What is Honor killing?
[[File:Agitation against case of honour killing, Satara, Maharashtra,December 2015.jpg|thumb|People demonstrating against an honor killing, in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], in 2015. ]] [[File:Hatun-Sürücü-Brücke 2020.jpg|thumb|Bridge over a highway, named in honor of a murder victim. Hatun Sürücü was killed in Berlin, in 2015, because she did not submit to her family.]] An '''honor killing''' is a member of a family being killed by other members, because of the killers feeling that the victim has brought shame on the family. Reasons a woman could be targeted include refusing to enter an [[arranged marriage]], having sex outside marriage, and being a victim of [[rape]]. Honor killings are associated with the [[Middle East]] and [[South Asia]]. They also happen in countries that have [[immigrants]] from those places. Murder is not the only honor crime. [[Acid throwing|Acid attacks]] and beating are also done for the same reasons as honor killings. Victims of honor killings are mostly young women.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honor killing {{!}} sociology|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/honor-killing|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> In at least one European country, one of its largest [[NGO]]s has a [[help line]] in regard to honor-related violence.<ref>https://www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/barn-og-unge-blir-etterlatt-i-utlandet-av-familien-1.17056209. Retrieved 2024-10-05</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Domestic violence]]