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Honor Killings in Muslim Majority Nations
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Not
released
(male &
female)
30 &
20s
March
2013
Yemen
H. D.
Decembe
r 2012
Turkey
Anvu Shah 15 Novembe
r 2012
Pakistan
Saida
Mukhtar,
Amina
Muhamma
d
& Sana
Mukhtar
55,
55 &
39
June 2012 Egypt
Not
released
(female)
20 May 2012 Egypt
Somia &
Sobia Bibi
April 4,
2012
Pakistan
Honor Killings in Muslim Majority Nations
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
Yemen
Shot to
death
Female's 4
brothers
Leaving home
and getting
married
Turkey
Strangled
to death
Grandfather, 2
uncles & 4
others
Became
pregnant after
being gang-
raped by two
cousins
Pakistan
Beaten &
acid
poured
over face &
body
Father &
mother
Talking to an
unknown boy
Egypt Shot &
beheaded
2 brothers
(Saida's sons,
Amina's
nephews &
Sana's
brothers)
Discovered
their sister's
actions were
'contrary to
morality'
Egypt
Tied up &
poisoned
to death
Mother, sister,
brother &
cousin
Was in an
illicit
relationship
Pakistan
Shot to
death Brother-in-law
They had
‘suspicious
characters’
and had been
warned about
their behavior
Honor Killings in Muslim Majority Nations
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Brothers kill
sister for eloping
pregnant after Another victim
dies in ‘honor'
killing
Parents Attack
Daughter With
Acid For Talking
to Boy
Egyptian
"Honor":
Brothers Butcher
Mother, Sister,
and Aunt
Mother kills
daughter to
protect family
name
Honour Killing:
Two women shot
dead by brother-
in-law
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Not
released
(female)
24 February
2012 Egypt
Razia &
Allah Ditta
January
2012
Pakistan
Samina
Rajput 18
Decembe
r 3, 2011
Pakistan
Shameem
Novembe
r 15, 2011
Pakistan
Servet Tas 38 Novembe
r 14, 2011
Turkey
Manzooran
Bibi & Rani
Bibi
October
18, 2011
Pakistan
Anam 15 Septembe
r 14, 2011
Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
but did not
listen
Egypt Stabbed to
death Brother
Heard rumors
about 'her bad
morals'
Pakistan
Axed to
death Razia's uncle
Suspected
Allah Ditta
had illicit
relations with
his niece
Pakistan
Shot to
death Brother
Married
someone of
her own
choosing
Pakistan
Tortured,
killed, &
beheaded
Brothers
Suspected of
having
relations with
another
resident of
their village
Turkey
Shot to
death
Ex-girlfriend's
father
Fathered a
child out of
wedlock
Pakistan
Throats slit Sons/brothers Unspecified
Pakistan
Strangled
to death Uncle
Suspected of
having illicit
relations with
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about 'her bad
Two honor
killings hit
Egypt’s
Alexandria
Uncle axed niece,
paramour to
death
Girl killed over
karo-kari
Sibling rivalries:
Three men
butcher and bury
sister in
courtyard
Man whose
girlfriend was
killed in honor
crime shot dead
Woman,
daughter
butchered for
‘honour’
Girl strangled to
death in name of
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
3 females
15,
17,
&
18
August
2011 Libya
Irshad Bibi
August
2011
Pakistan
Sameena,
Razia,
& 4 others
14,
16,
&
teen
s
July 26,
2011
Pakistan
Not
released
(female)
35 July 2011 Jordan
Not
released
(male)
March
2011 Egypt
Sonia 15 February
14, 2011
Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
a Christian
youth
Libya Throats slit Father
Dishonored
family by
being raped
by Gaddafi
loyalists
Pakistan
Shot to
death Nephew
Suspected
aunt of having
illicit relations
with someone
Pakistan
Shot to
death Father
Brothers
claimed
Sameena and
Razia were in
relationships
Jordan
Shot to
death Brother
Had sexual
relations with
a man
Egypt Shot to
death Cousin
He refused to
restore family
honor by
killing his
daughter for
her
relationship
with a
Christian
Pakistan
Strangled
to death Father Having illicit
relations with
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honour
Father slit
throats of three
daughters in
'honour killing'
after they were
raped by
Gaddafi's troops
aunt of having
with someone
Aunt killed ‘for
honour’
Honour killings:
Man guns down
six daughters
Jordanian man
charged over
honour killing
Girl's death in
'honor killing'
angers main
Turkish
opposition
Girl strangled for
‘honour’
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Saima Bibi
January
2011
Pakistan
Not
released
(female)
