SOAS University of London

Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law

News & Analyses

NOTE: THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED WITH A VIEW TO UPDATING

This page includes selected news articles and analyses on 'crimes of honour' and does not aim to be comprehensive

International

'Crime of passion' is no defence

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/jan/19/ukcrime.prisonsandprobation

Item 12 - Integration of the human rights of women and the gender perspective: Violence Against Women and 'Honor' Crimes'

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2001/04/05/item-12-integration-human-rights-women-and-gender-perspective-violence-against-women

Africa's forced marriages

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1209099.stm

Bangladesh

Choosing Death by Fire Over Marriage

http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=79767&page=1

Botswana

Public inquiry on Passion Killings?

http://www.mmegi.bw/2006/January/Tuesday17/656904332246.html

Denmark

Jail for Denmark 'honour' killing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5128206.stm

France

France raises marriage age limit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4838090.stm

Germany

Man jailed for 'honour killing' that shook Germany

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/apr/14/germany.mainsection

'Honour killing' brother jailed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4905758.stm

Turk shot sister dead 'because of her morals'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turk-shot-sister-dead-because-of-her-morals-5347845.html

How many more women have to die before this society wakes up?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/1484537/How-many-more-women-have-to-die-before-this-society-wakes-up.html

India

Till the state recognises us

http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/full_story.php?content_id=87952

India to place new ruling on child marriages

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a1d1af44-9e82-11da-b641-0000779e2340,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://news.ft.com/cms/s/a1d1af44-9e82-11da-b641-0000779e2340.html&_i_referer=http://www.google.co.uk/search%3Fhl%3Den

India 'to register all marriages'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4714042.stm

Love-marriage scourge label on riot accused

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051229/asp/nation/story_5657599.asp

Social taboos pressure lesbian love

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4566091.stm

Bhopal youth kept away from Hindu wife even after SDM order

http://archive.indianexpress.com/oldStory/62283/

India: Modern love versus old taboo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_world/3732343.stm

Dowry Law

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/correspondent/3223391.stm

When love spells death

http://www.hindu.com/mag/2003/11/02/stories/2003110200140200.htm

'Honour killing' casts medieval shadow over India

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2000/nov/20/3

Jordan

Jordan: Rights group launches drive to curb early marriage

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=26124

Jordanian kills child for 'honour'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4676445.stm

Honour killing in Jordan hospital

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3773449.stm

'Honour killings' law blocked

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3088828.stm

Jordan's women fight to repeal honour killing law

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/1999/sep/07/3