Honour Killing Dignity and Prestige Lies in Women
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Honor killing is a very heinous crime of the society. An honor killing or honour killing (also called a customary killing) is the murder 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 upon the family or community.
The method of honor killing is adopted when a girl or boys goes against the
wishes of her family and marries a person who does not belong to her own
community. each and every individual has the right to live his or her own life
according to their own wishes. After attaining the age of 18 and 21 by the girl
and the boy respectively, the family has no right to force them into marriage
or any other act if they or unwilling to do so. In fact, parent only desire to see
their children happy but a number of families, their status and position in the
society is more important than their child. The people who support the honor
killing should be called as criminals who are more dangerous than the terrorists. Terrorists kill people who are unknown to them. But these people who support honour killing and are a part of it are heartless because only a heartless individual can kill someone they love and that too for a baseless reason.
of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community.
The method of honor killing is adopted when a girl or boys goes against the
wishes of her family and marries a person who does not belong to her own
community. each and every individual has the right to live his or her own life
according to their own wishes. After attaining the age of 18 and 21 by the girl
and the boy respectively, the family has no right to force them into marriage
or any other act if they or unwilling to do so. In fact, parent only desire to see
their children happy but a number of families, their status and position in the
society is more important than their child. The people who support the honor
killing should be called as criminals who are more dangerous than the terrorists. Terrorists kill people who are unknown to them. But these people who support honour killing and are a part of it are heartless because only a heartless individual can kill someone they love and that too for a baseless reason.
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Pandey, R. . (2013). Honour Killing Dignity and Prestige Lies in Women. Mind and Society, 2(03-04), 68–73. Retrieved from https://mindandsociety.in/index.php/MAS/article/view/376
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