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Jordan: 11th Honour Killing this Year

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Jordan, Human Rights, Law, Women & Gender, Youth

Kinzi [1] from Jordan recounts the 11th honour killing in Jordan this year: “Mother of six, stabbed 18 times by one brother, 4 by another, for telling them her whereabouts were ‘none of their business’.” This last crime claimed the life of the mother's 20-week-old fetus as well.