1. HONOUR KILLING

2. INTRODUCTIONTermHONOR KILLING was first used byLeiden Ane Nauta in 1978.Alsoreferred to as Customary Killing orDomestic Public Violence , it is a social evildominating the Middle East.Even males are also killed if they the socialcriminal. 3. A Global IssueMiddle EastIndiaPakistan Brazil Ecuador, Egypt, Israel, Italy, JordanMorocco, Sweden, Turkey, and Uganda. 4. Reasons Behind Honor KillingMarrying Person Outside The CasteOr Religion.Disobeying The EngagingDress Code Given By TheHonor In LesbianOr GayCommunity To Killing Relationshi The Females.psRefusingArrangedMarriage. 5. A Diagrammatical RepresentationHonour Killings -Varying Reasons 7.50% Love intrigues Casteism35.9056.60 %%Marriage related 6. Cultural Defenses Purify The Community Or Family Status . Tradition and tribal beliefs. The strong emphasis on family relationships . Belief that the demands of westerners deny the different cultural traditions of those practicing honor killings 7. Factors leading to Rise inKillings Political Support Gender discrimination. Persons Who Killed The Victims In Their Honor Are Almost NeverPunished .In Rare Case They Are Brought On Trial For ServingOnly For Three Months In Prison At Most .Moreover Most Of ThemAre Let Off. 8. Nirupama Pathak, a 22 year old journalist, reportedly 3 monthspregnant were allegedly killed by their family near their familyhome in Jharkhand on last week of April 2010 because offalling 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 boyShivkumar were killed by Megalas father and brotherafter being traced out when they eloped out after tendays of the marriage of Megala with another one. 9. Zahidas brother brutally attackedher because he alleged she hadbeen unfaithful and broughtshame to the family. He cut off herears, tongue, and nose, gougedout her eyes. Some women are burnedalive by their families toregain the family honor 10. Dua Khalil AswadAge: 17 (Iraq)Stoned to death by members of hercommunity for falling in love with a Sunni Muslim man.April 7, 2007 11. Babli (India) Drowned dead with husband Manojby relatives,for marrying within the same village gotraJune 15, 2007 12. Facts from surveys : According to Delhi-based Indian Population Statistics Survey (IPSS)in mid -2007 almost 655 homicidal cases have been registered ashonor killings in India . Killings Percentage4540353025201510 5 0 Uttar HaryanaNorth Pradesh Western 13. Continued According to a data compiled by Haryana Police , 34 incidents of Honour Killings were reported in the state between 2008 and 2010 . InMarch 2010 , Haryana court sentenced 5people to death for murdering a couple on theorders of Khap Panchayats , a traditionalunofficial local council . All- India Democratic Womens Association(AIDWA) , an association since 1985 confirmsthat 6 to 7 cases of honor killings has beenreported every month in India . Moreover, ithas been reported that 10% of all womenkillings come under the category of HonourKillings . 14. Statistical graph :Honour Killings in India - a Study 03598 562008 2009 2010 15. JUDICIARY SILENCE!!! Why is the judiciary silent ???Have police investigated these crimes thoroughly?Dowe have transparency about how such investigations arecarried out?Why Indians families silently endure these killings?In a powerful democracy like India,it is a shame that we haveno legal safegaurd to address this crime that has steadily increasedover the last few decades. 16. What can we do ?Raise awareness through educationSend letters to relevant heads of countries where this is happening and advise them to act immediatelySet up a fund to raise 17. CONTINUED Youth of India should be mobilized. Amendment of IPC(Indian Panel Code) to includehonour killings as a separate offence. Public awareness about this issue, and fuel the peopleabout its evil impact on society and country as whole. 18. LOVE COMMANDOS