IN THE UNITED STATES, HONOR VIOLENCE IS A CRIME THAT GOES UNNOTICED AND UNRECOGNIZED. WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE MUTILATED, BEATEN, BURNED WITH ACID AND MURDERED WITHIN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES, BUT IT IS ALL TOO OFTEN OVERLOOKED.
GIRLS ARE ABUSED DUE TO A FAMILY THAT FEELS THEIR HONOR IS “TARNISHED” BY THEIR DAUGHTER ACTING OR DRESSING TOO WESTERN, HAVING RUMORS SPREAD ABOUT HER, REFUSING TO PARTICIPATE IN A MARRIAGE AND MERELY FOR LOOKING AT A BOY.
A FAMILY’S “HONOR” IS DETERMINED BY THE VALUE OF A DAUGHTER. THIS VIOLENCE DOES NOT JUST HAPPEN OVERSEAS. IN RECENT YEARS HONOR KILLINGS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES IN SUCH PLACES AS ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, TEXAS, ARIZONA AND NEW YORK.
KARMA NIRVANA IS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SUCH HORRIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND HAS PARTNERED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HONOR DIARIES TO RAISE AWARENESS BEYOND BORDERS AND CULTURES. BY CREATING A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE WE ARE DETERMINED TO LEAVE A LEGACY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES BY PETITIONING FOR THOSE VICTIMS; AND
THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL REMEMBER AND HONOR THOSE VICTIMS AT THEIR SECOND ANNUAL NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE ON THE 14TH OF JULY, 2015.