Introduction: 'Honour', Rights and Wrongs
Year: 2005
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: This volume arises out of documentation and reflection by individuals and organisations across diverse regions, communities and cultures on existing and potential strategies of response to 'crimes of honour', seen primarily as a manifestation of violence against women, and a violation of women's human rights.It was catalysed in particular by the murder of two young women, Samia Sarwar in Pakistan and Rukhsana Naz in the United Kingdom, the reported responses of their families and the state, and the growing level of attention, regionally and internationally, to the issue of 'crimes of honour.'It discusses the actual and potential ground-level impact of this attention, which has grown substantially since 1999.It also considers the changing global context of work on 'honour crimes', which is affected by developments such as the attacks of 11 th September 2001 in the United States and their aftermath.This volume is an outcome of a collaborative, action-oriented research project aimed at mapping, disseminating information regarding and facilitating the development of strategies to combat 'crimes of honour'.Initially, the collaboration was between INTERIGHTS, 1 an international human rights organisation based in 1 International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights, London, of which the South Asia Programme was primarily engaged in the Project.
Authors: Lynn Welchman, Sara Hossain
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1538265884