Jamison, Laura,
Legalized Murder: Killing for 'Honor'. Laura Jamison. - Amnesty Now, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 54, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Legalized Murder: Killing for 'Honor', Summer 2003; pp. 18-19.
"Though such crimes are widely known to be under-reported, the U.N. Population Fund estimates that more than 5,000 women are killed for reasons of honor every year....In some countries, such as Jordan...the acts are wholly legal or barely punished." (AMNESTY NOW) This article examines how one woman is hoping the story of her friend, the victim of an "honor" killing, "the practice of murdering women whose chastity has been tarnished--whether by rape or mere rumor," will draw attention to this disturbing practice which is legal in many countries.
1522-3248;
Family violence
Honor killings
Human rights--Jordan
Murder
Virginity
Women--Jordan
Women's rights
Jordan--Politics and government
AC1.S5
050
Legalized Murder: Killing for 'Honor'. Laura Jamison. - Amnesty Now, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 54, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Legalized Murder: Killing for 'Honor', Summer 2003; pp. 18-19.
"Though such crimes are widely known to be under-reported, the U.N. Population Fund estimates that more than 5,000 women are killed for reasons of honor every year....In some countries, such as Jordan...the acts are wholly legal or barely punished." (AMNESTY NOW) This article examines how one woman is hoping the story of her friend, the victim of an "honor" killing, "the practice of murdering women whose chastity has been tarnished--whether by rape or mere rumor," will draw attention to this disturbing practice which is legal in many countries.
1522-3248;
Family violence
Honor killings
Human rights--Jordan
Murder
Virginity
Women--Jordan
Women's rights
Jordan--Politics and government
AC1.S5
050