Honour and women's rights : South Asian perspectives

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2012

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MASUM, Pune, IN

Abstract

Crimes that occur within the socio-cultural sphere are rarely recognised as crimes. Being accepted as “natural” and “tradition”, they receive both passive sanctity as well as active support. This in-depth far-reaching volume includes sections on: Structures, Codes and Women’s Agency; Patriarchal codes of honour; Ideologies of Honour; Defiance of Honour Codes; On Crimes of “Honour” and Impunity; Women’s Rights and Citizenship; Addressing Violence in the Name of Honour; Domestic Violence in South Asia; Forced Marriage; and provides a wealth of reference material.

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PATRIARCHY, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, HONOUR KILLINGS, BARBARIC CRIMES, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, IZZAT, WOMEN'S STATUS, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, LEGAL PROTECTION, OPPRESSION, ABUSE OF POWER, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE, CIVIL SOCIETY, CRIMINAL LAW, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, CANADA, SOUTH ASIA

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