An honour killing is a murder of a person accused of brining shame or dishonour to her family. The concept of dishonour is very vague and can include anything from refusing to enter an arranged marriage or being in a relationship which is disapproved by the family to becoming victim of rape. The statistics of honour killing is very dark as many of the case are not reported as homicide. The honour killings happen all over the world.
This case study is an example of honour killing in Sweden. The questions of the discussion highlight the reasons, patterns and norms leading for honour killing and possible ways to prevent such cases to repeat.
 Case study Fadime Sahinal |
