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 […]
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 Rola El-Halabi born: 1985 Shot: April 1, 2011 Residence: Ulm Origin: Lebanon Children: none Perpetrator: her stepfather Hicham/Roy El-Halabi (44 years) Rola was born in Lebanon, grew up in Germany and graduated from high school here. She has a German passport and has been boxing since she was 9 years old. Her […]
Honour killing story Anna born: 1983 Attempted murder: 12 March 2011 Residence: Münster Provenance: Victim: Zimbabwe; Perpetrator: Liberia Children: 1 son (4 years) Perpetrator: her ex-boyfriend Emmanuel B. (45 years) Anna and Emmanuel work at the Raphaelsklinik in Münster, he as kitchen helper, she as cleaner. They have a son together, but are divorced. On […]
Honour killing story Yasemin Tomak Iybar born: 1979 Assassinated: 29 January 2011 Residence: Lünen (NRW) Origin: Turkey Children: unclear Perpetrators: her brother-in-law and ex-boyfriend Adem I. (34 years old) and Salia, the wife of her new lover Yasemin is a gardener and has been married before. To get a residence permit in Germany, she married […]
Honour killing story Grandma, mother and two children born: 1956, 1989, 2014, 2018 murdered: 28 March 2020 Residence: Etten-Leur Origin: Dutchman with Turkish parents Children: 2 Perpetrator: Onur Kandemir (33 years) On Saturday 29 March 2020 around 18.15 the police found the lifeless bodies of retired Turkish interpreter Hikmet Kandemir (64), her daughter-in-law Gulcan Kandemir […]
Honour killing story Esbah born: 2004 murdered: ? Residence: Sana’a Origin: Yemen Children: none Perpetrator: her brothers (25, ?, ?) and father (?) Yemen has not been a nice country for women to live in for many decades because of war, food shortages and old-fashioned guardianship laws. Yemeni women’s organizations now advocate, following Syria’s example, […]