HONOUR KILLINGS, SHAME OR FAME IN A CIVILISED THE SOCIETY The act of Honour killings is not only a bloody culture, but a tradition in some societies of South Asia. Honour killing is the wild culture of South Asian people. They see this as the main tool to restore the lost honour and dignity by killing their women. Women in civilised society are being completely exploited. The tradition of Honour Killings is spread widely around the world from Africa to Europe, from America to Australia and from Asia to The Middle East. This horrifying culture has destroyed the lives of millions women all around the world so far. Here I quote from the BBC about the honour killing: "Every year in the United Kingdom (UK), officials estimate that at least a dozen women are victims of honour killings, almost exclusively within Asian and Middle Eastern families." Honour based crimes are directly related to domestic abuse and violence conducted by men. These crimes are not only practiced in Asian communities, but in western countries as well. There are about 18,000 people facing prison for domestic abuses of women in the United Kingdom. Most of them are involved in reoffending domestic abuses. There are some white honour killings in the United Kingdom. One example of a white honour killing case was of Miss Laura Willson, who fell in love with a Muslim man and she was then killed by him. According to the Daily Mail report: "In fact, the mother-of-one was the victim of Britain's first white honour killing. Her death was premeditated murder, plotted and committed by the boyfriend she was madly in love with. Laura's crime was to bring dishonour on her Muslim lover Ashtiaq Ashgar, 21, who is now serving a life sentence for the brutal murder." The issue of honour killings has risen to prominence in Europe in recent years, prompting the need to address the occurrence of honour killings. The 2009 European Parliamentary Assembly mentioned this in their Resolution 1681, which noted the dire need to address honour crimes. The resolution stated that: "On so-called 'honour crimes,' the Parliamentary Assembly notes that the problem, far from diminishing, has worsened, including in Europe. It mainly affects women, who are its most frequent victims, both in Europe and the rest of the world, especially in patriarchal and fundamentalist communities and societies. For this reason, it asked the Council of Europe member states to 'draw up and put into effect national action plans to combat violence against women, including violence committed in the name of so-called 'honour,' if they have not already done so." I personally know one victim of honour abuse in London. She has received a verdict of honour killing if she moves back to Pakistan because she had a boyfriend who used and abused her and then sent obscene pictures back to her family. Once her family knew everything, they not only disowned her also threatened to her if she returned. She does not have any way