WRITTEN BY R. CORT KIRKWOOD |
| THURSDAY, 08 DECEMBER 2011 10:39 |
 An organization in Britain dedicated to protecting women from so-called honor crimeshas reported a massive increase in the practice, noting that Muslims and other religious minorities committed more than 3,000 such crimes in Britain in 2010.Although a police spokesman offered the politically-correct statement that "honor crimes" cross all religious and cultural boundaries, statistics show that Muslims commit the vast majority of them — which are often honor killings. Honor killings are becoming increasingly common in the United States as well. An honor criminal may lash out for any number of reasons, but the crimes typically involve a woman or girl accused of dishonoring her family by refusing or leaving an arranged marriage, dating someone who is not Muslim, becoming “too Western,” or even receiving a love note from a school chum. Unsurprisingly, police are reluctant to explain the problem: Islam. The Numbers IKWRO [Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation], a group dedicated to protecting Iraqi, Kurdish. and other women from honor violence, used Britain’s Freedom of Information law to procure information about the problem from every police force in the UK. Of 52 forces, 39 responded, reporting 2,823 honor crimes. The group estimates that the 13 forces that did not respond would have likely posted another 500 crimes, bringing the total to more than 3,000. According to an IKWRO spokesman: These figures demonstrate that "honour"-based violence is not a minor problem but a very serious issue which affects thousands of people each year, many of whom will suffer high levels of abuse before they seek help. Twelve of the police forces also provided statistics for 2009, and nine of these showed an increase in “honour” crime between 2009 and 2010. The overall increase across the twelve forces was 57%. In London, “honour” crime has doubled to more than 5 times the national average, and in Northumberland it has tripled in a year. The breakdown for the most dangerous places, when it comes to honor crimes, is shocking: London posted 495 such crimes. Numbers for other areas are West Midlands — 387; West Yorkshire — 350; Lancashire — 277; and Manchester — 189. Read the rest on:  |
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