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: 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: 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.