Human rights are thought to be the basic rights that each human holds regardless of sex, gender, race, ethnicity, religion or other discriminating factors (Human Rights, retrieved from www.amnestyusa.org).
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Making police return women and young girls that ran away, for protection and shelter, back to their families knowing they will be killed shows their stand. It goes against, what we Americans would think is, common sense to deliver a young girl to her certain death and being rewarded for doing your duty is utterly ridiculous. The country having no law in its Criminal Code also shows its support of this crime. Officials often rule cases on honor killings in relation to culture and family values, and not on law must not be the basis for reduced sentencing. How is the government supposed to take a stand on this issue when they fully support the violent murders of these women? Without the government standing up for its citizens, these horrific killings will …show more content…
Honor killings are seen as a public health problem and account for one fifth of the countries homicides (Solberg, 2009). Between 2004 and 2007, it was calculated that more than 9 murders, due to honor killings, were taking place each week. Some researches think that figures on honor killings are steeply skewed because of under reporting or false reporting. The deputy director of the women’s rights division at Human Rights Watch claims, “Pakistan definitely stands out as one of the places with the highest recorded cases, and also a place where little justice is done” (Solberg, 2009). Many Pakistani women are unaware that their human rights are being violated and therefore do not take any action against the offender. In Pakistan not only is the Muslim community giving in to honor killings but also are the minority Christian and Hindu communities. This prevalence throughout the country leads officials to suggest that honor killings are more cultural than religious. Non governmental organizations state that these rising figures may be the result of improved reporting and public awareness, as these crimes take place in private in Pakistan. As the public becomes more aware of these crimes, the privatization will decrease and come to an
Making police return women and young girls that ran away, for protection and shelter, back to their families knowing they will be killed shows their stand. It goes against, what we Americans would think is, common sense to deliver a young girl to her certain death and being rewarded for doing your duty is utterly ridiculous. The country having no law in its Criminal Code also shows its support of this crime. Officials often rule cases on honor killings in relation to culture and family values, and not on law must not be the basis for reduced sentencing. How is the government supposed to take a stand on this issue when they fully support the violent murders of these women? Without the government standing up for its citizens, these horrific killings will …show more content…
Honor killings are seen as a public health problem and account for one fifth of the countries homicides (Solberg, 2009). Between 2004 and 2007, it was calculated that more than 9 murders, due to honor killings, were taking place each week. Some researches think that figures on honor killings are steeply skewed because of under reporting or false reporting. The deputy director of the women’s rights division at Human Rights Watch claims, “Pakistan definitely stands out as one of the places with the highest recorded cases, and also a place where little justice is done” (Solberg, 2009). Many Pakistani women are unaware that their human rights are being violated and therefore do not take any action against the offender. In Pakistan not only is the Muslim community giving in to honor killings but also are the minority Christian and Hindu communities. This prevalence throughout the country leads officials to suggest that honor killings are more cultural than religious. Non governmental organizations state that these rising figures may be the result of improved reporting and public awareness, as these crimes take place in private in Pakistan. As the public becomes more aware of these crimes, the privatization will decrease and come to an