a pardon. Honor suicide is a process whereby a person commits suicide to escape the shame of an immoral action, such as having had extra-marital sexual relations or defeat in battle. Another law allows for sentences to be halved if the victim’s family members drop their “personal right” for a harsher sentence — a probable outcome since the family members are themselves often involved in the death. The streets of Amman, Jordan’s capital, during the nation’s coronavirus curfew in March 2020.

“Families are also victims here, because they don’t know how to deal with the problem. For each Kill achievement, the appropriate number of kills will be needed: 1, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000, 25000, 50000, 100000, 250000. Nothing will change.”. Yaser Abdel Said was captured on August 26, 2020, aged 63. But a human being, a life, is much more than a symbol. Human Rights Watch says Jordan suffers anywhere from 15 to 20 such crimes a year.
She had been shot nine times and told the operator, "My dad shot me and my sister. Because honor killings are often carried out by family members, there may not be outside witnesses to the crime, meaning that it is up to the perpetrators to turn themselves in. A tribal council ordered the murder of a Pakistani 15 year-old-girl because she helped her neighbor elope — she was drugged, strangled, and then burned to death. Read more: 12 Myths About Female Genital Mutilation Debunked. She joined a handful of others to organize a protest last Wednesday demanding a change to laws they say afford perpetrators of femicide reduced sentences under the guise of restoring family honor. Let’s stand up for girls and women because there is no honor in honor killings. They also get him killed and, thanks to Nessa's insistence on conducting it incognito, mean his body is going to be nightmarishly tough to trace. They ran away and were safe, but their mother brought them back. Yet girls and women are branded a disgrace and subsequently punished for so many reasons. Comment by dasbaum This … Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for new protections for women after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her father in a so-called "honor killing." Both immediate and extended family members, seeking to reclaim their honor, are frequently involved in the killings.