Sentence examples for for honour killings from inspiring English sources

Penalties for "honour killings" of women who mix with men to whom they are not married have been stiffened.

To me, it will be a bigger win if we do manage to at least begin to send people to jail for "honour" killings.

Rigidly conservative Sanliurfa is notorious for "honour killings", in which women who have stained the family reputation for going to the cinema unchaperoned, or calling into radio talkshows, say are murdered by male relatives.

Convictions for "honour" killings usually carry life sentences.

As for "honour-killing", murder is murder is murder, in Canada as in Britain and in the US and in almost every other country in the world.

"Unfortunately, the law in the country is very flawed and weighed in favour of impunity for honour-killings.

Kazam is convinced his wife is the latest victim of the epidemic of "honour" killings that has been sweeping Pakistan for years.

Amid publicity for the film, Sharif vowed to eradicate the "evil" of "honour" killings, but no fresh legislation has been tabled since then.

In the programme, which I read after seeing the show, Nunn makes it clear that, for him, Egeus's demand resonates with the notion of "honour killings".

Thirty-eight women have been victims of "honour" killings this year.

When we hear of honour killings who is found dead?