Honour killing story: Ibtihal Al Z. (2008)

…in custody and silent. In the indictment of the prosecution in May 2009, the motive for the crime is the restoration of family honor (and not, as initially assumed, the

Honour killing stories 2012

The couple lives in Kerpen and has a son. They divorced in 2010 and it became official at the end of 2012. There is a dispute about guardianship. read Stefan’s…

Honour killing stories 2014

…works in a bar. The two had met about 4 years earlier in a discotheque and had probably been a couple for about a year and a half. read Veronika’s…

Honour killing stories 2013

…a.m., he invades her apartment and wounds her and an attending sister with a hatchet and pistol. He pours 13 liters of petrol and motor oil into the hall and

Turkey’s shocking domestic violence statistics

…(1998) and changes to the Civil Law (2001) and Penal Code (2004) have all helped to combat both the violent action and the tacit social acceptance of violence against women….