HONORING THE KILLERS:

JUSTICE DENIED FOR "HONOR" CRIMES IN JORDAN

I. SUMMARY..

II. BACKGROUND...

Women's Status and Violence against Women

The Lack of Reliable Statistics

Insufficient Responses to Threats made by Relatives

III. FOUR ILLUSTRATIVE CASES, 2003

IV. HONOR CRIMES UNDER JORDANIAN LAW...

The Campaign against Article 340

Effective Exoneration: Article 98

V. BETRAYING THE VICTIMS: THE OFFICIAL RESPONSE..

The Police: Traditional Sympathies and Virginity Examinations

The Family Protection Unit: Excluding "Honor" Cases

The Ministry of Social Development: No Shelter, Little Counseling

Administrative Governors and the Jweideh Women's Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre

Ministry of Justice: Elusive Promises

The Judiciary

VI. JORDAN'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW...

VII. RECOMMENDATIONS

To the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

To the United Nations

To the World Bank, Other International Lending Institutions, and Governments

To the Donor Community

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS