Discriminatory Laws Continue to Claim Victims; Honor Killing in the Capital; A Father Killed His 21-Year-Old Daughter

Media in Iran have reported a new case of 'daughter killing' in Tehran, stating that a 21-year-old girl was murdered by her father with knife strikes. The website 'Didban Iran' reported that the motive of this 51-year-old father was 'disagreement with his daughter regarding marriage' and noted that the man turned himself in to the police after committing the murder. Experts believe that killings centered around 'female killing' or 'daughter killing' in Iran stem from legal gaps, 'anti-women' laws, and the legal protection of fathers as 'guardians' in such cases. The murder of daughters and wives by male family members for reasons that government media in Iran refer to as 'honor-related' is a historical and deep-rooted issue. Many legal experts consider 'legal gaps' and 'anti-women' laws in the Islamic Republic as the cause of such murders and 'female killings'. According to the laws of the Islamic Republic, the father of the victim, due to blood rights, is effectively 'immune' and can escape the maximum punishment for killing his child. Accordingly, a father who kills his child is not subject to retribution and, if convicted in court, is sentenced to pay blood money and a maximum of 10 years in prison. In another case, according to Islamic Penal Code in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the punishment for 'murder' is 'retribution', but according to Article 630 of the Islamic Penal Code, 'if a man sees his wife committing adultery with a foreign man and knows of the woman's compliance, he can kill them both at that moment, and if the woman is coerced, he can only kill the man.' The statistics of murders committed by relatives under the title of 'female killing' or 'daughter killing' in Iran are alarming. In this regard, the human rights organization 'Hengaw' reported on October 2 that at least 52 cases of 'female killing' were registered in Iran in the first six months of the current year, with 29 percent of these in Tehran. This organization, citing statistics recorded in the 'Center for Statistics and Documents' of Hengaw, stated that 20 cases of female killing, equivalent to 38.4 percent of murders, were motivated by 'honor'. Accordingly, it has been reported that out of the 52 women killed during this period, 11 cases, equivalent to 21 percent, were girls under 18 years old. Notably, the age range of these girls was 10, 12, and 13 years. The increase in 'female killing' statistics in Iran; at least 8 women were killed in two weeks. Continuation of female killing in Iran; 9 cases registered in less than a month. Increase in female killing in Iran; '8 women' killed in two weeks. The third case of female killing in the city of Mahalat in the central province: 'Yeganeh' was looking for work. Honor killings in Iran; the role of religious beliefs and sociological roots. Civil rights | 1200 cases of 'female killing' motivated by honor in the past 20 years in Iran.