Indian 'honour' killers should hang, Supreme Court says
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13348414
"India's Supreme Court says people convicted of so-called honour killings should face the death penalty.
"It is time to stamp out these barbaric, feudal practices which are a slur on our nation," the court said.
According to one recent study, hundreds of people are killed each year in India for falling in love or marrying against their families' wishes. .................."
Side note - love the BBC's use of South Asia for location.
Anyway I would like to point out that honor killings do occur outside Islam. But the point here is India is trying to actively stamp it out. In Muslim states, who will chop a hand off for theft, a few years in jail for upholding the family's honor is no big deal.
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