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Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 1999
The National Jordanian Campaign Committee to Eliminate the so-called "Crimes of Honor," said on Saturday it has collected around 8,000 signatures in the first month of the nationwide campaign calling for the cancellation of Article 340 of the Jordanian Penal Code which gives those who kill in the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 1999
His Majesty King Abdullah’s advisor on Islamic affairs called for amendments to the penal code which they believe encourages men to kill female relatives for involvement - real or suspected - in illicit relationships.
Date of source: Sunday, September 5, 1999
A 19-year-old woman was reportedly killed by her brother on Saturday in North Marka for what the alleged killer stated was for reasons of "honor," officials said. The victim, Maysoon Mohammad, was reportedly shot by her brother Bassam, 30, at least 15 times from a machine gun on the stairs of...
Date of source: Saturday, August 21, 1999
A group of male and female activists plan to launch a nationwide campaign next week to stem crimes of honor, a black mark on the country’s human rights record. Annually, around 25 women are reportedly killed in the Kingdom in so-called "crimes of honor" - a term used to describe the murder of a...
Date of source: Saturday, July 31, 1999
The Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a 19-year-old man to a 12-month prison-term after finding him guilty of killing his pregnant sister by running her over with his pickup in the Jordan Valley for "reasons of honor" in February of this year. The article mentions similar ruling in which murders...
Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 1999
Minister of Justice Hamzeh Haddad said a special legal committee at the ministry has decided to cancel article 340 of the Jordanian Penal Code which allows a reduction in penalty for killers who commit crimes of honour.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 13, 1999
Amman Governor Qaftan Majali on Monday reiterated controversial demands that women wearing the full-face veil reveal their faces at polling stations in Amman in upcoming nationwide municipal elections in a bid to wipe out possible fraud. Official figures indicate that 50 per cent of over one...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 1999
The Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced two men to 15 years in jail after convicting them of killing their wives on suspicion of immoral behavior in two separate incidents in 1997 and 1999.
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