22 2011 Egypt
Ghulam
Bibi
Decembe
r 21, 2010
Pakistan
Nurta
Mohamed
Farah
17 Novembe
r 25, 2010
Somalia
Shawbo
Abdul-
Razaq
20 October
2010 Iraq
Amina &
(children)
Zunera,
Humaira &
Sumera
5, 7
& 10
August
2010
Pakistan
Haleema 40 July 2010 Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
her neighbor
Pakistan
Electrocute
d to death Father & uncle
Falling in love
with a man
they did not
approve of
Egypt Hung to
death Brother
Fleeing her
home/marriag
e with
another man
Pakistan
Shot to
death Son
Suspected
mother and
sister had
illicit relations
with a man
Somalia
Tortured,
beaten,
then shot
to death
Parents &
relatives
Converting to
Christianity
Shot to
death Father
Talking to an
alleged boy by
phone
Pakistan
Drugged &
throats slit
Husband/fathe
r
Ashamed of
his wife who
contracted
the marriage
of their oldest
daughter
against his will
Pakistan Shot to Son Leaving her
home
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Pakistani girl
'electrocuted' in
honour killing
Two honor
killings hit
Egypt’s
Alexandria
Man murders
mother in
courtroom
'honour killing'
Teenage Girl
Tortured and
Shot Dead for
Leaving Islam –
by Her Parents
alleged boy by
Blame on Clerics
for Prevalence of
Honor Killing in
Iraqi Kurdistan
against his will
Man slaughters
women of family
for their
‘arrogance’
Woman gunned
down by son
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Basheer
Not
released
(female)
16 July 2010 Jordan
Jihan
Sideeq 28
June 16,
2010 Iraq
Seyma G 17 June 2010 Turkey
Not
released
(female)
26 June 2010 Jordan
Sania Khan 17 June 2010 Pakistan
Not
released
(female)
24 June 2010 Lebanon
Sughran
January
20, 2010
Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
death overnight
Jordan
Shot to
death using
30
machine-
gun rounds
Uncle
Dishonoring
the family by
being sexually
assaulted
Shot 20
times
Uncle & 3
cousins
Marrying
without family
consent
Turkey
Strangled
to death Brother
Leaving her
violent home
life for a
women's
shelter
Jordan
Stabbed 15
times Brother
Become
pregnant
outside
wedlock
Pakistan
Shot in the
head Uncle
Marrying a
man of her
choice
Lebanon
Shot twice
in the head Brother
Had a
boyfriend
Pakistan
Shot to
death Husband Karo-kari
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over ‘honour’
Jordan: 16-Year
Old Girl
Murdered in
Machine Gun
“Honor Killing”
by Uncle After
Sexual Assault
without family
Kurdish pregnant
woman shot 20
times in honour
killing, Iraqi
Kurdistan
Turkey: Honor
Killing; Girl
Murdered by 15-
Years-old Brother
Jordanian jailed
for killing unwed
pregnant sister
One month’s
bride killed for
‘honour’
Lebanese man
arrested for
sister's 'honour
killing'
Three women
slain in Shikarpur
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Sodhi Bibi
Decembe
r 31, 2009
Pakistan
Tanzeela
Riaz &
Babar Ali
Decembe
r 29, 2009
Pakistan
Arri &
Manghan
Sabzoi
Decembe
r 2, 2009
Pakistan
Robina &
Mazhar
Jakhrani
Decembe
r 2, 2009
Pakistan
Medime
Memi 16
Decembe
r 2009
Turkey
Gul Bano 17 Decembe
r 2009
Pakistan
Zarina
Decembe
r 2009
Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
Pakistan
Shot to
death Husband
Husband
suspected her
of having
illegitimate
relations with
his cousin
Pakistan
Throats slit
Tanzeela's
father &
brother
Family did not
approve of
their
relationship
Pakistan
Shot to
death Arri's husband
Arri husband
suspected
they were
having illicit
relations
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Brother in-law
& accomplices
Suspected of
having illicit
relations
Turkey
Buried alive
Father &
grandfather Unknown
Pakistan
Shot to
death Father Karo-kari
Pakistan
Shot to
death Brother
Brother did
not approve
of her
relationship
with her
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over Karo-Kari
Dishonored
killings
Family did not Girl, paramour
killed for
'honour'
Four killed over
karo-kari
Four killed over
karo-kari
Turkish girl
'buried alive' in
family garden
Four women
killed over Karo-
Kari in upper
Sindh
Four women
killed over Karo-
Kari in upper
Sindh
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Niaz
Khatoon
Decembe
r 2009
Pakistan
Rashida
Mahar
Decembe
r 2009
Pakistan
Rifqa ghazi
'Abdullah 29
Novembe
r 27, 2009
Palestinian
Authority
area
Samina,
Saima &
Mohsin
35,
25
&
20's
October
18, 2009
Pakistan
