If I had a nickel for everytime I reported an honor killing, I’d be rich…
Gaza woman found slain in most recent “honor killing”
Gaza – Ma’an – The body of a 21-year-old woman was uncovered in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in the Deir Al-Balah Refugee Camp in a murder that appeared to be an “honor killing.”…In their investigation, PCHR said police sources “revealed that the victim’s father issued a confession to the police” that he had killed his daughter to “preserve family honor.”
According to PCHR’s documentation, the number of people killed allegedly “to maintain family honor” since the beginning of 2009 has reached 8 (5 women, two men and a child) in 6 separate crimes. Seven of the crimes were committed in the Gaza Strip.
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