HONOUR KILLINGS

Sonam Cse 8th sem

Btech

Break The Silence

What Is Honour Killing?

Honour killing is

the homicide of a

member of a family

or social group by

other members, due

to the belief of

the perpetrators that

the victim has

brought dishonor upo

n the family or

community.

Reasons Behind Honour Killing

Marrying

Person Outside

The Caste

Or Religio

nEngaging

In Lesbian Or \\Gay Relations

hips

Refusing Arranged Marriage.

Disobeying The Dress Code

Given By The

Community To The Females.

Where The Problem is

Honour Injustice In The India

Delhi

Haryana

Punjab

Uttar pardesh

Rajsthan

Bihar

Tamil nadu etc.

Factors Leading to

Rise in Killings

Political Support

Gender discrimination.

Persons Who Killed The Victims In Their Honor Are Almost Never Punished .In Rare Case They Are Brought On Trial For Serving Only For Three Months In Prison At Most . Moreover Most Of Them Are Let Off.

KHAP PANCHAYAT

Also known as“Customary Killing” , “Honor Killing "or “Domestic Public Violence”

Khap is a cluster of villages united by caste and geography. It is as old as 14th century started by upper caste jats to consolidate their power and position

The main thinking is that all boys and girls within a Khap are considered siblings.

Victims

Nirupama Pathak, a 22 year old journalist, reportedly 3 months pregnant were allegedly killed by their family near their family home in Jharkhand on last week of April 2010 because of falling in love with a lower caste boy .

In Shivganga district of South Indian State, Tamilnadu ,a 20 year old girl Megala and a 24 year old boy Shivkumar were killed by Megala’s father and brother after being traced out when they eloped out after ten days of the marriage of Megala with another one.

Zahida's brother brutally attacked her because he alleged she had been unfaithful and brought shame to the family. He cut off her ears, tongue, and nose, gouged out her eyes.

Zarghona 15 lies in a Peshawar shelter burnt by her father-in-law who said she had not cleaned her husband’s clothes properly . But the fact was that her father-in-law never accepted her

More Cases

Manoj-Babli

Drowned dead with husband Manoj

by relatives, for marrying within the

same village gotra

June 15, 2007

CONSEQUENCES OF IT :-

Honour killing always leads to inhuman killing of person on the basis of so called human made fake values and moral which is created by their own wrong perceptions

Female foeticide

Gender descrimination

Caste descrimitation

HOW TO STOP

HONOUR KILLING Create plans to deal with every contingency in

advance.

Raise awareness through education.

Conducting education programs

Constitute fast track courts for cases of Honour Killings

Adopt a comprehensive law against honour killing.

Moving Forward

Tangible government commitment to repeal gender-biased laws

Honour killings must be viewed as first degree murder

Awareness efforts to educate men and women about women’s rights.

All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA)

Message to the society

The decisions of Khap Panchayat should be in the interest of the society. Nobody has the right to put a ban on anyones freedom. If a decision is taken which is obstructing anyones freedom Death of Honor itself.

Uphold secular values and challenges . Resists cultural practices demeaning to women.

Does not allow discrimination “in any other field” meaning personal/family life.

There Is No Honour in Killing!