Soomri 20 October
13, 2009
Pakistan
Shahana
Qureshi 16
October
5, 2009
Pakistan
Kubra Bibi 25 October
2009
Pakistan
Alia 37 October Jordan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
boyfriend
Pakistan
Shot to
death Husband Unknown
Pakistan
Shot to
death Husband
Suspected of
illicit relations
Palestinian
Authority
Strangled
to death
with a wet
towel
Brother, 2
uncles & 2
cousin
To maintain
family honor
Pakistan
Strangled
to death
Samina's
husband
Saima and
Mohsin
contracted a
love marriage
Pakistan
Shot to
death Brother in-law Karo-kari
Pakistan
Throat slit Brother
Eloped with
her lover
Pakistan
Strangled
to death Husband
Accused of
having illicit
relations
Jordan Stabbed 28 Brothers They thought
she left her
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Four women
killed over Karo-
Kari in upper
Sindh
Four women
killed over Karo-
Kari in upper
Sindh
Palestine:
Woman Killed in
Gaza Refugee
Camp to
"Maintain Family
Honor"
Man kills wife
and in-laws in
honor killing
Woman shot
dead over Karo-
kari charge
Brother kills
sister for
'honour' in
Muzaffarnagar
Husband
strangulates wife
over karo-kari
Jordan aims to
deter ‘honour
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Ahmed 2009
Marium
August
30, 2009
Pakistan
Not
released
(female)
16 August
2009
Jordan
Fadia 27 July 23,
2009
Palestinian
Authority
area
Shahadat
Ali
July 5,
2009
Pakistan
Khalid &
Shamin
July 2,
2009
Pakistan
Adeeba 22 July 2009 Pakistan
Saba &
Shafiq
Ahmed
July 2009 Pakistan
Shakila &
Ghulam
18
&
June 21,
2009
Afghanista
n
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
times husband
Pakistan
Shot to
death Brother in-law Karo-kari
Jordan
Shot to
death Uncle Was raped
Palestinian
Authority
Tortured &
bludgeone
d to death
with an
iron chain
Father
Father
believed she
was having a
relationship
with a man
Pakistan
Unknown Nephew
Married
nephew's
mother after
the death of
his father
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Shamin's
cousin
Shamin was
engaged to
her cousin
Pakistan
Strangled
to death Brother
For having
illicit relations
with a boy
Pakistan
Unknown Saba's family
Married
against her
families
wishes
Afghanista
Stabbed
more than
50 times
Father Father caught
them having
sexual
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crime’
Man kills sister-
in-law over Karo-
Kari
Raped girl killed
over family
'honour'
Rights groups
decry Gaza
'honor killing'
‘Honour’ killings
remain
unchecked in
Lahore
‘Honour’ killings
remain
unchecked in
Lahore
Man kills sister in
the name of
‘honour’
Bride’s family
accused of
double murder
Honor-Killing in
Afghanistan:
Father Kills His
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Sakhi 22
Gul Bibi
May 18,
2009
Pakistan
Halimah
Ahmad
Ash-Sheikh
30 May 12,
2009
Palestinian
Authori
area
Saira Bano 19 May 1,
2009
Pakistan
Halima &
Waziran
May 2009 Pakistan
Ayman
Udas 30's
April 27,
2009
Pakistan
Shahnaz &
Farah
35
&
18
April 20,
2009
Pakistan
Shamim
Bibi 18
April 15,
2009
Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
each relations
Pakistan
Shot to
death Husband Karo-kari
Palestinian
Authority
Stabbed to
death Nephew Family honor
Pakistan
Shot to
death Brother
Married a
non-Muslim
Pakistan
Tortured
and
strangled
to death
Brother & two
men
Accused of
having illicit
relations with
men
Pakistan
Shot to
death Brothers
Brothers did
not approve
of her career,
divorce, and
remarriage
Pakistan
Shot to
death with
a pump-
action
shotgun
Shahnaz's
brother
Shahnaz's
brother
suspected
they had
developed
illicit relations
with some
locals
Pakistan
Shot to
death Brother in-law
She eloped
with another
man
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Daughter and
Her Lover
Man Kills Wife in
Kandihot
Police: Man
killed aunt for
reasons of
'family honor'
Brother kills girl
for honour
Two women
killed, buried
quietly in
Khairpur
Female Pakistani
Singer Killed In
Peshawar
Man kills sister,
niece for
‘honour’
18-year-old falls
victim to
‘honour’ killing
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Rihab Al-
Hazim 28
April 13,
2009
Palestinian
Authority
area
Sufian
Olaiwa,
Miriam
Olaiwa &
Jawhar
Olaiwa
45,
30
& 5
April 2009
Palestinian
Authority
area
Quratul
Ain 26
March 1,
2009
Pakistan
Sabri
Shihata &
Sabri
Shihata Sr.
