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Honour Crimes

Honour killing is the murder of a woman accused of bringing shame upon her family.

Honour killing is an ancient tribal custom and an allegation against a woman can be enough to defile a family's honour and justify her murder.

The United Nations Population Fund estimates that the annual worldwide total of killings might be as high as 5,000 women.

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