No Honor In Killing
In memory of the victims, we will not let their deaths go unpunished!
What is an honour killing? An honour killing is a murder in the name of honour. If a brother murders his sister to restore family honour, it is an honour killing. According to activists, the most common reasons for honour killings are as the victim: refuses to cooperate in an arranged marriage. wants to end […]
Honour killing story caret-down caret-up caret-left caret-right Meral born: 1971 attempted murder: 12 June 2015 Residence: Germersheim (Rhineland-Palatinate) Origin: Turkey Children: 2 (16 and 24 years) Perpetrator: her husband Levent K., divorced from her husband (47 years) On 12 June 2015, Levent is lurking in front of his divorced wife’s house, pouring a flammable liquid […]
Honour killing story Aysha born: 1984 Stabbed to death: 21 May 2015 Location: Moers (NRW) Origin: Turkey Children: 2 sons (3 and 5 years) Perpetrator: her husband Mehmet K. (48 years) Lale and Mehmet have 2 sons. He works as a welder in Moers on the Lower Rhine. She divorces and moves to a women’s […]
Honour killing story Oulad B./ Aicha B. born: 1975 Stabbed to death: 7 May 2015 Residence: München Origin: Victim: Morocco; perpetrator: Iraq Children: 3 ( 4, 7 and 9 years) Perpetrator: her husband Abdul M. / Saheb M. (53 years) Oulad is from Morocco and has a Spanish passport. In 2003 she married the Iraqi […]
Honour killing story Hanaa S. born: 1980 murdered: 21/22 April 2015 Location: Solingen Origin: Iraq / Kurds / Jesides Children: 3 own children and 3 of her husband Perpetrator: her husband Salim (41), her brother-in-law (24) and her son (17) Hanaa was forcibly married at the age of 15 by her Yezidi clan in Iraq. […]
Honour killing story Luna M. born: 1971 strangled: 14-15 March 2015 Residence: Bremen Origin: Victim: Syria; perpetrator: Iraq Children: 1 daughter, 1 son (3 and 5 years) Perpetrator: her husband Shakhwan Suleman Mohammed (47 years) Shakhwan is an unemployed Iraqi nurse who has lived in Germany since 1992. Since 2005 he has had both Iraqi […]
Honour killing story Sonia born: 1974 stabbed: 3. March 2015 Residence: Cologne Origin: India Children: none Perpetrator: her husband Updesh (46 years) In 1990 Updesh comes from India to Cologne and marries a pharmacist. After 4 years the marriage is childless divorced. At first he worked as a concierge in a hotel, later he is […]