25
&
60
March
2009 Egypt
Shehla Bibi 60 February
22, 2009
Pakistan
Sati
Korkmak
February
14, 2009
Turkey
H. Laleh
January 5,
2009 Iran
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
Palestinian
Authority
Unknown Brother
Killed to
maintain the
family honor
Palestinian
Authority
Shot to
death
3 members of
the same
family
Killed to
maintain the
family honor
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Two armed
men She eloped
Egypt
Burned
alive &
stabbed to
death
Unrelated
Muslim male &
mob
Sabri Shihata
was rumored
to have had a
relationship
with the
Muslim male's
sister
Pakistan
Axed to
death Brother
Accused her
of having illicit
relations
Turkey
Strangled
to death
with a TV
cable
Husband
Husband
accused her of
having an
affair with her
brother in-law
Unknown Husband Was forced
into marriage
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Gaza woman
dead in fourth
so-called 'honor
killing' in last
week
Gaza woman
dead in fourth
so-called 'honor
killing' in last
week
Another woman
killed over
honour
Muslim male's
Egyptian
Christian Burned
Alive; Father
Murdered Also
of having illicit “Honor”
accused her of
affair with her
law
"Unjust
Provocation" no
Excuse for
Honour Killing
Forced marriage
takes life of an
Iranian woman
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Shahnaz
Bibi & Saba
Saba:
14
January
2009
Pakistan
Asmaa
Mahmoud 23 2009
Palestinian
Authority
area
Shehnaz
Bibi
Decembe
r 4, 2008
Pakistan
Rizwana
Bibi 21
Decembe
r 3, 2008
Pakistan
Hanifa
Novembe
r 18, 2008
Pakistan
Mukhtaran
Bibi 40
October
13, 2008
Pakistan
Rozan &
Thangai
October
3, 2008
Pakistan
Najadah &
October Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
Pakistan
Axed to
death Shahnaz's son
Accused of
having an
illicit
relationship
with a man
Palestinian
Authority
Beaten to
death Brother
Slept with a
Christian
Pakistan
Clubbed to
death Uncle
Having an
illicit relations
with another
man
Pakistan
Shot to
death Ex-fiance
Rizwana
married
another man
Pakistan
Tortured &
buried alive Husband
Husband
accused her of
having illicit
relations with
a cousin
Pakistan
Stabbed to
death Son
Son accused
mother of
having an
illicit
relationship
with a man
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Rozan's
husband
Her husband
suspected
they were
having illicit
relations
Pakistan Shot to Najadah's Suspected
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Woman,
daughter axed to
death on
suspicion by son
I'd do it again,
says honour killer
Girl clubbed to
death by uncle
Another woman
falls victim to
honour killing
accused her of Ghotki DPO
uncovers brutal
murder of
woman
Son exterminates
mother over
‘illicit
relationship
Stillness in karo-
kari killings
Doctor confesses
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Shakeel
Junejo
2008
Maimona
Bibi
Septembe
r 29, 2008
Pakistan
Subhan 22 Septembe
r 27, 2008
Pakistan
Ameeran
Septembe
r 20, 2008
Pakistan
Shabana
Rashid &
Abdul
Khurshid
21
&
40
Septembe
r 13, 2008
Pakistan
Saira 22 Septembe
r 15, 2008
Pakistan
Wazeeran
&
unnamed
male
Septembe
r 10, 2008
Pakistan
Hajiran 60 Septembe
r 10, 2008
Pakistan
Dur Gul
Khatoon, Septembe Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
death husband they were
having an
affair
Pakistan
Shot to
death Father
Married
someone
against the
wishes of her
father
Pakistan
Strangled
to death Husband Karo-kari
Pakistan
Tortured to
death Nephew
She was
caught in an
objectionable
position with
paramour
Pakistan
Shot and
(Abdul)
