Journal article
Karo-Kari: A Form of Honour Killing in Pakistan
Abstract
Karo-Kari is a type of premeditated honour killing, which originated in rural and tribal areas of Sindh, Pakistan. The homicidal acts are primarily committed against women who are thought to have brought dishonour to their family by engaging in illicit pre-marital or extra-marital relations. In order to restore this honour, a male family member must kill the female in question. We conducted a systematic review of the published literature other …
Authors
Patel S; Gadit AM
Journal
Transcultural Psychiatry, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 683–694
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
December 2008
DOI
10.1177/1363461508100790
ISSN
1363-4615