Honor restored with the blood shed of loved ones: honor killing and bystander intervention

Jain, Garima, Palit, Manjushree and Dhanda, Astha (2016) Honor restored with the blood shed of loved ones: honor killing and bystander intervention. Project Report. Academic Council on the United Nations System.

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Abstract

Honor killing is a global phenomenon.131 United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) estimates that 5000 women and girls are murdered every year internationally because of honor killing.132 Honor based violence is an age old phenomenon prevalent since centuries in India.133 The practice of honor killing occurs in almost all parts of India but it is more frequently reported in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan.134 One in every five cases of honor killing worldwide is reported in India

Item Type: Monograph (Project Report)
Keywords: honor killing | bystander intervention | Gender issues
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Gender Studies
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Political Science
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Behavioral Studies
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences
Depositing User: Arjun Dinesh
Date Deposited: 07 Jun 2022 11:00
Last Modified: 07 Jun 2022 11:00
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/3228

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