beaten to
death
Shabana's
father
Her father did
not approve
of their
relationship
Pakistan
Shot to
death Husband
Left her
husband
Pakistan
Shot to
death Husband Karo-kari
Pakistan
Unknown Sons Karo-kari
Pakistan Shot to Dur Gul Son accused
mother and
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to killing wife,
driver for honour
Maimona Bibi
gunned down by
her father on Eid-
Ul-Fitr
Man kills wife
after declaring
Kari
Youth kills aunt
for 'honour'
Man kills
daughter, ‘lover’
Man kills infertile
wife
Two murdered
over karo-kari
accusation in
Ghotki
Sons kill their
mother over
'kari' accusation
Four women
killed over Karo-
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Nazeeran
Khatoon &
Ghulam
Rasool
Bugti's
wife
r 5, 2008
Saira
Nusrat Bibi 17
Septembe
r 2008
Pakistan
Hajani
August
29, 2008
Pakistan
Rania
August
2008
Saudi
Arabia
Saima,
Sana &
Nasir
July 27,
2008
Pakistan
Fatima,
Jannat
Bibi, Fauzia
& 2 teen
girls
July 2008 Pakistan
Lubna
Shadiwal
July 31,
2008
Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
death Khatoon's son sister in-law
Nazeeran of
having illicit
relations with
Ghulam
Rasool
Pakistan
Shot to
death Several men
She was
seeking an
annulment
Pakistan
Shot to
death Husband Karo-kari
Saudi
Arabia
Tongue cut
out &
burned to
death
Father
Dishonored
family with
her
conversion to
Christianity
Pakistan
Burnt to
death Sana's father
Sana's father
did not
approve of
her marriage
with Nasir
Pakistan
Shot and
buried alive
Brother of the
provincial
minister for
housing and
construction
and other
members of
their tribe
Three of the
women
wanted to
marry men of
their own
choice
Pakistan
Shot to
death Relatives
Her relatives
did not
approve of
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Kari
Blood boils over
Pakistan 'honour'
killings
Woman killed
over karo-kari
Christian Convert
Burned Alive in
Saudi Arabia
Saima, Sana and
Nasir
5 Women
Eight deaths in
two days
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Ruksana &
Samina
13
&
14
July 30,
2008
Pakistan
Haleema
June 8,
2008
Pakistan
Khouloud
al-najjar 32
June 3,
2008
Palestinian
Authority
area
Shahim &
Toor Khan
June 2008 Pakistan
Farzanah 17 May 7,
2008 Iran
Khalidiya 23 May 2008 Syria
Not
released
April 2008 Syria
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
her marriage
Pakistan
Beheaded Brothers
On the doubt
of illicit
relations
Pakistan
Clubbed to
death Brother
She was
having a
relationship
with a
neighbor
Palestinian
Authority
Beaten to
death Family
Killed for her
'immoral
behavior
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Shahim's ex-
husband and
two
accomplices
Shahim's
remarriage
harmed her
ex-husband's
honour
Smothered
to death Father
Kidnapped by
her brother
in-law
Strangled
to death Brother
Suspected of
having a
relationship
with another
man while
husband is in
prison
Shot to Brother Suspected of
being 7
Read More
Eight deaths in
two days
Woman
bludgeoned over
honour
Woman
Murdered by
Relatives to
“Maintain Family
Honor”
Man kills ex-wife
for remarriage
Iran - Honor
killing claims life
of 17-year-old
girl
Ten days: four
reports of
'honour' killings
Ten days: four
reports of
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
(female)
Z.N. 20 April 2008 Syria
Taslim
Khatoon
Solangi
17 March 7,
2008
Pakistan
Samieh 14 February
2008 Iran
Yasmeen 33 February
2008
Pakistan
Dilek A &
Alper
Ozdemir
January 3,
2008
Turkey
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
death months
pregnant.
