Factors associated with 'honour killing' in Afghanistan and the occupied Palestinian Territories: Two cross-sectional studies.

'Honour killing', the murder of women to preserve family reputation, is well recognised but infrequently systematically researched. This paper has three hypotheses. First, in families where women report an 'honour killing' there is more violence against women and girls, second th...

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Main Authors: Andrew Gibbs, Nader Said, Julienne Corboz, Rachel Jewkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219125