Honour killing story: Derya Ö. (2012)

…up by the authorities themselves, for example because the perpetrators are good friends with local policemen, officials or politicians. Violence against girls and women remains a serious problem in Pakistan,…

Honour killing story: Fatma (2009)

for her in the apartment and attacks her with a knife. Fatma is struck by deep stabs in her chest and abdomen, a ruptured liver and injuries to her lungs…

Honour killing story: Elif (2007)

for a long time. On January 14, 2009, the district court of Limburg sentences the perpetrator to life imprisonment (without special culpability). The perpetrator appeals, which is rejected by the…

Honour killing story: Mustafa (2005)

…every year, most of which are not reported to the authorities and some are even deliberately covered up by the authorities themselves, for example because the perpetrators are good friends…

Honour killing stories 2012

…husband Hamza D. (29 years old) and – presumably – her father Mehmet D. (70 years old) Müslime is forced by her strict Sunni family to marry a cousin in…