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PositionTougher punishment for honor killings in Jordan - Brief Article

Jordanians convicted of killing adulterous female relatives for the family's honor (see UPFRONT, 12/13/99) may soon face tougher treatment. The nation's Senate voted to throw out a law permitting as little as three months in jail for such "honor...

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