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As many as 1,000 immigrant women have been the victims of violent honour crimes in Finland. Although the issue has been discussed in recent years, co-operation between officials and communities is limited.
“My father restricted my life and decided things on my behalf. Dating was one of the things he could not tolerate. Even being with friends earned a stern 'no'. And if we were in the company of men, I wasn’t allowed to speak to them. It was so sick but it killed me inside so much I thought I was living an alien life.”
This harrowing account given to YLE by a young woman is quite usual among victims of violent honour crimes.
Spiritual or physical violence together with tight family control cannot be explained by religion. It is a culture based on honour and virtue. An entire family's honour is considered lost if a women is not 'virtuous'.Read the rest on: YLE.fi
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