The environmental and social influences which most frequently wreck our moral ideals have to do with sex, and especially with its misuse, whether in the form of unregulated behavior, false charges and/or scandals, or breach of the refined conventions of personal or domestic privacy. This stimulates the anger and sense of betrayal hitting the pride of the individual leading them to the motive of killing in the name of honor.
In our society, a girl is first considered to be her father’s property and when she is married she then becomes her husband’s possession, if she acts immorally or breaks social norms, these men tend to believe that it is their responsibility and right to punish the girl and that punishment is mostly death; or in some cases people may throw acid on the female [suspected] perpetrator of the family be it daughter, sister, wife, mother respectively.
It is very unnatural and extremely difficult to believe that one can do such a horrendous thing to someone they love, and someone who is such an integral part of their life, it is outright disgusting, unacceptable and unfair to do such a thing, we need to know that we cannot, in any circumstance, take the law in our own hands, neither the government nor God approves of this and these heartless humans should not only be ashamed of themselves but should also be punished for their acts and such a behavior should be criticized by the whole society.
We have a very prominent example of Qandeel Baloch, a model and a social media sensation who had fallen prey to her brother’s ‘honor’, the 25-year-old starlet’s parents, who have been taken into police custody, confirmed she was strangled to death by her brother because she was a model and he also threatened her to stop posting pictures on her social media account.
According to the available statistics, approximately 5,000 honor killing cases occur annually, mainly in India and Pakistan.
Moreover, Farzana was stoned to death in public by her own family outside a courthouse in Lahore. “I killed my daughter as she had insulted all of our family by marrying a man without our consent, and I have no regret over it,” her father was reported to have said.
Many TV dramas have been made about honor killings but it has not left a great impact on people who actually do it, there is no doubt that those who are safe from these issues have successfully been made aware about the prevalent social problem, but no significant and pivotal steps have been taken in order to put a permanent end to it.
We should make sure that through calculated awareness campaigns and methods this horrible social evil can be eradicated and/or controlled by the active participation of every member of the society. Additionally, if such a crime is committed, family and friends of the victims should be able to seek justice from the proper authorities. They should be educated about their legal rights so that they know that seeking justice is not a choice rather it is a fundamental right.
Moreover, the families of the murderer should either seek medical help for them or distance themselves from the perpetrators because killing a person, especially in the name of honor, cannot be justified nor accepted. If we identify as part of a cultured society than to meet the standards of normalcy we should not take the law into our hands rather we should seek legal and judicial help because that is the right thing to do.
Just today, the news of a wife murdering her husband for honor surfaced. According to reports of Baaghi TV, the woman in her statement to the police confessed to the murder with the reason being that he was abusive. She also added that she could not bear to see him live. This may seem legitimate to some and while feminists may praise her for the courage to stand up in the face of ‘tyranny’ but, we cannot murder someone on account of that. The wife should have sought help from her family and friends, or from the law.
This recent case raises many questions. Does it suddenly become justified for a woman to kill a man? Or rather, does it make the act of honor killing more sane? While my narrative remains that we must seek help from our legal system, these are arguments we must all give thought to. Furthermore, we need to unite and raise our voices against such behavior to ensure that our future generations don’t make the same mistakes; but most importantly, save the lives of all those who are threatened by this act today. Such serious matters urgently need to be addressed legally.
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Killed for ‘honour’ in Northern Pakistan
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