The Dishonor of "Honor" Killing

TWO lovers were tied to trees and stoned to death for adultery by angry relatives in a Pakistani village. Police said the couple, in their early 40s, were killed in a barrage of rocks thrown by relatives of the woman in Donga Bonga village in central Punjab province on Sunday. "It was a case of honour killing and we have arrested two brothers of the woman,'' local police chief Zafar Bokhari said. Full story... (Hat tip to Marathon Pundit for the above.) Hundreds, if not thousands, of women are murdered by their families each year in the name of family "honor." It's difficult to get precise numbers on the phenomenon of honor killing; the murders frequently go unreported, the perpetrators unpunished, and the concept of family honor justifies the act in the eyes of some societies. Full article at National Geographic... Related articles: Iranian immigrant charged for murder of 3 women in US The Daily Star - Lebanon News - Laws in Arab world remain lenient ... Honor Killing Averted... Killing of Women on the Basis of Family Honor Gendercide Watch: "Honour" Killings and Blood Feuds Boyfriend was stabbed 46 times in 'honour killing', court told ...