In India, “Honor killers” may face death
India’s top court recommended the death penalty for perpetrators of “honor killings,” calling the practice barbaric and feudal in a ruling cheered yesterday by activists who hope it will inspire opposition to a crime seen as anathema to a democratic nation.
via:[http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-11/news/29532951_1_caste-honor-killings-top-court]
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