Coroner's
report
showed her
hymen was
intact
Shot to
death Brother
She was in a
relationship
and had
become
pregnant
Pakistan
Tortured &
shot to
death
Father
(ordered
death)
Father
accused her of
having a child
out of
wedlock
Stoned to
death
Father &
accomplices
Father
suspected her
of having
relations with
a man
Pakistan
Shot to
death Brother
Brother
suspected she
had illicit
relations with
some men
Turkey
Shot to
death Dilek's brother
Dilek's family
did not
approve of
their
relationship
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'honour' killings
Ten days: four
reports of
'honour' killings
accused her of Pakistan to
investigate
‘honour killing’
case
Father Stones 14
Year Old
Daughter to
Death
Man kills sister
over ‘honour’
Falling in love:
common cause
of death for
Turkish women
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Not
released
(female)
17 2008 Jordan
2 females Teen
s 2008 Iraq
En’am
Jaber
Dierallah
August
13, 2007
Palestinian
Authority
area
Not
released
(female)
August
2007
Saudi
Arabia
Shahzadi &
Ramzan
Shar
August
2007
Pakistan
Nisreen 26 July 28, Palestinian
Authority
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
Jordan
Shot to
death Father
Suspected she
was involved
in a
relationship
with one of
the men who
kidnapped
and gang-
raped her
Doused
with boiling
water &
shot to
death
Father
Suspected
they were
having sex.
Medical
examinations
showed the
girls were
virgins
Palestinian
Authority
Beaten to
death with
a sharp
object
Brother Maintain
family honor
Saudi
Arabia
Beaten &
shot to
death
Father
Talking to
men on
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Shahzadi's
brother in-law
and
accomplices
Her brother
in-law
suspected
they were
having illicit
relations
Palestinian
Authority
Unknown Brother To maintain
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Suspected she
Jordan jails man
for 10 years over
'honour killing'
‘Honor killings’
require tougher
laws, say Iraqi
women
New Murder
Crime in what is
known as “Honor
Killing” in the
Northern Gaza
Strip
Saudi woman
killed for chatting
on Facebook
Two killed over
Karo-Kari
New Murder
Crime in what is
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Abu Bureik 2007 area
Najma
July 21,
2007
Pakistan
Zaibun
Nisa
July 20,
2007
Pakistan
Hulya Tas 19 July 2007 Turkey
Naseem
Khatoon
July 2007 Pakistan
Shwbo
Rauf Ali 19 May 2007 Iraq
Sahar 25 May 2007 Syria
Sevil O 22 May 2007 Turkey
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
family honor
Pakistan
Strangled
to death Husband
Husband
suspected she
had illicit
relations with
someone
Pakistan
Shot to
death Father
Married a
man of her
own choice
Turkey
Unknown
Brother &
family
members
She had a
boyfriend
Pakistan
Hacked to
death Brother
Brother
suspected her
of having an
affair
Beaten,
stoned, &
shot
Husband's
family
Husband's
family
suspected her
of infidelity
Shot to
death Brother in-law
She was
accused of
having an
affair
Turkey
Stabbed 27
times Father
Sevil was
killed for
leaving her
husband and
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known as “Honor
Killing” in the
Northern Gaza
Strip
NAWABSHAH:Ma
n kills wife
Man kills
daughter in
name of honour
Falling in love:
common cause
of death for
Turkish women
Mother of seven
axed to death by
brother
Shwbo Rauf Ali:
Latest victim of
'honour' in
Kurdistan
Sahar
Turkish court
gives life
sentence in
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Azra, Razia
& Rubina
16,
19
& 24
March 21,
2007
Pakistan
F.H. 30s March 21,
2007
United
Arab
Emirates
Rubina &
Basharat
Ali
March 14,
2007
Pakistan
Khateeja &
Waris Khan
March
2007
Pakistan
Sahib
Khatoon
March
2007
Pakistan
Moomal &
Umaid
19
&
20
March
2007
Pakistan
Imam
Khatoon
Deenari &
Elahi
Bukhsh
March
2007
