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This might be the most disgusting thing I have read. It is 2012 and yet we follow honor killings in some parts of the world? I am sure this goes on not only in Pakistan but also in India, what irks me is the fact that even the authorities can't put a stop to this?
Looking at my own country, i was able to find that there are more than 10,000 honor killings in India every year. As the world progresses, i am sure that there would be some way of educating the masses in villages and such that they shouldn't try to play God. Honor killings did happen in the past, maybe then it was acceptable but i find it quiet a disgusting thing to do, to actually play with someone's life? What's sadder is that fact that most of the victims are young and probably the children of the criminals.
I would suggest reading Honour Killing India to understand the intensity of these killings.
"Since the Arab Spring, Turkey has become a role model for many Arab countries for their law reforms. However, it should be asked that while Turkey and its legal system guide those Arab countries, is the country successful in order to deal with fundamental rights within its territories? In which extend Turkey deals with the domestic violence? The European Court of Human Rights (the Court) fined Turkey for violating the Articles 2, 3, and 14 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) in 2009 with the Opuz v Turkey Case. This decision was clear evidence that the State is unable to protect women from domestic and honour based violence and there is a certain discrimination against women."
The above is a representation of what the women in Turkey have been going through. I wonder how many more countries have the same issues but the fact remains that many countries are turning a blind eye to these issues. Honor killings are not "honorable" in any form or even in any "era". As a human, you do not have the right to take another human's life - especially in the name of God!
Every year thousands of lives are sacrificed, irrespective of caste, creed, religion or social status of the family. People kill their own kin and kiths in the name of family’s/caste’s pride and honour. The worst thing is that where the Panchayats pronounce death penalties for the youths who dare to enter in a relationship outside their caste/creed/religious and economic circle. The police act as a mere spectator and they don’t even register a case and if, by chance a case is registered, no proper action is taken in lieu of the excessive social pressure. In history of Indian democracy, no law has been enacted against the regional caste panchayats who pass such ‘judgments’. The regional and caste panchayats are so harsh and unquestionable (partly due to their role in elections) that they give death penalty straight away irrespective of the circumstances and ignoring Indian law.
The love stories that we hear of in the northern region is just the beginning and it is a glimpse of change which is just trying to penetrate vertically in the society. The society is confused on the change because these changes are against their perceived social beliefs. A large number of people in our society are the biggest critique of the change. But the good thing is that the voice of criticism and the definitions has understood this change.
There are many differences of opinion regarding relationships and marriages in Indian society. Northern Indian rural societies have double standards favoring men regarding the change. It is said that number of unmarried or widowers are high in these societies. And in these villages out of two brothers only one will get married and the other one will have illicit relationship with the bride. Many unemployed boys who are from well reputed families buy girls from east India for their marriages. As a whole the paucity of girls are cited as the reason for inter-caste/class marriages. Whereas in such incidents of honor killings the girls family give excuses of morality and then comes the question of social status and family background. Later on respect of family, village, caste and gotra comes one by one. Panchayats sit in groups for discussing the issue and religious gurus and contractors of social morality pass their judgments.
In a sentence, honor killing is a result of a self-contradictory fight between tradition and neo-cauterized generation. Khaps and other social systems are losing their territory and young couples are breaking the traditions and odd social customs.
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