There are several threads on the topic of Honor Killings...
Thought this article was interesting...from Spiegel Online (International version of the German paper)
here
Quote:
08/02/2011
Lenient Courts
German Justice Slammed in Honor Killing Study
By Johannes Korge
What drives families to commit 'honor killings?' Who are the killers and where do they come from? A new study commissioned by the German police has found that the killers are almost always first-generation immigrants from poor backgrounds, that cases aren't increasing and that courts are making mistakes in their handling of them.
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