Pakistan
Rani
February Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
children
Pakistan
Tortured &
strangled
to death
Brother Unknown
United
Arab
Emirates
battered to
death,
wrapped in
a quilt &
set on fire
Brother
Disapproved
of her choice
of husband
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Rubina's father
& two brothers Honor killing
Pakistan
Unknown
Two men &
Khateeja's son
Khateeja's
family was
against their
marriage
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Brother in-law
& two armed
men
Suspected she
was having
illicit relations
Pakistan
Hacked to
death with
a hatchet
Moomal's
brother
Having a
romantic
relationship
outside of
marriage
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Imam's
husband
Suspected
them of
having an
affair
Pakistan Unknown Husband Suspected she
had illicit
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honor killing case
‘Faisalabad
sisters were
strangled’
Six-year jail term
for man who
killed sister
upheld
2 killed for
honour in
Hafizabad
Khateeja and
Waris Khan
Suspected she
Karo-Kari claims
life
Karo-Kari claims
four lives
Karo-Kari claims
four lives
Suspected she Two killed over
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
21, 2007
Sharifan &
Qaisar shar
February
15, 2007
Pakistan
Nihal
Khatoon 22
February
8, 2007
Pakistan
Not
released
(female)
22 February
2007
United
Arab
Emirates
Fahmida
Shar &
Ghulam
Nabi Shar
20's February
2007
Pakistan
Naheeda
Bibi 22
January 7,
2007
Pakistan
Rukhsana
& Farhana
25
&
18
January 5,
2007
Pakistan
Allah
January 5, Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
relations with
another
person
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Sharifan's
husband
Saw them in
an
objectionable
position
Pakistan
Shot to
death Husband Karo-kari
United
Arab
Emirates
Shot to
death Brother
Received
anonymous
call suggesting
she was
having
“extramarital
affairs”
Pakistan
Unknown Relative
Fahmida's
family did not
approve of
their
relationship
Pakistan
Shot to
death Brother
Seeking an
education
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Brother,
Father, friend
of father, &
Rukhsana's ex-
husband
Unknown
Pakistan Shot to Nephew Suspected she
was having
Read More
Karo-Kari
Husband kills
wife, paramour
A bloody day in
Pakistan
call suggesting Dubai: man killed
sister for
‘honour’
Supreme court
rejects bail plea
of accused in
Karo-Kari case
Young woman
murdered for
seeking
education
Relatives accused
of girls’ murder
Suspected she Woman shot
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Bachai 2007
Razia &
Deeder
Husain
Narejo
50
&
22
January 4,
2007
Pakistan
Sajawal
Bibi 18
January 4,
2007
Pakistan
Zahra al-
Azzo 16
January
2007 Syria
Zahoor
Ahmed &
Naseem
January
2007
Pakistan
Sheren 16 January
2007 Syria
Elahi
Hussain &
Hafiz Shah
40
&
45
January
2007
Pakistan
Hala 25 2007 Jordan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
death illicit relations
with another
man
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Razia's
brothers Karo-kari
Pakistan
Hacked to
death with
a hatchet
Brother Karo-kari
Stabbed 5
times in the
head &
back
Brother
She was
kidnapped
and raped
Pakistan
Burned
alive Unknown
Accused of
'kidnapping'
Naseem 10 yrs
ago to marry
her
Shot to
death Brother
Family
discovered
she was six
months
pregnant
Pakistan
Tied to a
tree,
clubbed,
and stoned
to death
Elahi's 3
brothers &
cousin
Accused of
having an
extra-marital
relationship
Jordan
Shot 6
times in the
chest, head
Father Pregnant
before
marriage with
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dead by nephew
Karo-Kari claims
three lives
Karo-Kari claims
three lives
a Dishonorable
Affair
10 yrs
In the name of
honour: Pak
couple burnt
alive
16 years old
killed!
