La Campagne Internationale contre les Crimes d'Honneur (ICAHK) a été fondée par Diana Nammi, directrice et fondatrice d'IKWRO (Iranian and Kurdish Women Rights Organisation), organisation basée à Londres qui apporte soutien et protection aux femmes menacées de violences au nom de "l'honneur" et de mariages forcés.
Le projet a été mis en place après le meurtre d'Heshu Yones, dans un contexte où se développait la prise de conscience de "l'honneur" comme facteur de subordination des femmes. C'est avec cette prise de conscience et la compréhension que la violence basée sur "l'honneur" et l'oppression des femmes justifiée par "l'honneur" est généralisée, et pas confinée à tel ou tel groupe restreint, qu'est né le mouvement vers un projet international pour informer les journalistes, les universitaires et le public et offrir une plateforme aux militant(e)s pour discuter de leurs méthodes, opinions et expériences et pour partager leurs campagnes au sein d'un collectif.
ICAHK est une organisation laïque pour l'universalisme des droits humains.
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Over 5000 women and girls are killed every year by family members in so-called 'honour killings', according to the UN. These crimes occur where cultures believe that a woman's unsanctioned sexual behaviour brings such shame on the family that any female accused or suspected must be murdered. Reasons for these murders can be as trivial as talking to a man, or as innocent as suffering rape.
About ICAHK
The International Campaign Against Honour Killing is a project started by Diana Nammi Director and Founder of London-based charity IKWRO which provides support and protection to women faced with 'honour'-based violence and forced marriage.
The project was established in the aftermath of the murder of Heshu Yones, in a climate of growing awareness of 'honour' as an factor in women's subordination. It was out of this awareness, and the understanding that 'honour'-based violence, and oppression against women justified in the name of 'honour' are widespread, and not confined to any particular group, that the movement towards an international project, to inform journalists, academics and the general public and provide a platform for activists to discuss their methods, opinions and experiences, and to share their campaigns within a community.
ICAHK is a secular organisation which stands for the universality of human rights.
http://www.stophonourkillings.com
