Filkins, Dexter,
'Honor Killings' Defy Turkish Efforts to End Them. Dexter Filkins. - New York Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 54, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: 'Honor Killings' Defy Turkish Efforts to End Them, July 13, 2003; pp. 3.
"Ms. Allak--as well as the man who had made her pregnant--had been killed to restore the honor of their families....Just two days before Ms. Allak's funeral, the elected Parliament of this predominantly Muslim nation approved a sweeping human rights law that, among other things, abolished a provision that often reduced the prison terms for murders committed in the name of 'family honor.'" (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reveals how Turkey is struggling to end the long-standing tradition of honor killings of women.
1522-3248;
Family violence
Honor killings
Human rights--Turkey
Murder
Women--Turkey
Women's rights
Turkey--Politics and government
AC1.S5
050
'Honor Killings' Defy Turkish Efforts to End Them. Dexter Filkins. - New York Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 54, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: 'Honor Killings' Defy Turkish Efforts to End Them, July 13, 2003; pp. 3.
"Ms. Allak--as well as the man who had made her pregnant--had been killed to restore the honor of their families....Just two days before Ms. Allak's funeral, the elected Parliament of this predominantly Muslim nation approved a sweeping human rights law that, among other things, abolished a provision that often reduced the prison terms for murders committed in the name of 'family honor.'" (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reveals how Turkey is struggling to end the long-standing tradition of honor killings of women.
1522-3248;
Family violence
Honor killings
Human rights--Turkey
Murder
Women--Turkey
Women's rights
Turkey--Politics and government
AC1.S5
050