PAKISTAN:
Honour killings
continue, despite
law
Reduced jail term
for Jordan man
who killed
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Esra Aksel 19 Decembe
r 2006
Turkey
Sahzadi,
Safia,
Naseema
B, &
Naseema
35,
22,
30 &
27
Novembe
r 29, 2006
Pakistan
Saforan
Mirani &
Ghazi
Bijarani
Novembe
r 27, 2006
Pakistan
Samani
Novembe
r 27, 2006
Pakistan
Fahmida &
Anwar Ali
Novembe
r 13, 2006
Pakistan
Khaistha
Begum &
Islamzeb
Novembe
r 12, 2006
Pakistan
Siyani &
Gori
35
&
16
Novembe
r 11, 2006
Pakistan
Lal
Novembe Pakistan
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
and
stomach
someone not
of his
choosing
Turkey
Unknown Brother
Had a
boyfriend
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Naseema B's
father, Safia's
husband, &
cousins/relativ
es of victims
Accused of
having illicit
relations with
men from
another
village
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Saforan's
husband &
accomplices
Suspected
they were
having illicit
relations
Pakistan
Shot to
death Brother Karo-Kari
Pakistan
Axed to
death
Fahmida's
father
Seen in an
objectionable
position
Pakistan
Unknown Relatives
Marriage
infuriated
Khaistha's
relatives
Pakistan
They were
shot to
death
Ms. Siyani's
brother &
companions
Killed on the
pretext of
karo-kari
Pakistan Lal Lal's brother, Accused as
Read More
daughter
Falling in love:
common cause
of death for
Turkish women
PAKISTAN: Four
women allegedly
murdered and
one man injured
by relatives on
the pretext of
honor killing
Three deaths for
'honour'
Three deaths for
'honour'
Man kills
daughter, youth
over karo-kari
Couple killed by
‘woman’s
relatives’
Two women
killed over karo-
kari
Two women
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Khatoon &
Yasmeen
r 2006
Sohni &
Kamil
23
&
26
October
13, 2006
Pakistan
Zakia
October
2006
Pakistan
Ghazala 18 July 2006 Pakistan
Maha
Akram El-
Hamayda
18 June 30,
2006
Palestinian
Authority
area
Zulfinar
Baycinar 27 May 2006
Turkey
Noor Jehan 14 April 24,
2006
Pakistan
Arezoo
February
2006 Iran
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
unknown,
Yasmeen
was shot to
death
and Yasmeen's
father
Kari's
Pakistan
Unknown
Sohni's
husband,
brother in-law,
& husband's
friend
Husband
suspected
they were
having illicit
relations
Pakistan
Tortured to
death
Husband & in-
laws
Wouldn't let
her husband
marry a
second wife
Pakistan
Unknown Cousins
She chose her
husband
Palestinian
Authority
Beaten &
strangled
to death
Family Maintain
family honor
Turkey
Shot to
death Husband
Refused to let
her husband
take a second
wife
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Husband & five
others Kari
Unknown Brothers
Unknown
reason
concerning
"namoos"
(honor)
Read More
murdered, their
corpses thrown
in canal
SHIKARPUR:
Man, woman
killed
Woman ‘tortured
to death’
Reader report:
Ghazala
Young Woman
Killed in Rafah in
an "Honor
Killing"
Honour suicides:
death by a bullet
in the back
Two men
arrested in dead
kari’s case
'Honor' Killing of
a Iranian Kurd
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Naile Erdas 16 2006 Turkey
Asmaa 13 January
2005
Kuwait
Guldunya
Toren 24
February
26, 2004
Turkey
Rofayda
Qaoud 17
January
27, 2003
Palestinian
Authority
area
Samia
Sarwar 28
April 6,
1999
Pakistan
Nora
Marzouk
Ahmed
25 August
1997 Egypt
Masha'il
bint Fahd
Saud
(Saudi
Princess),
19 July 15,
1977
Saudi
Arabia
Location Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence
Turkey
Shot to
death
Brother, father,
mother & 2
uncles
Became
pregnant as a
result of rape
Kuwait
Throat slit Father
Suspected she
was no longer
a virgin
Turkey
Shot to
death Brothers
She had a
child with her
boyfriend
before
marriage
Palestinian
Authority
Smothered
with a
plastic bag,
slashed
wrists and
hit with a
wooden
stick
Mother
Raped by two
elder brothers
in their shared
bedroom, she
gave birth to a
son
Pakistan
Shot to
death
Hitman hired
by father,
mother, & aunt
Wanted to
divorce her
husband and
eloped with
another man
Egypt Beheaded Father
Eloped and
married her
boyfriend
Saudi
Arabia
(Masha'il)
shot 6
times in the
head
(Khaled)
Royal family
and Saudi court
Masha'il fell in
love with
Khaled, the
nephew of the
Saudi
Read More
Pregnant As a
Result of Rape,
She Was Killed By
Her Family
Suspected she Father slit his
daughter's throat
Turkish single
mother in
'honour killing'
elder brothers
in their shared
gave birth to a
Mother kills
raped daughter
to restore
'honor'
Samia Sarwar
A matter of
honour: Egyptian
style
Masha'il fell in
nephew of the
Masha'il bint
Fahd al Saud
Name of
Victim Age
Date of
Incidence Location
Method of
killing Perpetrator
Reason for
Violence Read More
& Khaled
Mulhallal
al-Sha'er
beheaded
with 5
blows to
the head
ambassador,
while in
Lebanon