UK’s Poorna Shetty: “Stop tiptoeing around ‘honour’ killings”
— Poorna Shetty: “‘Honour’ killings, which tend to feature in Middle Eastern, Turkish and south-east Asian communities, derive their motivation from the idea of shame and honour within conservative and religious frameworks. The key problems are that because it’s perceived as a ‘cultural issue’ and communities are reluctant to come forward, progress has been slow.”
— Quoting ICAHK posting, Poorna Shetty states: “The Association of Chief Police Officers estimate that 17,000 ‘honour’ crimes are committed each year.”